Retail HealthSaturday, August 29, 2026
A September 2025 government memo introduced new restrictions on direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertising following earlier executive orders promoting DTC sales.
Analysts project US retail media spending will reach $128 billion in 2026, with the top three networks controlling approximately 74% of the market. Amazon Ads is estimated to account for $88.6 billion of that total.
Only 10 new last-mile delivery startups were founded in 2026, compared to a historical average of approximately 21 per year.
Swedish health-tech company Neko Health secured a $700 million Series C round led by Lightspeed and O.G. Venture Partners to expand into the United States with AI-powered preventive health scan clinics.
