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eMarketer: Catalina Snacks leans on retail media for niche shopper targeting

eMarketer’s Christopher Wood reports that Catalina Snacks uses retail media networks and niche messaging to reach specific shopper segments in the grocery aisle, a strategy the piece frames as a way for a smaller snack brand to compete against larger rivals with bigger ad budgets.

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