# The • Store — Find Black-owned businesses

> Directory for discovering Black-owned businesses, brands, and services. (iPhone/iPad app by Harper Faith Labs LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-store/id6782658230 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Harper Faith Labs LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/6782658232)
- Category: Shopping, Navigation
- Price: Free
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 2 App Store ratings · 3 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.0 · 39 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-01
- Data updated: 2026-11-05
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-store/id6782658230/reviews.md

## What is The?

The Store makes it simple to discover Black-owned businesses, brands, and services, along with the places where you can find them.

Browse a curated directory of 3,000+ businesses across the country: barbershops, hair salons, nail salons, restaurants, beauty and skincare brands, fashion, books, home goods and gifts, art, farms, and more. See each business on the map, check hours and contact details, and get directions when you're ready to go.

FIND WHAT'S NEAR YOU
• Explore Black-owned businesses and services on an interactive map
• See what's nearby with distances, hours, and contact info
• Get directions with a tap

DISCOVER BRANDS AND PRODUCTS
• Find Black-owned brands in beauty, fashion, food, home, and more
• See which major retailers carry each brand
• Explore retail locations where products may be available

SERVICES IN YOUR CITY
• Barbershops, hair salons, and nail salons across 40+ U.S. cities
• Real locations with street addresses, hours, and phone numbers

OWN A BUSINESS?
Every listing is curated. If your business is listed and something needs updating, let us know and we'll review it.

We keep improving the directory by reviewing available information and listening to feedback. Spot something out of date? Report the listing in the app and we'll review it privately.

The Store is an independent discovery service built by a Black-owned company. Questions or feedback: support@tothestore.com

## Key features

- Discover Black-owned businesses
- Curated directory of 3,000+ businesses
- Interactive map with locations
- Business hours and contact details
- Directions to businesses
- Find Black-owned brands and products
- Explore retail locations

## Is The safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess The.

## Is The legit?

The • Store has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for The is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

## Recent user reviews (3 of 3)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-store/id6782658230/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Much needed

*2026-10-28*

Thank you for the updates! I love having a resource that makes it easier to discover, connect with, and support Black-owned businesses. Supporting our community is so important, and having an app that brings these businesses together in one place makes it that much easier to shop intentionally and keep our dollars circulating within our community. Keep up the great work! 🖤✊🏾

### 5/5 — A Much Needed App

*2026-10-20*

Really love the idea behind this app. It makes finding Black-owned businesses nearby so much easier without having to search across different websites and social media. The app is clean, simple to use, and I’ve already found a few businesses I didn’t know about. Excited to see more businesses  added!

### 5/5 — A Much-Needed App

*2026-09-05*

Really love the idea behind this app. It makes finding Black-owned businesses nearby so much easier without having to search across different websites and social media. The app is clean, simple to use, and I’ve already found a few businesses I didn’t know about. Excited to see more businesses and cities added!

## Frequently asked questions about The

### What types of businesses can I find on The Store?

The Store features a curated directory of over 3,000 Black-owned businesses. This includes barbershops, hair salons, nail salons, restaurants, beauty and skincare brands, fashion, books, home goods, gifts, art, and farms.

### Can I see businesses near my current location?

Yes, The Store allows you to explore Black-owned businesses and services on an interactive map. You can see what's nearby, including distances, operating hours, and contact information.

### How do I get directions to a business?

Once you select a business within The Store, you can get directions with a single tap, making it easy to visit the location.

### Does The Store list brands and products available in major retailers?

Yes, you can find Black-owned brands in categories like beauty, fashion, and food. The app also shows which major retailers carry these brands and where their products might be available.

### Is The Store available on Android devices?

Currently, The Store is supported on iPhone devices. Information regarding Android availability has not been provided.

### How often is the business directory updated?

The directory is continuously improved by reviewing available information and listening to user feedback. Users can report outdated listings directly within the app for review.

### What is the rating for The Store?

The Store has a high rating of 5.0 stars based on 2 user ratings, indicating a very positive user reception.

### Does The Store have ads?

The Store does not contain advertisements. It is a free application without any ad-supported content.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.6 — 2026-11-04

• Book appointments from a business's page when it takes online bookings
• See a business's general hours on its profile
• Open a business's menus, price lists, and guides without leaving the app
• Business profiles now show the brand's logo first
• Performance improvements and bug fixes

### 1.5 — 2026-10-28

• Redesigned business pages: swipe through photos at the top, with Directions, Website and Call buttons right below.
• Online-only brands: brands without a storefront now get their own page with an About section, instead of an empty list of locations.
• Swipeable featured cards: browse each featured brand’s photos right from the card.
• Contact from featured stories: call a brand or visit its website without leaving the story.
• More room to browse: the tab bar shrinks as you scroll down.
• 5 new Black-owned businesses: 3,028 in total.
• Fixes: the content version in Settings now shows correctly, and business pages now note that names and logos belong to their owners.

### 1.4 — 2026-10-24

• New Featured tab, with cards that open into full stories
• 200 new Black-owned businesses, bringing the total to 3,023. 
   Books (+88, now 188) and Farms (+78, now 178), plus Home & Gifts (+32, now 500)
• Smoother search: map pins now refresh when you open or close search, and the search sheet returns to full height after you close a location or locations panel.

### 1.3 — 2026-10-19

• Added photos and Art categories
• Changed the Near Me picker options to Near Me (15 mi), 25 mi, 50 mi and 100 mi, replacing 150 mi and 250 mi
• Nearby results now show up to 250 locations when the radius is wider than Near Me, and up to 100 at Near Me
• Added main tabs (Discover and Settings) in place of the old nav bar
• The map now zooms out to show all locations on first load instead of zooming back in on the user
• Fixed locations missing on launch: search now waits for the user's location and runs once it arrives
• Fixed search results growing in row by row when you focus the search field scrolling the results now hides the keyboard

### 1.2 — 2026-10-11

• More than 1,000 new Black-owned businesses, including restaurants, cafés, bakeries, fashion labels, beauty shops and home goods brands across the U.S.
• New Farms category: buy straight from Black-owned farms, ranches and vineyards.
• New “Open Now” filter shows places open right now, plus online shops you can buy from anytime.
• Redesigned search with category collections to make browsing easier.
• Search suggestions now step aside as you type, and links that sometimes didn’t respond to a tap now work every time.

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-11-05.*
