Founder, Retail Media Commons
Renae Duval Usher
Commercial leadership. Built through experience.
Renae builds and grows the commercial businesses behind retail media — connecting market opportunity with propositions, partnerships, people and revenue.
Her experience spans more than 16 years across Australia’s media and retail industries, including Fairfax Media, Nine, Cartology at Woolworths Group and joint venture with oOh!media and Petbarn.
Industry contribution
Raising the standard. Sharing what moves the industry forward.
Renae is an industry thought leader, passionate about advancing retail and commerce media through greater standardisation, shared knowledge and capability building.
As a member of the IAB Australia Retail Media Council, she contributes to a shared ambition for a more consistent, transparent and effective industry — helping build the understanding and confidence needed for the category to grow.
A key contributor across IAB, Mumbrella, Power Retail and industry forums, she supports broader conversations about the evolution of retail media, sharing perspectives and practical learning to help move the industry forward.
Commercial credibility
Retail expertise. Media depth. A connected commercial perspective.
Renae brings more than 16 years of commercial experience, including retail media leadership at Cartology, Woolworths Group, and launching and scaling PetAds with Petbarn through oOh!media.
Her media expertise spans Nine, Fairfax Media and oOh!media, bringing depth across the brand advertising and media agency ecosystem alongside her understanding of retail.
That combination connects the perspectives of retail merchandising teams, retail media networks and suppliers with those of media owners, brands and agencies — understanding their different priorities and where shared commercial value can be created.
Why Retail Media Commons
Experience brought together. To move the industry forward.
Renae founded Retail Media Commons with a belief that better understanding and collaboration lead to better work.
Through collaboration, courses and community, she brings together commercial expertise, practical learning and industry connection — helping brands, retailer networks and their partners build the strategies, capabilities, systems and relationships needed for better outcomes.
This is the next chapter of that work: applying hands-on experience to help others build, strengthen and grow.
Let’s connect.
Have a question, an idea or something you’d like to explore? Get in touch with Renae below.