Retail Media Networks: Trends, Benchmarks, and Leadership in 2025

Exclusive Survey Data on the Organizations Shaping the Future of Retail Media​

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Exclusive survey findings benchmark retail media network structures, capabilities, and priorities as the landscape continues to take shape.​
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Retailers are rapidly building, organizing, and evolving their media businesses. New Bain & Company and EMARKETER survey findings benchmark the structures, capabilities, and priorities shaping retail media networks in the year ahead.

This deck covers:

  • How retail media networks (RMNs) are structured and governed, including reporting lines, team composition, and incentive models​
  • Where RMNs are most and least confident in their capabilities across strategy, operations, measurement, and technology​
  • Where RMNs are focusing investment and anticipating disruption in 2026 and beyond, from AI adoption to evolving media formats​

This deck can help you:

  • Benchmark performance and develop strategies (media platforms)​
  • Showcase opportunities to customers (solution providers)

authors

Sarah Marzano

Contributors

Suzy Davidkhanian
VP, Content
Na Li
Director, Primary Research
Penelope Lin
Director, Data Visualization
Wendy Malloy
Director, Reports Editor
Emma Noyes
Graphic Designer, Data Visualization
Jennifer Pearson
VP, Research
Sakina Thanawala
Copy Editor
Matt Torpey
Senior Chart Editor
Emman Velasco
Chart Editor
Max Willens
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