STARWORK® A Loja do Profissional!

What STARWORK® A Loja do Profissional! does

STARWORK® A Loja do Profissional! is a Brazilian manufacturer and retailer of professional uniforms and personal protective equipment (PPE), founded in 2004 and headquartered in Campinas, São Paulo. The company runs a hybrid omnichannel model combining three physical retail locations (Cambuí, Vila Industrial, and Guanabara neighborhoods) with a national e-commerce storefront at starwork.com.br that ships via Correios throughout Brazil. Payment processing is handled through PagSeguro/Pagali, with Pix (instant payment) and credit-card installment options available to customers.

Name

STARWORK® A Loja do Profissional!

Legal name

StarWork® UNIFORMES & BRANCOS + EPI's

Website

https://starwork.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

STARWORK is a Campinas-based Brazilian manufacturer and retailer of professional uniforms and PPE, founded in 2004. It sells via three retail stores and a national e-commerce platform across healthcare, industrial, hospitality, and corporate segments, with in-house customization services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Campinas

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Retail Uniform Sales: Direct sales of professional uniforms, workwear, and medical/healthcare apparel through both physical retail stores and e-commerce platform. Products include aprons, lab coats, shirts, pants, scrubs, and accessories sold at various price points ranging from R$15.99 to R$200.
2. Bulk/Corporate Uniform Orders: Custom bulk orders for businesses with personalization services (embroidery, silk-screen, transfer printing). Companies can outfit entire teams with branded professional attire.
3. PPE/Equipment Resale: Resale of Personal Protective Equipment (EPI's) including helmets, reflective vests, safety gloves, masks, eye protection, and hearing protection.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

STARWORK® is a Brazilian manufacturer and retailer of professional uniforms and personal protective equipment (EPI's), founded in 2004 in Campinas, SP. The company produces and sells ready-made uniforms across multiple categories (chef, healthcare, industrial, corporate, electrical-safety) through three physical stores and a nationwide e-commerce platform, and offers in-house customization services including embroidery (BORDADO), silk-screen printing (SILK), and heat transfer (TRANSFER) for bulk and corporate orders.

Product overview

StarWork® A Loja do Profissional! is a Brazilian e-commerce company specializing in professional uniforms and personal protective equipment (EPI's), founded in 2004. The company operates as both a manufacturer with its own production facilities and a retailer, offering a comprehensive portfolio organized into product lines: Gourmet (chef uniforms), PROFISSIONAL (general workwear including aprons, shirts, pants, jackets, coveralls), NR-10 (electrical safety uniforms), Social (corporate/business attire including blazers, dress shirts, ties), MODA BRANCA (medical/healthcare wear including surgical scrubs and lab coats), OUTLET (discounted items), and EPI's (helmets, reflective vests, gloves, masks, safety glasses, ear protection). The company also offers customization services including SILK printing, embroidery (BORDADO), and heat transfer (TRANSFER) for bulk orders.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gourmet (Chef Uniforms) Uniform line tailored for culinary professionals working in restaurants, hotels, bars, and food-service establishments, including aprons (avental) and dolmâ chef coats, designed to withstand frequent washing and heavy kitchen use.
• PROFISSIONAL (Professional Workwear) General industrial and operational workwear line for blue-collar workers, including aprons, bandanas, batas, caps, pants, shirts, t-shirts, professional sets, lab coats (jaleco), jackets, coveralls (macacão), and sweaters.
• NR-10 (Electrical Safety Uniforms) Specialized uniforms and PPE designed to comply with Brazilian NR-10 electrical safety regulations for workers handling energized systems.
• Social (Corporate/Business Uniforms) Business and office attire line including accessories, blazers, pants, dress shirts, vests, ties, skirts, sweaters, and dresses aimed at corporate, administrative, and front-desk professionals.
• MODA BRANCA (Medical/Healthcare Wear) Medical and healthcare apparel line including aprons, shirts, camisetes, surgical gowns (capote cirúrgico), surgical scrub sets (conjunto cirúrgico), lab coats (jaleco), and surgical caps for hospitals, clinics, and laboratories.
• OUTLET (Discounted Items) Overstock and promotional uniform items sold at reduced prices.
• EPI's (Personal Protective Equipment) Standalone PPE offerings including safety helmets (capacete), reflective vests (colete refletivo), protective gloves (luvas de proteção), masks, safety glasses (óculos de proteção), skin protection products, and ear protection (protetor auricular).
• Customization Services (SILK/BORDADO/TRANSFER) Custom embroidery (BORDADO), silk-screen (SILK), and heat-transfer (TRANSFER) printing services applied to uniforms for corporate and bulk orders, including company logos and branding, coordinated via the sales team at [email protected].

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• VF Corporation (Red Kap / Bulwark): Global apparel conglomerate whose workwear brands (Red Kap, Bulwark, Dickies) supply industrial uniforms, FR clothing, and professional apparel to similar end-markets. Directly comparable product category (industrial workwear, healthcare-adjacent apparel), though at a global corporate scale.
• Cintas Corporation: North America's largest uniform rental and direct-sale provider, serving corporate, healthcare, and industrial customers with branded workwear programs. Comparable in vertical coverage (HoReCa, healthcare, industrial) and the custom-branded uniform concept, but vastly larger scale and a service/rental model rather than retail.
• 3M Personal Safety Division: Global PPE manufacturer offering respirators, safety glasses, hearing protection, and helmets — products that overlap with StarWork's EPI line. Comparable on the PPE side of the catalog; represents the industrial-brand standard against which smaller EPI resellers compete.
• Ansell Limited: Global manufacturer of protective gloves, body protection, and safety apparel for industrial and healthcare workers. Comparable as an EPI/hand-protection category peer serving healthcare and industrial end-markets that overlap with StarWork's EPI resale line.
• UniFirst Corporation: US-based uniform services and supply company offering rental programs and direct uniform sales across industrial, healthcare, and hospitality segments. Directly analogous to StarWork's bulk-uniform-with-customization value proposition, though at significantly larger scale and with a rental-led model.
• Honeywell Safety Products: Industrial safety and PPE manufacturer offering protective equipment (helmets, gloves, eye/ear protection, respiratory) used across the same industrial/construction segments StarWork serves. Comparable through overlapping EPI product lines and Brazilian NR-compliance use cases.
• Alsco Brasil: Uniform rental and laundering services provider operating in Brazil (subsidiary of Alsco Inc.), serving industrial, healthcare, and food-service customers. Comparable business model (uniform supply to corporates) and represents the service-led alternative to StarWork's purchase model.

Direct peers

• Marluvas (Luvex): Brazilian manufacturer of safety footwear and PPE serving industrial, construction, and food-processing workers. Comparable on the EPI / industrial safety side and a domestic competitor for the same Brazilian B2B safety procurement customers.
• Dudalina S.A. Brazilian shirt and corporate-uniform manufacturer and retailer with deep presence in the Brazilian professional apparel market. Directly comparable to StarWork on the Social/Corporate line (dress shirts, blazers) and as a Brazilian national brand competing for the same corporate customer wallet.

Regional players

• Camisaria Colombo: Brazilian retail chain selling dress shirts, suits, and corporate attire through physical stores across southern/southeastern Brazil. Comparable product category (formal corporate apparel) and channel model (multi-store retail in Brazil), though broader consumer-facing rather than workwear-specialized.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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