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Whole Foods Market set to anchor new Durbin Park retail development

Media Deals

Brands court creators who drive sales

Media Trends Executive

Media networks move beyond retailers

A table listing select media network launches from 2016 to 2025. Each year features a list of companies, from Target and Wayfair in 2016 to Mastercard and Chuck E. Cheese among others in 2025.

Select media network launches

Note: Some dates reflect substantial updates to existing advertising businesses; Data: Axios research; Chart: Danielle Alberti/Axios

U.S. live shopping expected to triple as retailers compete with China

A stacked area chart forecasting global livestream commerce sales from 2025 to 2030 in China, the U.S. and the rest of the world. The chart indicates sales increasing from almost $1.5 trillion in 2025 to over $3.5 trillion in 2030. Sales in China dominate.

Livestream commerce sales forecast

Data: ARK Investment Management; Chart: Danielle Alberti/Axios

Media Trends

Axios Media Trends

Retailers embrace AI as bots become buyers

Americans are trimming their grocery carts

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Axios Macro

Spending won't crack, despite dreadful consumer sentiment

A column chart that shows monthly retail sales change from June 2025 to June 2026. Sales rose 0.78% in June 2025, peaked at almost 2% in March 2026,after a surge in gasoline prices, with  a low of -0.17% in October 2025. Most months posted gains, with stronger increases in early 2026.

Monthly change in U.S. retail sales

Data: U.S. Census Bureau; Chart: Courtenay Brown/Axios

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