Unveiling the Success and Failures: Understanding the Strategies of Selected Sari-Sari Store Around Sampaloc, Manila Objective Analyzing the strategy of Sari-Sari stores that impacts their financial stability and sustainability, leading to success or failures. Independent Variable • Strategies to sell out - Luamba, D. (2019). Strategies Small Business Owners Use to Remain Sustainable. Huneycutt, S. (2022). Customer focus defined: why your business needs customer focus. Nesmelova, A. K., & Pleshkova, N. A. (2020). Options of Improving Customer Focus of Small Businesses. Dependent Variable • Customer engagement - Luamba, D. (2019). Strategies Small Business Owners Use to Remain Sustainable. Moderating Variable Consumer’s preferences, affects the strategy to make Sari-Sari store adaptive on the community to focus on their profitability.