{"id":8231,"date":"2026-01-06T12:31:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T18:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=8231"},"modified":"2026-03-02T09:34:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T15:34:58","slug":"state-of-privacy-management-retail-industry-brief","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/resource\/state-of-privacy-management-retail-industry-brief\/","title":{"rendered":"State of Privacy Management in Retail"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div class=\"intro-form-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"block_59f1fa9ea911d2050aad8245b07e3cdf\" class=\"resource-intro\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bg-cta-rectangles-purple.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bg-cta-rectangles-purple.png 1440w, https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bg-cta-rectangles-purple-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bg-cta-rectangles-purple-1024x347.png 1024w, https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bg-cta-rectangles-purple-768x260.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong class=\"sub-title block uppercase\">Industry Brief<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>State of Privacy Management in Retail<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"content-area\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"form-holder\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script src=\"\/\/info.trustarc.com\/js\/forms2\/js\/forms2.min.js\"><\/script> <form id=\"mktoForm_3353\"><\/form> <script>MktoForms2.loadForm(\"\/\/info.trustarc.com\", \"846-LLZ-652\", 3353);<\/script>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Stay Ahead of Privacy Risks in Retail \u2014 2025 Insights Inside<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-8232\" src=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/thumb-fade-retail-brief-small.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"238\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In 2025, the retail sector is being reshaped by a privacy environment defined by omnichannel data collection, aggressive personalization, and increasingly borderless enforcement. From websites and apps to marketplaces, retail media networks, and in-store experiences, retailers are expected to deliver seamless consent, transparency, and control over preferences. At the same time, regulators tighten oversight of cookies, targeted ads, dark patterns, biometrics, and cross-border data sharing. The result: privacy is no longer a back-office compliance task, but a frontline driver of brand trust and customer loyalty.<\/p>\n<p>The 2025 State of Privacy Management for the Retail Industry Brief delivers exclusive insights from retail executives, managers, and employees worldwide, drawn from TrustArc\u2019s Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey. This in-depth benchmarking report shows where retail organizations are leading\u2014and lagging\u2014in privacy maturity, board oversight, privacy-by-design, AI governance, and the automation of data subject rights.<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"margin-bottom:-45px\">What You\u2019ll Learn Inside<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"key-takeaways\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Retail is facing a fast-tightening, omnichannel privacy reality. Download this report to uncover:<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"takeaway-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/icon_Warning_Small.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Omnichannel compliance is now mandatory, not optional:<\/strong> Universal opt-outs, dark-pattern and \u201cconsent-or-pay\u201d crackdowns, DSA marketplace rules, and biometric scrutiny mean retailers must honor consent and transparency across every touchpoint, digital and in-store.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/icon_Personal-Data_Small.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Retail lags global privacy maturity, especially in governance:<\/strong> Retail ranks 12th of 17 sectors on the TrustArc Global Privacy Index (54% vs. 61% global average), with the biggest gaps in board oversight, privacy-by-design, champions networks, and accountability.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/trustarc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/icon_AI_Small.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>AI and automation are the make-or-break advantage:<\/strong> Retailers cite AI technical complexity and rapid tech change as top challenges, yet only 58% use AI for privacy management. Closing this gap through automation and stronger governance is key to scaling trust and personalization responsibly.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"w-indent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;The most pressing challenge is no longer simply complying with privacy regulations, but engineering and managing AI systems whose technical intricacies stretch beyond existing oversight models.\u201d<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore the top privacy challenges, AI risks, and compliance trends reshaping retail in 2025, plus benchmark findings on maturity and 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