Observed Signal · Oct 15, 2025 · Industry Trend · Source: Adzine · Impact: 3/5 · Sentiment: Positive
Quick Commerce Revolutionizes Retail Media Advertising Landscape
Quick Commerce has transformed buying behavior by delivering groceries, meals, and household goods with near-immediate speed and is increasingly driving digital advertising through vast first-party data and purchase-ready audiences. Retail Media Networks are expanding beyond traditional retailers, with new intermediaries such as Uber, DoorDash, and Instacart entering the space; in Germany, Wolt and Uber Eats are active as well. Quick-Commerce platforms operate as intermediaries without owning stock, enabling higher margins and a more scalable ad business, while leveraging real-time transaction data for precise targeting at the moment of purchase. Advertising spend in Retail Media has quintupled since 2019, and Emarketer projects off-site Retail Media advertising to exceed $28 billion by 2028. Instacart has rolled out in-store Retail Media solutions in California (smart shopping carts and digital shelf displays). The Retail Media-CTV market is forecast to surpass $10 billion by 2028. Onsite measurement is closed-loop; offsite attribution increasingly relies on MMM, supported by granular SKU data.
Highlights the rising role of Quick Commerce in Retail Media and forecasts substantial spend growth and new ad formats.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- Retail media spend has quintupled since 2019; Emarketer expects off-site Retail Media advertising to exceed $28B by 2028.
- Instacart launched in-store Retail Media solutions in California, including smart shopping carts and digital shelf displays.
- Retail-media-CTV advertising market is forecast to surpass $10B by 2028 (Emarketer).
- Quick-Commerce platforms operate as intermediaries without owning stock, enabling high margins and scalable ad businesses, backed by first-party, real-time transaction data for precise targeting.
- Measurement in Quick-Commerce advertising uses onsite closed-loop measurement; offsite attribution relies on MMM.
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Retail Media Revolutionizes Advertising Landscape Beyond Traditional Boundaries
Retail media is expanding beyond traditional shopper marketing, with major brands and platforms embracing broader spend and new inventory. The AdExchanger article highlights Mastercard launching Mastercard Commerce Media; PayPal launching an ad network for its small-business merchants; and partnerships such as Criteo's SSP integration with Google Search Ads 360 for on-site retail media, plus collaborations between Instacart and TikTok. It notes Microsoft moving its DSP customers to Amazon DSP as part of a broader shift. The piece argues that retail media is no longer simply the digitalization of coupons or in-store budgets, but a potential new category of advertising that could involve non-endemic advertisers and non-traditional formats. It also discusses price normalization in data: The Trade Desk's Audience Unlimited reduces data costs; Index Exchange launched a data marketplace to undercut others. Startups like Rokt, Nift, and M3 Retail are expanding access to retailer inventories and new retail-media opportunities.
Trump Unveils Super Intelligence Force Led by Clayton
President Trump has created a 'Super Intelligence Force' to coordinate federal AI efforts, appointing national intelligence director Jay Clayton as its chair and AI czar. The task force includes FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson, Pentagon CTO Emil Michael, and OPM Director Scott Kupor as vice chairs. They will report directly to Trump and have 120 days to produce a report on AI risks and opportunities, aiming to maintain U.S. leadership while preventing overregulation. Clayton, who will retain his DNI role, advocates against slowing AI development, supporting existing liability laws over new regulations. However, privacy advocates express concerns about the intelligence community's $80 billion budget and its influence over AI companies. The move follows an executive order rebranding AI as 'super intelligence' and reflects a moderate regulatory approach.
Teads Integrates with Koddi Commerce Media Infrastructure
Teads and Koddi have announced a new integration connecting Teads' Ad Manager with Koddi's commerce media infrastructure. This partnership enables advertisers to purchase onsite retail inventory from Koddi networks in the US and Europe, including Sponsored Product Ads and display placements on merchant and commerce platforms. The integration uses the OpenRTB standard to facilitate automated exchange between demand and sell sides, eliminating the need for proprietary integrations between Teads and individual retailers. Networks such as Wolt Ads, Gopuff UK, and Hopper are among those connected. Retailers retain control over inventory, pricing, and quality standards through Koddi's SSP. This move expands Teads' programmatic retail media offerings, allowing advertisers to plan and activate retail media alongside other channels within the Teads Ad Manager.
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