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Personalization at scale tops the data activation investment list at 38%, followed closely by real-time campaign optimization (35%) and audience segmentation (32%), according to a December 2025 survey from Supermetrics.

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Many retail media networks operate independently from core business functions, but staying disconnected may limit how far they can grow. "Most retail media networks essentially were launched as startups within large legacy organizations, and they are tasked to grow and scale quickly in an industry that the rest of the retailer is not familiar with, which is media," said Molly Hjelm, head of retail media for Ace Hardware's RedVest Media network, during IAB’s Connected Commerce event last week.

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