New insights from global data and technology company, Experian, and Reward, global leader in customer engagement and commerce media, show that Black Friday has transformed from a single day into a season-long shopping event, with Brits now favouring experiences, wellbeing, [...]

GoWit, a global ad tech leader in omnichannel retail media, announced the launch of GoWit Commerce Media, a unified advertising platform connecting retailers, brands, and agencies. Replacing fragmented solutions, GoWit now unites 7,000+ brands and agencies with leading retailers in [...]

In today’s digest, we look at RedBird’s agreement to acquire the Telegraph newspaper group, the latest in the UK's AI sector, and Alibaba's Taobao Instant Commerce Portal surpassing 40 million daily orders. RedBird to Acquire Telegraph A consortium led by RedBird Capital [...]

In today’s Digest, we cover Walmart’s decision to drop plans to white-label its ad tech stack, Temu’s pivot away from Chinese imports to avoid US tariffs, and Google’s expansion of AI Mode in Search. US Seeks to Break Up Google’s Online [...]

Pentaleap, a leader in retail media technology, and Vantage, the orchestration layer for retail media, have announced a strategic partnership to help retailers, marketplaces, and eCommerce platforms launch and scale their retail media networks. A smarter approach to retail media: Today’s retail [...]

David Fieldhouse, head of commerce, GroupM, gives his thoughts on how acceleration of retail media is a boost to UK commerce, and can bolster its advertising prowess The well-documented rise of retail media continues to accelerate. All charts tracking the sector’s [...]

News in brief: Channel 4 to Simplify Ad Buying Platform; Guardian Media Group Partners with OpenAI; TikTok Shop's US Sales Increased 153% in January Channel 4 to Simplify Ad Buying Platform  This year, Channel 4 will be simplifying its ad buying platform and [...]

News in brief: EU Pushes to Conclude Investigation into X’s Content Moderation; Reddit Introduces New Features for Advertisers; Livestreaming Shopping App Whatnot’s Valuation Rises to $5B EU Pushes to Conclude Investigation into X’s Content Moderation Top officials in the European Commission (EC) [...]

Kevel, the leading provider of API-based retail media ad serving technology, and Vantage, the Orchestration Layer for Retail Media™, have announced a partnership that allows retailers, marketplaces, and eCommerce platforms to more easily manage their advertising operations. The collaboration combines Kevel’s [...]

News in brief: Global Ad Spend to Surpass $1tn in 2024; TikTok Shop Launches in Spain; European Regulators Examine Google and Meta’s Ad Partnership  Global Ad Spend to Surpass $1tn in 2024 Global ad spend is set to rise by 9.5% in [...]