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Stuart Foran is a senior advertising sales and retail media executive at Kroger, where he plays a key role in the growth and commercialization of Kroger Precision Marketing (KPM), the retailer's data-driven advertising platform. KPM is widely recognized as one of the most sophisticated retail media networks in the industry, leveraging Kroger's vast first-party purchase data from tens of millions of households to enable CPG brands to reach shoppers with highly targeted, measurable campaigns across digital and in-store channels. Foran has been instrumental in building and scaling advertiser relationships for KPM, working with major consumer packaged goods brands and agencies to demonstrate the value of closed-loop measurement and purchase-based targeting. His work sits at the intersection of retail, data, and programmatic advertising — a space that has become one of the fastest-growing segments in the broader AdTech ecosystem. As retail media networks have surged in prominence, Foran represents a new generation of AdTech operators who are redefining how endemic and non-endemic advertisers think about audience targeting, attribution, and return on ad spend. His role at Kroger positions him as a key figure in the ongoing evolution of retail media as a major advertising channel.

Last updated Jun 24, 2026 by ATDb automated enrichment · Connections updated Jun 29, 2026

Role
Vice President, Advertising Sales
Company
Based
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Connections
1
Years in industry
15 years

Bio

Stuart Foran is a senior advertising sales and retail media executive at Kroger, where he plays a key role in the growth and commercialization of Kroger Precision Marketing (KPM), the retailer's data-driven advertising platform. KPM is widely recognized as one of the most sophisticated retail media networks in the industry, leveraging Kroger's vast first-party purchase data from tens of millions of households to enable CPG brands to reach shoppers with highly targeted, measurable campaigns across digital and in-store channels. Foran has been instrumental in building and scaling advertiser relationships for KPM, working with major consumer packaged goods brands and agencies to demonstrate the value of closed-loop measurement and purchase-based targeting. His work sits at the intersection of retail, data, and programmatic advertising — a space that has become one of the fastest-growing segments in the broader AdTech ecosystem. As retail media networks have surged in prominence, Foran represents a new generation of AdTech operators who are redefining how endemic and non-endemic advertisers think about audience targeting, attribution, and return on ad spend. His role at Kroger positions him as a key figure in the ongoing evolution of retail media as a major advertising channel.

Career

  • Director, Advertising Sales

    Kroger / 84.51° · Prior role

  • Sales Leadership Role

    Digital Media/AdTech · Prior

Expertise & education

Expertise

Retail Media NetworksFirst-Party DataClosed-Loop MeasurementProgrammatic AdvertisingCPG AdvertisingPurchase-Based TargetingShopper MarketingData-Driven Advertising

Speaking topics

Retail Media NetworksFirst-Party Data and PrivacyCPG Advertising and MeasurementClosed-Loop Attribution

Recognition

Notable achievements

  • Helped scale Kroger Precision Marketing into one of the top retail media networks in the United States
  • Built and managed advertising sales relationships with major CPG brands leveraging Kroger's first-party purchase data
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