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Instacart Debuts Data Hub, a Clean Room Offering for Enhanced Media Performance
New tool helps brands and agencies combine their data with Instacart's first-party grocery signals to unlock deeper insights, build custom audiences for
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[{"type":"text","content":"New tool helps brands and agencies combine their data with Instacart's first-party grocery signals to unlock deeper insights, build custom audiences for off-platform activation, and run tailored measurementSAN FRANCISCO and LAS VEGAS, Jan. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- At CES 2026, Instacart (Nasdaq: CART) unveiled Data Hub, its new clean room solution that gives consumer packaged goods (CPG) brands and their agency partners secure, privacy-safe access to Instacart's rich first-party grocery data. Data Hub lets marketers join their own data with Instacart's purchase signals to gain insights that can be used to inform strategy, plan off-platform audiences, and measure omnichannel performance.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\"Retail media data is increasingly essential to enhance targeting, optimization, and measurement for omnichannel media activations,\" said Ali Miller, GM of Advertising at Instacart. \"Brands and agencies are eager for easier access to trusted, scaled sources of purchase data. We've designed the Instacart Data Hub to provide partners with a deeper understanding of shopping behavior and a practical way to apply those insights to their marketing strategies.\"Turning Grocery Insights Into ActionData Hub gives marketers deeper visibility into key customer behaviors - including lifetime value, new to brand, and repurchase frequency - while providing access to Instacart's first-party grocery shopping data. Powered by real consumer behavior across the Instacart Marketplace, Data Hub enables advertisers to reach incremental, high-value consumers and uncover insights that inform smarter media strategies. With Data Hub, advertisers can:Join their first-party data with Instacart's unique grocery signals in a secure, privacy-safe environmentBuild custom audience segments that can be activated across channels to reach high-intent Instacart consumersAnalyze behavioral patterns, product affinities, and shopping insights across the Instacart MarketplaceMeasure campaign impact with flexible attribution approachesData Hub has been in pilot with a select group of agencies and CPGs and will expand to additional partners throughout 2026.\"We're excited about the work Instacart is doing to promote commerce transformation and innovation in the marketing services ecosystem. Their introduction of Data Hub capabilities will further strengthen the way...