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In-Store Retail Media Monthly Newsletter — March

Teemu Kurri
Teemu Kurri
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Co-founder, Chief Growth Officer
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Here we are with the March 2026 edition of the Doohlabs in-store retail media monthly newsletter. There is so much happening in the field of in-store retail media that we’ve decided to include a little more news in this edition. Let us know what you think — is the amount of content just right, or would you prefer more or less news?

Retail Media in News

McKinsey argues that commerce media is reaching an inflection point, with winners building full-stack platforms combining data, omnichannel activation, and measurement:
Commerce media at an inflection point: How to win with a full-stack approach

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Retail media’s easy growth—without fully leveraging the powers of retailer data—is coming to an end, as a new wave of M&A signals a more competitive and mature market, writes Adweek:
A New Wave of M&A Shows that Retail Media’s Easy Growth Is Gone

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Insight DIY reports that UK home improvement retailer Wickes has launched “Wickes Connected Retail Media", a new network combining digital and in-store data to help brands reach DIY shoppers across the full project journey:
Wickes Launches Retail Media Platform to Connect Brands and Customers

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New in Doohlabs

Hannaleena Koskinen from ReTALE / Aller and Teemu Kurri from Doohlabs

Doohlabs and ReTALE wrote a joint blog post about how many companies remain retail media companies in denial:
Is Your Business a Retail Media Company in Denial?

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Doohlabs’ CEO Janne Lohvansuu unveils our AI Strategy and introduces first release:
Doohlabs AI vision and first release

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Doohlabs argues in our latest blog post that only retailers who understand the value of first-party data and can leverage it for the benefit of their advertisers will prevail in the market:
First-Party Data Is the Fuel That Powers Omnichannel Retail Media

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More headlines next month.

Best regards,
Doohlabs Team

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Teemu Kurri

Teemu Kurri

Co-founder, Chief Growth Officer

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