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Retail Media
Networks: How the
physical store will
power their next
phase of growth
ANDREW LIPSMAN
Principal Analyst, Retail and eCommerce
Insider Intelligence
Retail Media
Networks
How the Physical Store Will
Power their Next Phase of
Growth
January 16, 2023
Andrew Lipsman
Principal Analyst
Retail media is digital advertising’s third big wave after search
and social–and it’s destined to eventually be the biggest
Retail Media: Digital Advertising’s Third Big Wave
Retail media Social Search
Search: 14 Years
2002-2016
Social: 11 Years
2008-2019
Retail Media: 5 Years
2016-2021
Years from $1B to $30B
Retail media will be a $45 billion market
this year, and will continue growing by $10
billion a year
$13.2
$20.8
$31.1
$37.4
$45.1
$55.3
57.3%
49.3%
20.4% 20.5%
22.9%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
$0
$10
$20
$30
$40
$50
$60
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Retail media ad spending% Change
US Retail Media Ad Spending
$
Billions
Every retailer is becoming an ad network… but
which ones have what it takes to scale?
Digital Marketplaces / Platforms
Mass Merchandise / Department
Category Specialists
Commerce Intermediaries
Other Commerce Verticals
76.8% 76.5% 77.9% 77.9% 76.8% 75.5%
3.5% 4.8% 5.1% 6.0% 7.0% 8.2%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Amazon dominates retail media, but next-tier
RMNs are carving out meaningful positions
Source:
US Retail Media Ad Spend Market Share
Every 1% in
market share
= $450
million in
high-margin
revenue
Top retail media networks will be among
2023’s biggest winners in digital advertising
growth
42% 41%
36%
30%
26%
19%
13%
10%
5%
3%
Retail Media Big Tech Streaming The Duopoly
Source:
2023 US Digital Ad Revenue % Growth Forecast
Among Top Platforms
Retail media fills a huge need for
brands
It sits at the intersection of three
massive marketing disruptions
TV
RETAIL
MEDIA
Digital
Ads
In-Store
Trend 1
Ratings in Decline
Trend 3
Digitizati
on of the
Store
Trend 2
Deprecation of
Third-Party
Identifiers
8
Future retail media budgets will pull from
everywhere –
digital, linear TV, and shopper/trade
marketing
Sources:
Net New Dollars Cannibalization
$
Billions
3 ways the physical store
will power the future of
retail media advertising
10
#1 Retail media’s streaming TV advertising
opportunity will be powered by in-store sales
data
$0.51
$0.88
$1.83
$3.19
$4.75
$6.54
72.4%
106.7%
74.7%
48.7%
37.7%
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
$-
$1
$2
$3
$4
$5
$6
$7
2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
US Retail Media Off-Site Digital Ad
Revenues
Ad Spend % Change
Source:
$
Billions
#2 In-store attribution data will complete
the ROAS picture for brands with ‘the other
85%’ of retail sales
45.5% 44.8% 44.1% 42.1% 41.4% 41.4% 39.3%
35.9% 34.5% 32.4% 32.4%
24.8% 24.1%
Most Important Attributes for Retail Media Networks
% of Brands Indicating “Extremely Important”
Source:
212.6
119.0
73.4 67.9 66.0 62.8
53.0
41.4
34.3
27.7 24.4 22.7
15.9
144.9
78.2
35.1
55.8
22.4
41.0
24.5
14.7
29.2
55.2
41.7
8.1 13.7
In-Store vs. Digital: US Monthly Audience Reach
November 2022
In-Store Digital
#3 In-store retail media will prove that
physical stores are the next major media
channel
Sources:
Millions
of
Unique
Visitors
14
Kristi Argyilan
SVP, Retail Media
Aaron Dunford
Sr. Director, Digital & Marketing

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Retail Media Networks: How the physical store will power their next phase of growth

  • 1. Retail Media Networks: How the physical store will power their next phase of growth ANDREW LIPSMAN Principal Analyst, Retail and eCommerce Insider Intelligence
  • 2. Retail Media Networks How the Physical Store Will Power their Next Phase of Growth January 16, 2023 Andrew Lipsman Principal Analyst
  • 3. Retail media is digital advertising’s third big wave after search and social–and it’s destined to eventually be the biggest Retail Media: Digital Advertising’s Third Big Wave Retail media Social Search Search: 14 Years 2002-2016 Social: 11 Years 2008-2019 Retail Media: 5 Years 2016-2021 Years from $1B to $30B
  • 4. Retail media will be a $45 billion market this year, and will continue growing by $10 billion a year $13.2 $20.8 $31.1 $37.4 $45.1 $55.3 57.3% 49.3% 20.4% 20.5% 22.9% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% $0 $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Retail media ad spending% Change US Retail Media Ad Spending $ Billions
  • 5. Every retailer is becoming an ad network… but which ones have what it takes to scale? Digital Marketplaces / Platforms Mass Merchandise / Department Category Specialists Commerce Intermediaries Other Commerce Verticals
  • 6. 76.8% 76.5% 77.9% 77.9% 76.8% 75.5% 3.5% 4.8% 5.1% 6.0% 7.0% 8.2% 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Amazon dominates retail media, but next-tier RMNs are carving out meaningful positions Source: US Retail Media Ad Spend Market Share Every 1% in market share = $450 million in high-margin revenue
  • 7. Top retail media networks will be among 2023’s biggest winners in digital advertising growth 42% 41% 36% 30% 26% 19% 13% 10% 5% 3% Retail Media Big Tech Streaming The Duopoly Source: 2023 US Digital Ad Revenue % Growth Forecast Among Top Platforms
  • 8. Retail media fills a huge need for brands It sits at the intersection of three massive marketing disruptions TV RETAIL MEDIA Digital Ads In-Store Trend 1 Ratings in Decline Trend 3 Digitizati on of the Store Trend 2 Deprecation of Third-Party Identifiers 8
  • 9. Future retail media budgets will pull from everywhere – digital, linear TV, and shopper/trade marketing Sources: Net New Dollars Cannibalization $ Billions
  • 10. 3 ways the physical store will power the future of retail media advertising 10
  • 11. #1 Retail media’s streaming TV advertising opportunity will be powered by in-store sales data $0.51 $0.88 $1.83 $3.19 $4.75 $6.54 72.4% 106.7% 74.7% 48.7% 37.7% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% 120% $- $1 $2 $3 $4 $5 $6 $7 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 US Retail Media Off-Site Digital Ad Revenues Ad Spend % Change Source: $ Billions
  • 12. #2 In-store attribution data will complete the ROAS picture for brands with ‘the other 85%’ of retail sales 45.5% 44.8% 44.1% 42.1% 41.4% 41.4% 39.3% 35.9% 34.5% 32.4% 32.4% 24.8% 24.1% Most Important Attributes for Retail Media Networks % of Brands Indicating “Extremely Important” Source:
  • 13. 212.6 119.0 73.4 67.9 66.0 62.8 53.0 41.4 34.3 27.7 24.4 22.7 15.9 144.9 78.2 35.1 55.8 22.4 41.0 24.5 14.7 29.2 55.2 41.7 8.1 13.7 In-Store vs. Digital: US Monthly Audience Reach November 2022 In-Store Digital #3 In-store retail media will prove that physical stores are the next major media channel Sources: Millions of Unique Visitors
  • 14. 14 Kristi Argyilan SVP, Retail Media Aaron Dunford Sr. Director, Digital & Marketing