Sari-Sari Channel a 24-hour general entertainment channel joint-ventured by TV5 Network, through Cignal Digital TV and Viva Entertainment, named after which Philippine neighborhood variety store, is a convenience store found in the Philippines?
Sari-sari store A sari-sari store , or neighborhood variety store, is a convenience store found in the Philippines. The word "sari-sari" is Tagalog meaning "variety". Such stores form an important economic and social location in a Filipino community. It is present in almost all neighborhoods, sometimes even on every street. Most sari-sari stores are family-run privately owned shops and are operated inside the shopkeeper's house. Commodities are displayed in a large screen-covered or metal barred window in front of the shop. Candies in recycled jars, canned goods and cigarettes are often displayed while cooking oil, salt and sugar are often stored at the back of the shop. They also distribute prepaid mobile phone credits. The sari-sari store works with a small revolving fund, and usually doesn't have the means to refrigerate and store perishable goods. However, they may have refrigerators that can store other products such as soft drinks, beers and bottled water.
Namdhari's Fresh Namdhari's Fresh (a unit of Namdhari's Seeds) is a grocery store chain, started in 2000 in the city of Bangalore. The chain was set up with the objective of filling the segment of premium green grocers. The company offers fruits and vegetables for retail purchase. The fruits and vegetables offered for sale ("currently 40 varieties") are grown at the company's own production centers. Besides the Domestic market, the produce is also meant for export to Europe, Australia and the Middle East. The Company currently operates stores in Bangalore only. The only direct competitor is Reliance Fresh that operates over 500 stores across India.