Waking the Sleeping Giant: Why 2026 Is the Breakout Year for In-Store Digital Retail Media

Discover why in-store digital retail media is stepping into the spotlight.
By STRATACACHE Team
January 9, 2026
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In-store digital retail media is finally stepping into the spotlight. While physical stores still drive most retail sales, in-store media has captured only a sliver of retail media investment — until now. In 2026, that imbalance reaches a tipping point.

In this new STRATACACHE special report, Waking the Sleeping Giant: In-Store Digital Media Outlook 2026, we explore why the store is emerging as retail media’s most underutilized — and most powerful — channel. Long-standing barriers around measurement, standards, and scale are falling, opening the door to a new era of accountable, high-impact in-store media.

Inside the full report, you’ll discover:

  • Why in-store media influence is now proven and measurable
  • How privacy-safe measurement and new standards are unlocking brand confidence
  • The role AI will play in elevating the store’s strategic value
  • Why creative relevance, not repetition, will define in-store success
  • What separates experimentation from scalable growth in 2026

The sleeping giant is awake. The question is whether your business is ready to move fast enough to capture the opportunity.

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