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Amazon, Walmart Boost Onsite Ads as Retail Media Shifts
- Retailers Amazon and Walmart are emphasizing their own platforms for advertising. Investors should monitor advertising revenue growth and its impact on e-commerce traffic and operating margins.
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Amazon and Walmart are significantly increasing their retail media advertising efforts on their own e-commerce platforms. This strategic shift aims to capture shoppers closer to the point of purchase, leveraging first-party data to enhance ad effectiveness in a fluctuating retail media market.
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Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) and Walmart Inc. (NYSE: WMT) are intensifying their focus on onsite retail media advertising, aiming to capture consumer spending closer to the purchase decision. This strategy leverages first-party data and high-intent search behavior to drive ad revenue, a critical profit lever for both retail giants.
During the first half of 2026, Amazon generated 56% of its retail-media impressions on its own platform, a notable increase from prior periods. Walmart also saw a substantial rise in its onsite ad share, reaching 44%, up 27 percentage points year-over-year. This contrasts with rivals such as Best Buy and Target, which place the majority of their measured impressions offsite.
The broader retail-media market experienced a 17% year-over-year decline in total impressions in the first half of 2026. Despite this, Amazon maintained a significant market share, controlling approximately 60% of impressions even with a 16% decrease in its own onsite impressions.
Amazon's advertising services revenue reached $19.8 billion in the second quarter, marking a 26% increase from the previous year. Similarly, Walmart's global advertising business grew 38% last quarter, with its Walmart Connect platform excluding Vizio up 43%, indicating strong momentum in this segment.
Investors are observing how these companies can sustain advertising growth amidst industry-wide impression declines and potential saturation risks. The focus remains on advertising revenue growth, e-commerce traffic, and operating margins, as a greater share of ads near checkout may enhance monetization.
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