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Walmart Connect

Walmart Connect

Retail Media AdvertisingDivision· part of Walmart Inc.walmartconnect.com

Walmart Connect is Walmart's retail media network that enables marketplace sellers and brands to promote products across Walmart.com, the Walmart app, physical store locations, and partner websites.

Last updated Oct 11, 2026 by the ATDb Editorial Team · Connections updated Oct 13, 2026

Founded
2021
HQ
Hoboken, New Jersey, United States
Connections
127

AI-drafted from public sources17 sources cited

At a glance

Employees
1001-5000
Funding
$N/A
Revenue
$3B+
Stock
WMT
53integrations18competitors1corporate family15partners

About

Second-largest retail media network in the U.S., behind Amazon Advertising, with unmatched reach in grocery and general merchandise categories

Walmart Connect is Walmart's retail media network that enables marketplace sellers and brands to promote products across Walmart.com, the Walmart app, physical store locations, and partner websites. Its core strategy is built around three advantages — scale, solutions, and signals — with reach spanning millions of customers across more than 10,000 stores and clubs worldwide, allowing advertisers to engage audiences with precision at the moments that matter most. The platform's targeting and measurement capabilities are grounded in first-party data drawn from real customer shopping behavior across online and in-store transactions, powering precise audience targeting and omnichannel sales measurement from campaign planning through reporting. Ad formats span sponsored search products, sponsored brand banners, onsite display placements, offsite programmatic display, and in-store inventory including approximately 170,000 digital screens across self-checkout kiosks, electronics department TV walls, and in-store digital signage. A standout feature is closed-loop measurement, which tracks sales across Walmart's site, app, and physical stores, attributing in-store purchases to online ad exposures. In FY2026, Walmart's global advertising revenue grew 46% to nearly $6.4 billion, with Walmart Connect U.S. growing 44% excluding VIZIO in the most recent quarter. Source 1: goaura.com — What Is Walmart Connect? Ad Guide for Sellers (2026) Source 2: walmart.com — Walmart Sets the Vision for the Next Era of Global ... Source 3: walmartconnect.com — About Walmart Connect : Walmart's Retail Media Network

Business model

Retail Media Network

Target market

Enterprise

What they offer

  • Sponsored Products

    Cost-per-click ads that appear in Walmart.com search results and product pages, driving visibility for individual SKUs

  • Sponsored Brands

    Brand-level placements featuring logos, custom headlines, and product carousels to drive brand awareness on Walmart.com

  • Display Advertising

    On-site and off-site display ads targeted using Walmart's first-party shopper data across the open web and partner sites

  • Video Advertising

    Streaming and online video placements including connected TV (CTV) inventory targeted with Walmart purchase data

  • In-Store Advertising

    Digital screen placements, self-checkout ads, and other in-store media across ~4,700 Walmart U.S. locations

  • Walmart DSP

    Demand-side platform enabling programmatic buying of Walmart audience segments across off-site inventory

  • Walmart Luminate

    Data and analytics platform providing advertisers and suppliers with shopper insights and campaign measurement

Key features

First-party purchase data targeting across 139M+ weekly shoppersFull-funnel advertising from awareness to conversionClosed-loop measurement linking ad exposure to in-store and online salesSelf-serve campaign management platformOmnichannel reach: on-site, off-site, and in-storeConnected TV and streaming video inventoryIntegration with Walmart Marketplace for seller advertisingAudience extension via Walmart DSP across the open web

Use cases

CPG brands driving product trial and repeat purchase among Walmart shoppersMarketplace sellers increasing product visibility in Walmart.com search resultsBrand awareness campaigns using Walmart audience data on CTV and videoSeasonal and promotional campaigns tied to Walmart shopping eventsNew product launches leveraging Walmart's grocery shopper baseCompetitive conquesting using category-level purchase data targetingIn-store activation campaigns at point of purchase

Customer segments

Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) brandsWalmart Marketplace sellersEndemic retailers and brands sold at WalmartNon-endemic brands targeting Walmart's shopper demographicsMedia agencies and holding companiesPerformance marketers and direct-to-consumer brands

Tech & specs

Technology stack

Walmart's proprietary first-party data platformWalmart Luminate analytics and insightsDemand-side platform (DSP) for programmatic buyingClean room technology for privacy-safe data collaborationMachine learning for audience segmentation and bid optimizationConnected TV and streaming ad serving infrastructure

Security & compliance

CCPAGDPRPrivacy-safe clean room environments

Deployment

Cloud

API

Yes

Corporate history
  1. 2021 · Founded
Connection details
See alternatives to Walmart Connect See integrations with Walmart Connect (53) See Walmart Connect’s partners (15) See people at Walmart Connect (3)

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