Retail media stories
A prolonged Gulf energy crisis could wipe USD $93.7 billion from expected ad market growth as higher costs hit spending worldwide.
Brands are racing to secure AI shopping visibility as 84% of commerce media leaders back recommendation placements, despite consumer caution.
The cash will fund product development and launches in Poland and Germany as the Prague startup targets more online sellers across Europe.
Advertisers in Australia can now use new planning and measurement tools as the platform rolls out across 18 countries and 40,000 campaigns.
Advertisers can now tap livestream clips to pull shoppers from outside platform walled gardens, as live commerce gets harder to scale.
Retailers can now automate merchandising, support and ad campaigns as autonomous agents are embedded across VTEX's commerce platform.
Advertisers are struggling to measure returns across retail media networks, prompting Forrester to back commerce media as a broader alternative.
Advertisers can now reach more than 5,000 gym screens across Germany, Austria and Switzerland as the tie-up widens cross-border media buying.
Marketers can now test AI-driven ad placements without adding a separate workflow, as the platform folds ChatGPT Ads into unified campaign management.
Retailers can now tie in-store ads to sales in real time, as QSIC seeks to make supermarket media easier to measure and buy.
The move helped curb unauthorised sellers and win first-time shoppers, as unit sales jumped 115% quarter on quarter within four months.
Marketers gain new ways to track campaign performance as the UK rollout adds measurement and browsing analysis to MiQ's Sigma platform.
The reopened chain's 2026 comeback hinges on technology that can link payments, CCTV and content as it targets 200 UK stores.
Only 10% of retailers say they can deliver personalisation at scale, as fragmented data and systems slow Australia's AI push.
Australian advertisers can now save hours on campaign setup as Amazon brings its AI tool to self-service users at no extra cost.
Last-minute shoppers are set to lift ad spend by USD $10.5 billion, but brands must reach hosts and fair-weather fans before kick-off.
The research suggests physical centres still sway younger shoppers, with 73% of Gen Z saying malls are their top place to meet friends.
The hire is aimed at accelerating KERV.ai's push into measurable interactive advertising as streaming and connected TV budgets grow.
Media firms now face a fragmented market where ad revenue has overtaken subscriptions, making end-to-end automation a commercial necessity.
Advertisers can now measure store visits and sales inside Basis as InMarket widens its tie-up, amid a retail media market nearing USD $70 billion in 2026.