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How Academy Built a Media Network
24 minutes Posted Nov 10, 2026 at 11:00 pm.
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Academy Sports and Outdoors Chief Customer Officer Chad Fox breaks down how the 88-year-old retailer built a high-performing retail media network in just three months, unlocking 52 million first-party customer profiles and proving that nearly three-quarters of ad-driven conversions still close at the brick-and-mortar checkout counter.