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Retailers see advantage of digitizing brick-and-mortars

Strategy allows retailers to provide interactive media experiences

Bill Wilson, Senior editor at Supermarket News

May 1, 2023

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A survey was recently conducted involving 3,750 brick-and-mortar shoppers on the effectiveness of in-store retail media and digital ads.Cooler Screens

The digitization of brick-and-mortars is beginning to become a form of entertainment for customers, and also a valuable advertising tool.

Industry experts are saying digitization allows retailers to provide dynamic, interactive media experiences at shelves, end caps, cooler doors and checkout aisles.

A recent survey conducted by Cooler Screens involving 3,750 brick-and-mortar shoppers on the effectiveness of in-store retail media and digital ads found that:

  • 79% reported a positive impact on their shopping experience

  • 82% found in-store digital ads memorable

  • 56% made unplanned purchases prompted by the ads they saw

Furthermore, data from Placer.ai and Comscore Media Metrix Multi-Platform reveals in-store retail media offers audiences that are an average of 70% larger than digital audiences for brick-and-mortars like Walmart (over 212 million unique visitors vs. 140 million), Target (119 million vs. over 78 million), Walgreens (over 73 million vs. over 35 million), Costco (66 million vs. over 22 million), CVS (almost 63 million vs. 41 million), and Kroger (over 41 million vs. almost 15 million).

 

About the Author

Bill Wilson

Senior editor at Supermarket News

Bill Wilson is the senior editor at Supermarket News, covering all things grocery and retail. He has been a journalist in the B2B industry for 25 years. He has received two Robert F. Boger awards for his work as a journalist in the infrastructure industry and has over 25 editorial awards total in his career. He graduated cum laude from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale with a major in broadcast communications.

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