Independent retail deserves world-class AI
Shop With Me started when our founder realized his family's liquor store was losing customers to the big chains — not because of pricing, but because the chains had better tools. We built Remi so neighborhood stores can punch up.
The principles behind the product.
Small stores first
We build for independent retailers — the bodegas, liquor stores, and neighborhood shops that make streets feel like home.
Honest AI
Remi admits when she doesn't know. She points to a human when one is needed. No hallucinated prices.
Owner-owned data
Your conversations, your catalog, your customers. We never train a competitor's model on your data.
Built by an operator, not a tourist.
Mike founded Shop With Me after watching his family's liquor store lose ground to chains that had better technology, not better products. He's spent his career at the intersection of retail operations and software, and now leads product, strategy, and pilot relationships at SWM.
"Independent retail is how neighborhoods stay neighborhoods. Remi exists so the corner store has the same caliber of customer service as the giant down the street — without the giant's payroll."
The friendliest retail AI — everywhere.
We're piloting with a handful of stores in 2026. By 2027, Remi will be in a thousand independent shops across the country — and the Nexus, our cross-store intelligence layer, will help owners spot trends faster than any analyst could.
If you run a store, we'd love to talk. If you want to help us build this, we're hiring engineers who care about small business.