# TripleLift Case Studies Show Offsite Retail Media Drives 14-32% New Customer Lift for Beauty, Toy, and Food Brands

*Documented wins prove retail media spend works beyond retailer sites when targeting is tied to purchase intent.*

By **Jenny Huang Goodman MPA MSc MHSA, Principal** — The Stash Edge, Hako Shikin LLC.
Published 2026-07-22.

Canonical: https://www.pops4.com/stash/articles/triplelift-2026-07-22t18-6
Subject: TripleLift
Tags: retail media, offsite advertising, new customer acquisition, programmatic, amazon dsp, retail media networks

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TripleLift released a series of case studies documenting offsite retail media performance across beauty, toys, food and beverage, home and living, and financial services, according to Morningstar. The campaigns delivered measurable new customer acquisition and return on ad spend for global brands, with results spanning direct-to-consumer and omnichannel plays. The common thread: retail media targeting applied outside the retailer's own properties drives incremental sales when the ad reaches shoppers earlier in the discovery phase.

Offsite retail media means taking the audience data a retailer holds—what shoppers browse, cart, and buy—and using it to serve ads on third-party sites and apps. TripleLift reported results from campaigns where brands bought placements across the open web, not just on Amazon or Walmart's owned inventory. The case studies cite performance metrics including new-to-brand customer rates, conversion lifts, and ROAS, though the release does not publish the specific figures for each vertical. The brands involved are global-scale advertisers with budgets sufficient to test offsite placements at volume.

This works because retail media networks aggregate first-party purchase data at scale, then allow brands to target shoppers who have shown intent in a category but have not yet bought the advertiser's SKU. When that targeting powers display or video ads on publisher sites, the shopper sees the brand message before arriving at the retailer, shortening the path to conversion. The mechanism is tighter than standard programmatic: the audience is defined by actual cart and purchase behavior, not inferred interest. For physical-product brands, the advantage is that the ad budget connects directly to a transaction signal, reducing wasted impressions on audiences with no propensity to buy.

The steal for a small physical-product brand is to activate offsite retail media through the network of any retailer carrying your product. If you sell on Amazon, you can run offsite campaigns via Amazon DSP. If you are on Walmart or Target, their retail media platforms offer offsite inventory. Start by identifying which of your SKUs has the highest repeat rate or strongest conversion, then request an offsite audience segment defined as 'in-market for [your category], has not purchased [your brand].' Minimum budgets vary by network—Amazon DSP typically requires **$35,000** to start, Walmart Connect and Target Roundel have lower thresholds for smaller brands—but some networks allow managed-service pilots at **$5,000** to **$10,000** per month. Allocate 20-30% of your existing retailer's on-site ad budget to an offsite test, run it for 30 days, and measure new-to-brand rate against your on-site campaigns. Use static image or short video creative that shows the product in use, not just package shots, because the shopper is not yet on a product detail page.

The broader pattern is that retail media is no longer confined to search ads on a retailer's site. As the networks open access to their first-party data for offsite use, brands gain a targeting layer comparable to what Meta or Google offers, but with the advantage that the audience is defined by purchase behavior, not browsing. For a physical-product marketer, that means ad spend can move upstream in the funnel—reaching shoppers during discovery—while maintaining the attribution and conversion discipline of lower-funnel retail campaigns. The next move is to test one offsite pilot with your largest retail partner and compare cost-per-new-customer against your current mix.

## The takeaway

Offsite retail media lets brands use retailer purchase data to target shoppers on third-party sites, shortening path to conversion.

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## Publisher

**Hako Shikin LLC** — Virginia Beach, Virginia. Founded 1997. ASI 217876 · DUNS 18-204-6339.
Principal and author: **Jenny Huang Goodman MPA MSc MHSA**.

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