Global retail media ad spending is expected to more than double from $114.18 billion in 2023 to $233.89 billion in 2027, according to eMarketer. Retail media is expected to represent a larger percentage of digital advertising spending, which has begun to eclipse traditional media spending, growing from 18.9% of that segment in 2023 to 25.7% in 2027, according to eMarketer. "What we hear from brands most directly is they no longer wake up with a recipe to buy X amount of TV, X amount of social, X amount of digital. GSTV screens reach 115 million viewers per month across 49 states. "It's the new TV for mass reach advertising," said Mark Boidman, head of media and entertainment investment banking at Solomon Partners.

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Persons: Sean McCaffrey, McCaffrey, Mark Boidman Organizations: Television, Facebook, Walmart, Kroger, WPP, Global, Brands, Solomon Partners Locations: eMarketer, It's