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Kelly Tyko

@KellyTyko

Content specialist. Formerly @axios senior reporter and @USATODAY business reporter.

 Coral Springs, FL
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Joined February 2013
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@HerbScribnerAug 1
High beef prices are changing what families grill this summer >> usatoday.com/story/shopping/…

Why high beef prices are making cookouts look different this summer

Beef prices keep rising, and families are swapping steaks for chicken, pork and cheaper cuts to keep summer cookouts affordable.

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T-Mobile turns T-Mobile Tuesdays into a broader loyalty platform axios.com/2026/06/02/tmobile…
T-Mobile turns T-Mobile Tuesdays into a broader loyalty platform

T-Mobile turns T-Mobile Tuesdays into a broader loyalty platform

T-Mobile is marking 10 years of T-Mobile Tuesdays by expanding the program into a broader loyalty platform with new travel, dining and entertainment benefits.

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Cruises are booming as Americans cut back on other travel axios.com/2026/05/14/summer-…
Cruises are booming as Americans cut back on other travel

Cruises are booming as Americans cut back on other travel

Americans are feeling squeezed by rising travel costs — but cruises are attracting younger and value-conscious travelers.

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Amazon pushes Alexa toward automated shopping axios.com/2026/05/13/amazon-…
Amazon pushes Alexa toward automated shopping

Amazon pushes Alexa toward automated shopping

Amazon is folding its Rufus assistant into Alexa+ as it pushes deeper into AI shopping tools that track deals, automate purchases and shop across devices.

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Store brands are getting cooler with younger shoppers axios.com/2026/05/08/target-…
Store brands are getting cooler with younger shoppers

Store brands are getting cooler with younger shoppers

Gen Z shoppers are helping retailers reposition private labels as stylish, trustworthy and even aspirational — not just affordable.

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Claire's leans into NeeDoh-style sensory trends to win Gen Alpha shoppers axios.com/2026/04/30/needoh-…
Claire's leans into NeeDoh-style sensory trends to win Gen Alpha shoppers

Claire's leans into NeeDoh-style sensory trends to win Gen Alpha shoppers

Claire's is testing a sensory-driven strategy to win Gen Alpha — blending in-store experiences and content creation.

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AI is changing how people shop, raising the stakes for brick-and-mortar moving forward. In my recent interview with @KellyTyko, we discussed insights from @ICSC’s report with @McKinsey, “Shopping in the Age of AI,” about how store visits are more purposeful, driving retailers to be more deliberate about the shopping experience they want to provide to consumers. Read more in @Axios: bit.ly/4e7ZP2p #ICSC
AI is changing how we shop — and when stores actually matter

AI is changing how we shop — and when stores actually matter

AI is shifting more shopping decisions online — making store visits less frequent but more intentional and raising the stakes for every trip.

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@ICSCApr 30
Retailers are adapting to a world where more decisions happen before customers ever walk in the door. @ICSC President and CEO @TomMcGeeCEO spoke with @KellyTyko from @Axios to discuss how AI is changing consumer decisions and raising the stakes for physical stores. Tom shared his perspective on our new research with @McKinsey, “Shopping in the Age of AI,” revealing that physical stores are becoming the final step in purchase decisions. Read more here: bit.ly/4e7ZP2p #ICSC
AI is changing how we shop — and when stores actually matter

AI is changing how we shop — and when stores actually matter

AI is shifting more shopping decisions online — making store visits less frequent but more intentional and raising the stakes for every trip.

