B&Q (Kingfisher Group) launches a retail media business in the U.K.

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The rise of retail media continues in the D.I.Y. sector. Kingfisher (turnover of £3.2 billion in the Q3 to the end of October 2023, down by 2.7% at constant exchange rates) is now rolling out retail media in all stores and countries with directly-owned subsidiaries. Following the French launch of a retail media agency for Castorama and BricoDepot, Group’s C.E.O. Thierry Garnier announced on Linkedin on 17 December 2023 the launch of the first retail media campaigns on the B&Q site in the U.K. F

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