SUBSCRIPTION ONLY EXCLUSIVE Retail Media Networks Albertsons' Retail Media Head Leaves Grocery Giant Brian Monahan most recently spearheaded a branded content offering Brian Monahan has left Albertsons Media Collective. Albertsons/Getty Images By Mitchell Parton --> The leader of Albertsons’ advertising business has abruptly exited one of the most prominent grocery media networks.
Brian Monahan, svp of Albertsons Media Collective, the grocery giant’s retail media network, has left the company, an Albertsons spokesperson confirmed to ADWEEK. The spokesperson said that Albertsons Media Collective will now report to Emily Turner, Albertsons CMO.
The departure was unexpected, given that Monahan was planning to speak at industry events in New York this week. Monahan did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
“Brian played a key role in building Albertsons Media Collective into an important and growing part of our business,” the company said in a statement.
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Mitchell Parton is ADWEEK's senior commerce reporter, covering retail media as well as the rise of agentic and social commerce. Before joining ADWEEK in 2026, he was a reporter at Digiday Media's Modern Retail and before that wrote for several regional publications in Texas.
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