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Catalina was acquired by Infillion.
Catalina

Catalina

Retail Media & Shopper Intelligencecatalina.com

Catalina is a shopper intelligence company that personalizes the shopper journey through targeted in-store and digital media, helping retailers, CPG brands, and agencies optimize media planning, execution, and measurement.

Last updated Oct 22, 2026 by the ATDb Editorial Team · Connections updated Oct 26, 2026

Founded
1983
HQ
St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
Connections
14

AI-drafted from public sources9 sources cited

At a glance

Employees
501-1000
Funding
$50M
Revenue
$400M–$600M
9integrations1competitors

About

One of the world's largest sources of purchase-based shopper data, serving as a leading retail media and shopper intelligence platform for CPG brands, retailers, and agencies globally.

Catalina is a shopper intelligence company that personalizes the shopper journey through targeted in-store and digital media, helping retailers, CPG brands, and agencies optimize media planning, execution, and measurement. Catalina sources its retail sales data from cash registers, modern data licensing agreements for online sales, and loyalty program information, providing a data feed for CPG and retail marketers to analyze in-store product purchases and deliver shopper discounts. Its capabilities include exclusive access to a deterministic data set of more than 400 million shopper IDs, and it equips retailers with the ability to activate retail media networks and digital commerce solutions with purchase-verified measurement. Catalina's networks, shopper insights, and capabilities drive lift and loyalty by personalizing the shopper's path to conversion across mobile, online, and in-store media channels, reaching hundreds of millions of shoppers each month. In February 2026, Catalina was acquired by Infillion, described as the first composable advertising platform purpose-built for agentic media execution. Source 1: catalina.com — Infillion Acquires Catalina, One of the World's Largest Sour Source 2: adexchanger.com — Infillion Strikes Again, This Time Buying The Retail ... Source 3: catalina.com — About Us

Business model

Data & Media Platform

Target market

Enterprise

What they offer

  • Shopper Intelligence Platform

    Deterministic data set of 400M+ shopper IDs derived from loyalty programs, POS data, and online sales, enabling purchase-based audience targeting and insights.

  • Retail Media Network Activation

    Enables retailers to build and activate retail media networks with purchase-verified measurement and digital commerce solutions.

  • In-Store Media

    Targeted in-store media delivery at the point of sale, including printed offers and digital touchpoints tied to shopper purchase behavior.

  • Digital Media Targeting

    Extends shopper data-driven targeting across mobile, online, and digital channels to reach shoppers throughout their path to purchase.

  • Campaign Measurement & Lift Analytics

    Purchase-verified measurement and sales lift reporting for CPG and retail campaigns, enabling closed-loop attribution.

Key features

Deterministic shopper ID graph of 400M+ IDsPurchase-based audience targetingIn-store and digital media activationRetail media network enablementClosed-loop, purchase-verified measurementLoyalty program data integrationPOS and cash register data sourcingCross-channel reach across mobile, online, and in-store

Use cases

CPG brand shopper targeting based on purchase historyRetailer retail media network monetizationNew product launch campaigns targeting competitive brand buyersLoyalty and retention programs for existing category buyersSales lift measurement for in-store and digital campaignsAgency media planning using purchase-based audience dataPersonalized digital coupons and offers at point of sale

Customer segments

CPG brandsGrocery and mass-market retailersMedia and advertising agenciesRetail media networks

Tech & specs

Technology stack

POS data integrationLoyalty program data pipelinesDeterministic identity resolutionCloud-based data infrastructureDigital media delivery systems

Security & compliance

CCPAGDPR

Deployment

Cloud

API

Limited

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