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Trend · Retail media keeps spreading
Every retailer wants to be an ad company now
7-Eleven launched its own retail media network in Australia, Kroger showed how AI can predict which creative will convert, and Amazon keeps expanding. Here's why shops are selling ads.
3 min readOur analysis and study notes, not news reporting
The TL;DR (too long; didn't read)
- Retailers sell ads using their shopper data.
- Brands get closer to the sale, and to measurable results.
- More networks means more complexity to manage.
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Why retailers love it
Retail margins are thin; advertising margins are high. And retailers own something brands want: data on what people actually buy.
Read the original reporting
- 7-Eleven joins the retail media race with Anytime Media network led by Anthony Venuto ↗
Mumbrella · 30 Sept 2026
- Why building a retail media business is less about platforms and more about people, trust and change ↗
Mumbrella · 30 Sept 2026
- How Kroger uses AI and predictive scoring to tie creative to conversion ↗
Marketing Dive · 30 Sept 2026