The Digital Commerce Daily | AppLovin Wants To Persuade The World | JD.com reports first revenue decline in | Kroger names new head of ecommerce

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. Hosted by Marco & Klara. New episode every weekday. Tags: ecommerce, digital commerce, retail media, Amazon, Walmart, platform strategy, D2C, omnichannel, performance marketing