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GoWit and Spike Power Grocery Giant Panda’s Retail Media in Saudi Arabia

GoWit joins Panda Retail and Spike Media Saudi to power Panda’s E-Commerce Media platform with AI-driven AdTech, first-party data, and local expertise.

Commerce Media Table: Connecting Commerce Leaders Across EMEA

Discover Commerce Media Table, GoWit’s invitation-only thought leadership network, across Türkiye, MENA and Europe.

Panda Retail Partners with Spike and GoWit for E-Commerce Media

Panda Retail, one of Saudi Arabia's largest grocery retailers, has partnered with Spike Media Saudi and GoWit (operating locally as GoSpike) to accelerate its digital media transformation and scale its E-Commerce Retail Media platform in the Kingdom. The partnership combines Spike Media's local market expertise, advertiser relationships, and AdOps capabilities with GoWit's advanced AdTech infrastructure. Panda's extensive reach—over 200 stores, 14 million online shoppers, and one million monthly active app visits—provides advertisers with powerful touchpoints across physical and digital channels. The collaboration aims to expand advertiser participation, manage growing campaign volumes, and enable more automated, data-driven, and measurable media operations. According to Grand View Research, Saudi Arabia's Retail Media networks market is projected to grow from USD 554.3 million in 2025 to USD 1.15 billion by 2033. This partnership marks a milestone for Saudi Arabia's Retail Media ecosystem and supports the Kingdom's rapid digital transformation.

• Panda Retail partners with Spike Media Saudi and GoWit to scale its E-Commerce Retail Media platform.
• The partnership combines Spike Media's local market expertise with GoWit's AdTech infrastructure.
• Panda has over 200 stores, 14 million online shoppers, and one million monthly active app visits.

OTTO Advertising und Pacvue: SPA-Kampagnenmanagement über zentrale Plattform

OTTO Advertising und Pacvue kooperieren bei der Integration von Sponsored Product Ads. Die Pressemitteilung vom 22. September 2026 kündigt ein zentrales Kampagnenmanagement über die Pacvue-Plattform an.

Sabine Jünger Named Managing Director Europe at Front Row

Effective January 1, 2027, Sabine Jünger will become Managing Director Europe of the Front Row Group, joining the existing leadership team of Daniel Andrlik, Benjamin Weyrich and Niall Donohoe. Founders Jan Bechler, Tim Nedden and Björn Sjut will step down from the management team in spring 2027 but will remain with the company as Founding Partners and shareholders, focusing on strategic development, M&A and AI implementation. Front Row (founded in 2014 as Finc3) operates ecommerce management, a global software product business (Catapult), B2B digital marketing and D2C store development, and reported strong double-digit growth with over 600 employees worldwide. Jünger previously led OTTO's retail media business and was Head of Agency for Amazon (2015–2020).

• Sabine Jünger will become Managing Director Europe of the Front Row Group effective 2027-01-01.
• Founders Jan Bechler, Tim Nedden, and Björn Sjut will leave the management team in spring 2027 but remain as Founding Partners and shareholders.
• Front Row was founded in 2014 as Finc3 and rebranded to Front Row in 2023 after joining forces with Fortress Brand in 2022.

Sabine Jünger joins Front Row as Europe Head

Sabine Jünger, currently Vice President at Otto Advertising, will become Managing Director Europe of e‑commerce agency group Front Row, effective 1 January 2027. Jünger has served at Otto since 2021 and previously was Head of Agency at Amazon (2015–2020). At Front Row she will join a four‑person European management team alongside Daniel Andrlik (e‑commerce), Chief Product Officer Benjamin Weyrich and Niall Donohoe (B2B marketing). The company—formed in 2022 from the merger of Hamburg’s Finc3 and US marketplace accelerator Fortress Brand—employs more than 600 people worldwide and counts clients such as Unilever, Bosch, Tesa, Sennheiser and Wella. Founders Jan Bechler, Tim Nedden and Björn Sjut will step back from the management team in spring 2027 but remain founding partners and shareholders. Reported by Horizont on 20 August 2026.

• Sabine Jünger will become Managing Director Europe of Front Row, effective 1 January 2027.
• Jünger has served as Vice President at Otto Advertising since 2021 and was Head of Agency at Amazon (2015–2020).
• She will join a four‑person European management team with Daniel Andrlik (e‑commerce), Benjamin Weyrich (Chief Product Officer) and Niall Donohoe (B2B marketing).