How a Pandemic-Era Idea Is Digitizing America’s Corner Stores—One C-Store at a Time In the shadow of a broader VC slowdown across Philadelphia, one startup just raised $8 million—proof that solving real-world pain points still wins big. Lula Commerce, a ...

Shippo Meets TikTok Shop: The Shipping Lifeline Merchants Need This Holiday Season 🎁 The holiday rush is coming—and for TikTok Shop sellers, it’s equal parts gold rush and pressure cooker. As order volumes explode and shipping costs climb, one thing ...

Amazon’s Big Robot Reveal—and the Unspoken Tension Behind the Smiles This week in San Francisco, Amazon rolled out the future: Blue Jay, a choreographed swarm of robotic arms gracefully picking, stowing, and sorting packages; and Project Eluna, an AI “digital ...