The Digital Commerce Daily — August 15, 2026
In this episode:
• AppLovin is making a serious push beyond mobile gaming into ecommerce advertising, and performance marketers need to understand whether this is a genuine third channel or just hype.
• JD.com's first revenue drop in a decade — while it simultaneously prepares to acquire MediaMarkt across Europe — raises urgent questions about whether a weakening Chinese giant can successfully execute a major Western marketplace play.
• Kroger has hired a new ecommerce chief with deep Walmart and Jet.com DNA — a signal that America's second-largest grocery chain is getting serious about competing in online grocery and retail media at a completely different level.
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Tags: ecommerce, digital commerce, retail media, Amazon, Walmart, platform strategy, D2C, omnichannel, performance marketing
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Your 8-minute briefing on the platforms, players, and profits driving digital commerce today. Hosted by Marco and Klara.