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Retail Media: Driving Growth for Retailers & Brands
The 2026 Retailing Innovation Summit

Join the Center for Retailing Innovation at Mays Business School for a one-day industry forum focused on retail media and its role in driving growth for retailers, brands, and the broader retailing ecosystem.

The 2026 Retailing Innovation Summit will bring together retailers, consumer brands, agencies, technology providers, data partners, faculty, and students to explore how retail media is reshaping shopper engagement, measurement, in-store and digital experiences, brand-retailer partnerships, and career opportunities across retailing, sales, advertising, analytics, and marketing.

Event Details
Date: Friday, October 2, 2026
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Location: Wayne Roberts ’85 Building, Room 211
Address: 310 Olsen Blvd, College Station, TX 77845
Host: Center for Retailing Innovation, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University

Who Should Attend
This summit is designed for industry professionals and students interested in the future of retailing, consumer brands, retail media, shopper engagement, sales, advertising, analytics, marketing, data, and technology.

Industry attendees may include leaders from retailers, consumer brands, agencies, retail media networks, data and technology firms, and service providers working across the retailing ecosystem.

Program Overview
The summit will feature keynote conversations, industry panels, academic perspective, and networking focused on how retail media is reshaping growth for retailers and brands.

Planned conversations will explore retail media strategy, measurement and incrementality, in-store and digital media, AI and personalization, brand-retailer partnerships, and emerging career opportunities across the retail media ecosystem.

Speakers and session details will be announced soon.

Registration
Industry registration includes access to summit programming, networking sessions, coffee breaks, and lunch.

Student, faculty, and staff registration is complimentary but space is limited.

Important Notes
Space is limited. The Center for Retailing Innovation reserves the right to review registration categories to help maintain a balanced mix of industry professionals, students, faculty, and invited guests.

Student registration is intended for current students and may require confirmation of university affiliation.