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@NathanBomeyApr 29
"AI companies are growing less transparent as models grow more powerful. The federal government requires zero transparency," @JimVandeHei and @MikeAllen write for @Axios.
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🚨We've been warned. We've unleashed something powerful, something growing exponentially, and something understood by very few, especially those in power. nitter.gq/JimVandeHei/status/204…
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Walmart seeks to do more in GLP-1 race axios.com/newsletters/axios-… #axiosvitals @KellyTyko
Axios Vitals - Walmart seeks to do more in GLP-1 race

Axios Vitals - Walmart seeks to do more in GLP-1 race

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@axiosApr 4
NeeDoh and squishy dumplings are everywhere this Easter — if you can find them trib.al/utuqsgW
NeeDoh and squishy dumplings are everywhere this Easter — if you can find them

NeeDoh and squishy dumplings are everywhere this Easter — if you can find them

Squishy toys like NeeDoh and glittery "dumplings" are taking over Easter baskets — and parents are scrambling to find them.

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Exclusive: Bed Bath & Beyond stages comeback with Container Store deal, coupon return trib.al/7EBoT46
Exclusive: Bed Bath & Beyond stages comeback with Container Store deal, coupon return

Exclusive: Bed Bath & Beyond stages comeback with Container Store deal, coupon return

Bed Bath & Beyond is staging a comeback — with stores, coupons and a deal to buy The Container Store, its president tells Axios.

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Novo takes on Lilly and telehealth rivals with new Wegovy pricing axios.com/2026/03/31/wegovy-… @KellyTyko
Novo takes on Lilly and telehealth rivals with new Wegovy pricing

Novo takes on Lilly and telehealth rivals with new Wegovy pricing

The Wegovy price war is heating up. Novo Nordisk is testing subscription pricing across telehealth platforms as competition intensifies.

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@NathanBomeyMar 23
Kalshi plans to preemptively block athletes, coaches and officials from betting on their sports and to block political candidates from trading on their campaigns. My exclusive for @Axios. axios.com/2026/03/23/kalshi-…
Exclusive: Kalshi to preemptively block athletes and politicians from trading on their markets

Exclusive: Kalshi to preemptively block athletes and politicians from trading on their markets

Prediction market Kalshi plans to preemptively block participants from betting on their sports and campaigns, Axios has learned.

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Adriel Bettelheim@abettelFeb 27
Exclusive: Target to drop synthetic colors from all cereals axios.com/2026/02/27/target-… @KellyTyko
Exclusive: Target to eliminate synthetic colors from cereal aisle

Exclusive: Target to eliminate synthetic colors from cereal aisle

Target will require every cereal it sells to be made without certified synthetic colors by the end of May, executives exclusively told Axios.

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Exclusive: Walmart raises pay for thousands of pharmacy technicians axios.com/2026/01/28/walmart… @KellyTyko
Exclusive: Walmart raises pay for thousands of pharmacy technicians, expands roles

Exclusive: Walmart raises pay for thousands of pharmacy technicians, expands roles

Walmart told Axios it's raising pay and elevating thousands of technician roles as it invests more heavily in pharmacy workers.

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Barbie releases first autistic doll as Mattel expands inclusion axios.com/2026/01/12/autisti… @KellyTyko
First autistic Barbie doll now for sale at Target, Walmart and Amazon

First autistic Barbie doll now for sale at Target, Walmart and Amazon

The new Barbie was developed with autistic advocates and designed to reflect sensory and communication differences.

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Happy #BlackFriday2025! My @CoralSpringsFL @Target has a long line of shoppers waiting for the store to open and #BlackFridayDeals #freebies. See my list of store hours and giveaways axios.com/2025/11/28/black-f… via @axios #BlackFriday
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📩 @AlexThomp and @hollyotterbein are launching a weekly newsletter! Each Sunday, "Axios 2028" will cover the ins-and-outs of Democrats’ quest to retake the White House and turn the page on the Trump era. 🔗 Sign up today: axios.com/press-past-release…
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Re: bird flu, re-upping this @kellytyko piece from earlier this month on surging wholesale turkey prices. axios.com/2025/10/19/turkey-…
America's turkey flock is the smallest in 40 years ahead of Thanksgiving

America's turkey flock is the smallest in 40 years ahead of Thanksgiving

Nearly 514,000 turkeys have been impacted by fresh bird flu outbreaks this month alone.

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