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MarTech 7h ago

Retail media budgets are growing. Advertisers’ patience isn’t.

Advertisers plan to spend more, but slow activation and weak measurement can still cost networks money.

Paid Search E-commerce

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Earlier this week

Practical Ecommerce 2d ago

New Ecommerce Tools: October 14, 2026

This week: agentic checkouts, AI-powered marketing, same-day deliveries, brand intelligence, cross-border commerce, multi-carrier shipping, and more.

E-commerce

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Practical Ecommerce 5d ago

Retail Media’s Opportunity Cost

Where does merchandising end and retail media begin?

E-commerce

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Practical Ecommerce Oct 7, 2026

New Ecommerce Tools: October 7, 2026

New services this week include website builders, no-box returns, AI-powered ad campaigns, same-day deliveries, discovery tools, multichannel product listings, live commerce, and more.

E-commerce

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