Blog and Industry Insights
The latest on AI innovation, fuel and convenience retail technology, and the future of forecourt-to-checkout experiences.
Shyam Rao
Founder
Why the Next 12 Months Will Separate Leaders from Laggards in Convenience Retail
December 11, 2025
Convenience stores have 12-24 months to modernize before the gap becomes impossible to bridge. AI-native POS is the differentiator.
Shyam Rao
Founder
AI-Native Point-of-sale vs. Bolt-On AI: What’s the Difference for Fuel & Convenience Retail?
December 3, 2025
When every POS vendor claims to be "AI-powered," how do you separate real innovation from marketing spin? Learn the difference between AI-native and bolt-on AI for convenience stores.
Shyam Rao
Founder
Bringing Convenience Back to Convenience Stores
August 26, 2025
September 30, 2025
After co-founding and leading Punchh through its $500+ million acquisition, I kept coming back in my mind to an overlooked segment of the retail market. Fuel and convenience retail was an $837+ billion industry serving millions of customers daily.
In The News
December 3, 2025
WITH NEW IN-OFFICE WORK TREND, CAN FUEL & CONVENIENCE STORES CONVERT EXTRA COMMUTERS INTO CUSTOMERS?
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October 7, 2025
October 8, 2025
TOTE.AI SHOWCASES FIRST AI-NATIVE POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEM FOR FUEL & CONVENIENCE STORES AT NACS 2025, CHICAGO
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August 18, 2025
September 30, 2025
TOTE.AI RAISES $22.6 MILLION TO MODERNIZE THE FUEL AND CONVENIENCE RETAIL EXPERIENCE WITH ITS AI-NATIVE POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEM
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