Go ahead and add this story to the ongoing narrative of retail-saving tech tools: New York-based StoreMe, a mobile app that helps tourists and travelers find a spot to store their stuff for a few hours, has 10 brick-and-mortar shops in Philly cashing in on their empty space.

A handful of convenience stores, dry-cleaners and retailers have hopped onto the company’s platform, pledging to keep people’s things safe for anywhere from an hour to seven days. The company fully launched in March 2018 in New York, and slowly expanded to Boston, Washington, D.C., and Philly.

Storage for a small item, like a handbag or tote, will run users $2 for the first hour and $1 for each additional hour, with a daily rate of $7.50. Large items go for $3 in the first hour, then $2 for each additional hour with a $14 daily rate. A $2,500 insurance policy protects purchases dropped off at the locations.

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