The Structural Constraints Limiting In-Store Retail Media

How to Redesign Measurement, Infrastructure, and Incentives to Unlock In-Store Growth

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In-store is retail media’s biggest missed opportunity. Ecommerce-first design, weak measurement, and internal friction keep budgets small, even as stores drive most sales. Closing the gap demands new standards, aligned incentives, and real infrastructure investment.
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Physical stores drive most retail sales, but they capture just under 5% of non-Amazon retail media spend. Ecommerce-first measurement, fragmented infrastructure, and misaligned incentives limit scale. Solving attribution and integration gaps is key to unlocking full-funnel retail media growth.

Key Question: Why do retail media ad buyers continue to underinvest in in-store retail media, and what must change for advertiser spend to scale?

Key Stat: By 2027, spending on in-store retail media will make up less than 5% of non-Amazon retail media ad spending.

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Sarah Marzano

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