A Waite Park Startup Just Made Back To School Shopping A Five Minute Task

WAITE PARK (WJON News) -- A Waite Park company has launched a new AI tool to help make back-to-school shopping easier.

Impacks' new direct-to-consumer product called the Imapacks KitGenie lets any parent build a complete, customized school supply kit in minutes.

Parents upload their child's supply list, or snap a photo of it with their phone, and Impacks' proprietary AI image-analysis technology reads the exact items and quantities the teacher requested and automatically assembles a kit of name-brand supplies, shipped free to the door.  The process takes less than five minutes.  Parents can remove anything they already have at home before checkout.

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Impacks kits are priced on par with big box retailers.  The average Impacks kit runs about $66, compared with the $140 the average American family spends on school supplies each year.

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Since 2020, Impacks has delivered more than 50,000 kits to over 300 schools across more than 30 states, and has generated more than $300,000 in donations to classrooms.