Each day, New Digital Age gathers the most interesting digital marketing industry news from around the web…
DOOH
The Media Leader – Charli West, 31st July 2026
Digital and programmatic drives strong performance for JCDecaux in H1
JCDecaux reported a strong first half of 2026, with organic revenue increasing 5.7% to €1.95bn, driven by continued double-digit growth in digital out of home (DOOH) and programmatic trading.
RETAIL
Retail Gazette – Kieran Howells, 31st July 2026
Retail sales growth stalls in second half of July
UK retail sales growth slowed sharply during the final two weeks of July as cautious consumers pulled back on discretionary spending.
BBC – Mitchell Labiak, 31st July 2026
Sainsbury’s agrees to sell Argos for £120m
Sainsbury’s has agreed to sell Argos for £120m as the supermarket chain aims to focus on its core food business.
US CONSUMER
Bloomberg – Bloomberg reporters, 31st July 2026
Consumer spending proves resilient in the face of war
The outlook for inflation, however, remains complicated for the Fed.
TIKTOK
Retail Gazette – Kieran Howells, 31st July
TikTok Shop hits 300,000 UK small business sellers as live sales surge
More than 300,000 UK small businesses are now selling through TikTok Shop, the company has confirmed.
AMAZON
Adweek – Lauren Johnson, 30th July 2026
Amazon’s Ad Revenue Hits $76B Over the Past 12 Months
The ad business saw strong initial results from Sponsored AI Prompts.
COMMERCE
PPL – Luis Rijo, 30th July 2026
Meta blocks 47 commerce endpoints as Graph API v26.0 lands today
Meta yesterday blocked calls to 47 Commerce Order Management endpoints under Graph API version 26.0, ending third-party access to order listing, shipment tracking, refund processing and tax settings for the discontinued Facebook and Instagram Shops checkout experience. The change arrived alongside Marketing API v26.0, according to Meta for Developers, and forms part of a release that also removes the Instagram Explore Feed ad placement, strips Messenger Stories from targeting options, and blocks the creation of new poll ad creatives.
AFFILIATE
Hello Partner – Sofia Aira and Madaline Dunn, 30th July 2026
YouTube Shopping Affiliate Programme Announces UK Rollout at CreatorFest 2026
At CreatorFest 2026, YouTube’s Head of Creator Partnerships for the UK&I officially launched the highly anticipated YouTube Shopping Affiliate Programme.
