Small business owners have long faced a frustrating choice when it comes to employee health coverage: pay steep fully-insured premiums or skip benefits altogether and risk losing talent. Angle Health, a Y Combinator alum, just proved there is a better path. The insurance tech company recently reached a $2.7 billion valuation after growing to 5,000 […]
Weather disruptions are becoming a bigger line item on corporate earnings calls, and TJX just offered a case study in how a smart distribution model can soften the blow. During a recent Q2 earnings call, the off-price retailer’s leadership pointed to its supply chain setup as a key defense against the unpredictability of El Niño […]
The company behind Christmas Central and Christmas.com, Gordon Brothers Inc., has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection right as the holiday shopping season kicks into gear. For anyone watching the holiday decor marketplace closely, the timing could not be more revealing. A filing this close to peak season suggests the pressure had been building for […]
Manus is reportedly in talks to close a $500M funding round that would value the company at roughly $4 billion. The move comes just months after the company’s planned merger with Meta collapsed, forcing it to chart its own path forward. For a market that watches every major AI and software deal closely, this signals […]
FedEx is rolling out new demand surcharges on packages arriving in the United States from Canada, Europe and several other regions, adding another layer of cost to cross-border shipping just as peak season ramps up. The FedEx import surcharges also extend to China-to-U.S. volume, which has already been under pressure from shifting trade rules. For […]
Macy’s is taking its AI inventory replenishment tool out of the testing phase and rolling it out more broadly across its stores. The forecasting system, which had been running as a pilot, is now being positioned as a core part of how the retailer manages stock levels. The move signals growing confidence that machine-driven forecasting […]
A fresh AI model called Jev, built by a name closely tied to the origins of ChatGPT, is generating real excitement among developers. Early reactions suggest this AI model for small business applications could make advanced software intelligence dramatically cheaper and faster to deploy. That combination matters a great deal for smaller companies that have […]
Target has pointed to supplier energy transitions as the most effective lever for achieving scope 3 reductions across its supply chain. The retailer highlighted programs like Forward Renew, run in partnership with Schneider Electric, as evidence that helping vendors shift to cleaner energy sources delivers the biggest cuts to upstream carbon output. For a company […]
Two very different retail moves this week point to the same underlying idea: a marketplace diversification strategy is becoming a survival tool rather than a nice-to-have. Beyond Inc., the parent company behind Bed Bath & Beyond, is exploring a credit union through its Neighborhood Intelligence arm, aiming to make home ownership easier for shoppers. Meanwhile, […]
Cybersecurity and compliance startup Comp AI has closed a $34 million Series A round led by Roo Capital and Grand Ventures, signaling growing investor confidence in agentic security compliance tools built for modern businesses. Rather than treating compliance as a once-a-year audit scramble, Comp AI is betting that companies want systems that watch, flag, and […]
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