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Retail Media Flywheel Explained: How Marketplaces Become Ad Revenue Engines (Lowe’s Case Study + Future of Commerce)

In this episode, I reflect on a panel I joined at Mirakl’s Annual Outpace Summit in New York, where a World Cup analogy sparked a bigger realization about what it really takes for marketplaces to win. It’s not enough to “qualify” by launching a marketplace: you only start unlocking real enterprise value when you understand how to monetize the audience you’ve built.

I break down why marketplaces and retail media networks aren’t separate strategies, but a single flywheel. From Lowe’s marketplace evolution to the rise of seller-funded advertising demand, I explore how assortment drives traffic…

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