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CVS Media Exchange

CVS Media Exchange

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Provides advertisers with access to healthcare-focused consumers through first-party data from CVS's 100+ million loyalty members, enabling targeted campaigns across digital and physical touchpoints with closed-loop measurement.

Last updated Jun 22, 2026 by the ATDb Editorial Team · Connections updated Jun 26, 2026

Founded
2020
HQ
Woonsocket, Rhode Island, United States
Connections
9

At a glance

Employees
51-200
Funding
$10M
Revenue
$10M-$50M
Stock
CVS
2integrations4competitors

About

Leading healthcare-focused retail media network with unique access to pharmacy and wellness consumer data

CVS Media Exchange is the retail media network division of CVS Health, one of America's largest pharmacy and healthcare retailers. The platform enables consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands, pharmaceutical companies, and health-related advertisers to reach highly engaged healthcare consumers through targeted advertising across CVS's extensive digital ecosystem, including CVS.com, the CVS mobile app, in-store digital screens, and email channels. Leveraging CVS Health's first-party data from over 100 million ExtraCare loyalty program members and pharmacy customers, the platform offers advertisers unique insights into healthcare purchasing behaviors and wellness journeys. As a retail media network, CVS Media Exchange operates within the rapidly growing retail media sector, positioning itself uniquely at the intersection of healthcare and retail advertising. The platform provides closed-loop measurement capabilities, allowing advertisers to track campaign performance from impression to purchase, both online and in-store across CVS's 9,000+ retail locations. CVS Media Exchange competes with other major retail media networks while differentiating itself through its healthcare-specific audience and the ability to reach consumers at critical moments in their health and wellness decision-making process.

Business model

Retail Media Network

Target market

Enterprise

What they offer

  • Display Advertising

    Targeted display ads across CVS.com and mobile app reaching consumers during shopping and healthcare research

  • Sponsored Products

    Product placement and search advertising within CVS digital properties to drive product discovery and sales

  • In-Store Digital Media

    Digital screen advertising across CVS retail locations reaching consumers at point of purchase

  • Email Marketing

    Targeted email campaigns leveraging CVS's ExtraCare loyalty program database

  • Audience Insights

    Healthcare and wellness consumer data analytics for campaign planning and optimization

Key features

Access to 100+ million ExtraCare loyalty membersFirst-party healthcare and pharmacy purchase dataClosed-loop attribution and measurementOmnichannel reach across digital and 9,000+ storesHealthcare-specific audience targetingReal-time campaign optimizationCross-device targeting capabilities

Use cases

CPG brands promoting health and wellness products to relevant consumersPharmaceutical companies advertising OTC medications to pharmacy shoppersHealth and beauty brands reaching beauty enthusiasts and skincare consumersSeasonal health campaign targeting (flu season, allergy season)New product launches in health and wellness categoriesDriving in-store traffic and online purchases for health-related products

Customer segments

Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) brandsPharmaceutical companiesHealth and wellness brandsBeauty and personal care brandsOver-the-counter medication manufacturersAdvertising agencies representing healthcare clients

Tech & specs

Technology stack

Demand-side platform (DSP) integrationsFirst-party data management platformAttribution and measurement analyticsProgrammatic advertising technology

Security & compliance

HIPAA considerations for healthcare dataCCPAGDPRPrivacy-compliant data handling

Deployment

Cloud

API

Limited

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