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South African Retail Media Landscape: 2026 Ecoscape Report

A market-sizing and benchmarking report from the MMA South Africa Retail Media Task Force and the Data + CX Think Tank (DATT), mapping South Africa's retail media market against global standards. It sizes the opportunity (SA retail media estimated at R9–12bn for 2025/26, growing at roughly 12% CAGR to 2030), benchmarks SA's ad spend share against the US and UK, and sets out the five growth drivers and six structural barriers shaping the market. Built with strategic partners MTN Ads, Rainmaker Media and Standard Bank.

A market-sizing and benchmarking report from the MMA South Africa Retail Media Task Force and the Data + CX Think Tank (DATT), mapping South Africa's retail media market against global standards. It sizes the opportunity (SA retail media estimated at R9–12bn for 2025/26, growing at roughly 12% CAGR to 2030), benchmarks SA's ad spend share against the US and UK, and sets out the five growth drivers and six structural barriers shaping the market. Built with strategic partners MTN Ads, Rainmaker Media and Standard Bank.

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