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Will Retailers Sacrifice Customer Loyalty to Solve Our Returns Problem?

58% of consumers want a hassle-free, no-questions-asked return policy. Will customers abandon a brand that doesn’t offer that?

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Advertisers Can Target Kroger Audiences Through Yahoo’s DSP With New Partnership

The partnership marks Kroger Precision Marketing's second demand-side-platform partnership since last fall and ushers in a new focus on commerce media for Yahoo Advertising.

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Best Buy and CNET Are Combining Their Ad Inventory

The deal between Best Buy and CNET represents a significant innovation in retail media, one analyst said, and could mark a turning point as more retailers and publishers partner or [...]

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The Top 8 Retail Media Networks for Advertisers In 2024

Based on conversations with experts, analysts and the retailers themselves, ADWEEK compiled a list of the most important retail media networks for advertisers to know in 2024.

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How Do These Awful People Sleep at Night? On Mattress Firm Beds

Three ads from Mattress Firm, launching today, center on the rhetorical question, "How do you sleep at night?"

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Kristen Wiig Reprises Her Iconic SNL Character, ‘Target Lady,’ in Target’s National Campaign

Kristen Wiig reprises her Saturday Night Live character for the retailer's national ad campaign.

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Ikea’s Sweet Ads Capture the Messy Realities of Pet Ownership

Ikea's sweet campaign shows products destroyed by pets to boast about the retailer's affordability.

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Not Your Dad’s Suit Shop: Men’s Wearhouse Tests Comedy in New Ads

Men's Wearhouse debuts its first work with new indie agency Party Land, lightening up its formerly 'emotional' work with cheeky humor.

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Amazon’s Gritty Campaign Shows How Tough Women’s Soccer Can Be

Amazon's ad promotes its new dedicated marketplace for women's soccer in Europe.

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Skims Makes Ad Debut With Sci-Fi Film Starring Kim Kardashian in Every Role

Skims made its ad debut with a futuristic film in which co-founder Kim Kardashian plays every role.

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Physical Retail Is the New TV

We are one step closer to the in-store equivalent of Nielsen TV ratings.

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Lego’s Message to Girls and Their Parents: Ditch Perfectionism

Lego reveals gender biases in everyday language as it aims to boost girls' creative confidence through a global initiative.

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What Gap’s Tyla Reset Says About Virality, Nostalgia and Relevance

Gap's Y2K-inspired strategy moves the brand forward while reflecting on its 1990s and 2000s heyday.

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Athleta Dives Into Women’s History Month by Championing Olympic Swimmer Katie Ledecky

Gap-owned brand Athleta partnered with Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky for a campaign kicking off Women's History Month.