Retail Media Ecosystem — is the network for cross-industry exchange between all market participants

About the Focus group

The overarching goal of the focus group is to further develop the retail media category with suitable projects and measures. This includes, among other things  

  • Overarching topics that affect the entire ecosystem 
  • Support and cooperation with the RMC

In addition, a regular constructive exchange with other specialist committees such as Digital Commerce and Programmatic Advertising should take place.

Mission 

As a network for cross-industry exchange, we offer a platform for all market participants in the field of commerce media. We deal with the booking, handling, control and use of media for brand awareness and/or sales using commerce data and/or in commerce environments along the entire value chain.

Vision 

Our overarching goal is to unite the diverse services and interests of all participants and to give the entire ecosystem a common voice in order to continuously contribute to the further development of retail media as a media genre.

Labs

Brand Positioning at the Physical POS

The lab aims to provide the market with a professionally grounded overview of brand positioning at the physical POS, considering all perspectives of market participants—from retailers and advertisers to agencies and technology providers. This approach seeks to holistically illuminate the complexity and challenges of this field.

Lab Leader

  • Victor Cordes
    LAYA Media
Retail Media Ecosystem Overview

The lab continuously works on various projects in the field of retail media market overview and pursues the goal of structuring the media genre and its players and creating transparency.
This also includes regularly updating the BVDW Market Landscape across the entire retail media ecosystem.

Lab Leader

  • Dennis Götze
    Marketing of Moments

Co Lab Lead

  • Christian Essenbach
    LAYA Group
Retail Media x AI

The Lab Retail Media x AI is committed to responsibly and future-orientedly tapping into the potential of artificial intelligence in retail media. The goal is to support members in strategically leveraging data-driven innovations, promoting market transparency, and ensuring sustainable competitiveness in digital commerce. Through knowledge transfer, networking, and practical guidance, the industry is strengthened in a dynamic, technology-driven environment.

Lab Leads

  • Olga Puzhko
    Kenshoo Skai
  • Jan Schmitz
    Zalando
  • Jens Bargmann
    adform

Chairmanship

Moritz Hoffmann
Chairman
pilot Hamburg GmbH & Co. KG
Nina Ascheron-Polter
Deputy chairwoman
Bonial International GmbH
Robert Kießling
Deputy chairman
The Trade Desk GmbH
Désirée Mai
Deputy chairwoman
Cyberport SE
Tim Nedden
Deputy chairman
Front Row GmbH

Contact

Irina Schmitz
Unit Lead Commerce & Retail
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