Retail media Stories

American Stories

Retail media stories

Gen Z turns to malls as social spaces, study finds

The research suggests physical centres still sway younger shoppers, with 73% of Gen Z saying malls are their top place to meet friends.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last week

Data Privacy

KERV.ai appoints Joshua Koran as Chief Product lead

The hire is aimed at accelerating KERV.ai's push into measurable interactive advertising as streaming and connected TV budgets grow.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Scaling media operations for the ad-first era

Media firms now face a fragmented market where ad revenue has overtaken subscriptions, making end-to-end automation a commercial necessity.

By Jay Kulkarni • 4 min read • Last week

Advertising Technologies

InMarket expands Basis tie-up for retail media tools

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.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Nielsen

KERV.ai partners Canela Media in Spanish-language deal

Spanish-language streaming advertisers gain shoppable video tools as Canela Media expands its offer for brands chasing Hispanic audiences.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month

Global Stories

Retail media stories

Marketing Technologies

MiQ expands Sigma ad tech with new tools in Australia

Advertisers in Australia can now use new planning and measurement tools as the platform rolls out across 18 countries and 40,000 campaigns.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 2 days ago

eCommerce

Groundhog Launches Live Commerce Booster to Grow Live Shopping Audiences

Advertisers can now tap livestream clips to pull shoppers from outside platform walled gardens, as live commerce gets harder to scale.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • 6 days ago

Digital Transformation

VTEX expands AI commerce architecture across markets

Retailers can now automate merchandising, support and ad campaigns as autonomous agents are embedded across VTEX's commerce platform.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Customer Data Platforms

Forrester says commerce media can fix retail media flaws

Advertisers are struggling to measure returns across retail media networks, prompting Forrester to back commerce media as a broader alternative.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Last week

Digital Signage

Zoom Media & airtango expand fitness screens in DACH

Advertisers can now reach more than 5,000 gym screens across Germany, Austria and Switzerland as the tie-up widens cross-border media buying.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last week

Generative AI

Shirofune adds ChatGPT Ads to its campaign platform

Marketers can now test AI-driven ad placements without adding a separate workflow, as the platform folds ChatGPT Ads into unified campaign management.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week

Digital Signage

QSIC launches dashboard for in-store ad performance

Retailers can now tie in-store ads to sales in real time, as QSIC seeks to make supermarket media easier to measure and buy.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last month

Data Analytics

Pattern launches Pi AI engine for eCommerce brands

The platform gives brands real-time, audited automation across marketplaces, with human approval required for some actions and millions already completed.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Last month