First published in IAB Europe

From pressure to performance: Driving Retail Media growth in a shifting landscape

Scaling, measuring, and winning in today’s retail media landscape

Nov 05, 2025

Diana Abebrese, Global Retail Media Lead
Manchester

The Retail Media landscape is undergoing a rapid and fundamental shift. Once a quiet revenue stream, Retail Media Networks (RMNs) are now under intense pressure to scale, standardise, and prove their value to increasingly discerning advertisers. In this blog, members of our Retail & Commerce Media Committee share their perspectives on the biggest challenges and opportunities facing RMNs today. From mounting revenue expectations and measurement scrutiny to AI-driven innovation and the rise of programmatic access, they explore how retailers and brands are adapting to stay competitive. 

Read the full Q&A featuring our very own Diaba Abebrese on IAB Europe’s website

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Diana Abebrese
Global Retail Media Lead, Manchester