Albertsons Media Collective vs Cyreen

Retail Media Networks: Growth Levers Beyond Trade Dollars

In a panel at ADWEEK House Advertising HQ co-hosted with Albertsons, Julian Mintz, VP of ad sales at Albertsons Media Collective, and Dani Mariano, CEO of Razorfish, discussed the evolving role of retail media networks (RMNs) in the marketing mix. Mintz emphasized the need for closer alignment between media and merchandise teams to avoid scenarios where campaigns promote out-of-stock products. Mariano reframed retail media not as an additional cost but as an opportunity to round out compressed budgets, while Mintz described retail media dollars as a 'growth lever.' They highlighted the power of leveraging retail data—even for non-endemic brands—by combining it with other consumer insights to build a robust customer picture. The panel underscored that success is ultimately measured by driving brand sales and demonstrating tangible business impact.

• Albertsons Media Collective's VP of ad sales, Julian Mintz, and Razorfish CEO Dani Mariano participated in a panel on retail media.
• Mintz cited an example where a campaign promoted an out-of-stock product due to lack of communication between media and merchant teams.
• Mariano said retail media dollars should not be seen as trade dollars but as an opportunity to round out compressed budgets.

Albertsons Retail Media Head Departs

Brian Monahan has left Albertsons Media Collective, the grocery chain's retail media network, after just over a year as senior vice president. The unit will now report to CMO Emily Turner, who in turn reports to EVP and Chief Merchandising Officer Michelle Larson. An Albertsons spokesperson confirmed the departure, noting that business partners were informed. Monahan, who joined from Dentsu where he led retail media solutions, and previously led retail vertical strategy at Pinterest, was unexpectedly scheduled to speak at industry events that week. Under his leadership, Albertsons launched an incremental multi-touch attribution measurement solution and a scripted branded entertainment offering. Agency executives suggest the move reflects slower-than-expected growth of the network, though client ad spend is not expected to be affected. Albertsons' digital sales grew 13% in Q1 fiscal 2026, but identical sales declined 0.8%. The company did not disclose if the position will be filled.

• Brian Monahan, senior VP of Albertsons Media Collective, has left the company effective immediately.
• Albertsons Media Collective now reports to CMO Emily Turner, who reports to EVP Michelle Larson.
• Monahan joined Albertsons in July 2025 from Dentsu and previously led retail vertical strategy at Pinterest.

Retail Media Doesn't Have to Kill Creative

This sponsored editorial (published July 24, 2026) reports on a Cannes conversation where industry figures argued that retail media and creator marketing should be integrated rather than treated as separate disciplines. Julian Mintz of Albertsons Media Collective, Jesse Batres of Influential and creator Julie Sousa discuss bringing creator content, retailer shopper data and retail media together to link influence to purchase. The piece stresses the need for richer measurement to prove creator content drives checkout, prioritizing the right audience over the biggest creator, and using shopper insight to keep content relevant while retaining authenticity.

• Article published on 2026-07-24.
• Julian Mintz is vice-president of ad sales at Albertsons Media Collective and spoke about creative's role in retail media.
• Jesse Batres is executive vice-president and head of sales & partnerships at Influential and discussed combining creator influence with audience intelligence.

Ferrero Measures Retail Media DOOH Sales Impact

This case study details how Ferrero, for its Eat Natural brand, measured the sales impact of in-store Digital Out-of-Home (DOOH) advertising. The campaign ran for two weeks across 59 stores of a retail partner, utilizing 328 digital screens. By linking ad exposure data with the retailer's point-of-sale (POS) data, the analysis quantified the campaign's contribution to sales. Key findings included a 114% higher conversion rate among shoppers exposed to the ads, a 106% sales uplift for those shoppers, and a 29% incremental uplift in total sales. The insights also revealed optimal times of day for advertising, enabling more effective media planning. This approach demonstrates the potential of connecting DOOH exposure with transaction data to optimize retail media campaigns.

• Ferrero's Eat Natural brand ran a two-week in-store DOOH campaign across 59 stores with 328 digital screens.
• The campaign linked ad exposure data with retailer POS data to measure sales impact.
• Shoppers exposed to the ads showed a 114% higher conversion rate.

Cyreen und SanLucar machen Werbewirkung am PoS messbar

Neuer Pressespiegel-Eintrag: Fruchthandel Magazin berichtet über die Zusammenarbeit von SanLucar und Cyreen zur Messbarkeit von Retail Media am Point of Sale.

One Tech Group and Cyreen Make In-Store Retail Media Programmatically Bookable

The One Tech Group and Cyreen have partnered to make in-store retail media programmatically bookable via One Tech Group's SSP1 platform. Cyreen's nationwide in-store screen network, comprising nearly 1,000 screens across food retail and beverage specialty stores, can now be purchased programmatically through a single access point. Cyreen also offers C.A.P. (Connecting Ad Impressions with Purchase), a technology that uses RFID to anonymously link screen ad exposure to actual purchases at the point of sale, enabling causal measurement of campaign effectiveness. This partnership expands access for agencies and advertisers, including non-endemic brands, to in-store inventory, with the RTG-Media network exclusively marketed by LAYA Group.

• One Tech Group and Cyreen integrate their in-store retail media offerings.
• Cyreen's in-store screen network is now programmatically bookable via One Tech Group's SSP1.
• Cyreen's C.A.P. technology connects ad impressions to purchases using RFID and checkout data.