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LinkedIn improves B2B ad tracking: New updates help marketers integrate first-party data, track long-term impact, and optimize campaigns.

New rules could hold ecommerce marketplaces liable for the sale of prohibited or counterfeit items. Shein is also under investigation for its business practices, adding another layer of uncertainty.

Our expanded retail and ecommerce forecast coverage now includes country-level breakouts for 66 nations around the world. North America, China, and Western Europe continue to drive global outcomes, but a total of 53 countries will have at least $1 billion in ecommerce sales.

The UK鈥檚 resale economy is thriving as shoppers look to save money and live more sustainably. Retailers and brands need to act鈥攐r risk losing out.

A growing number of startups are specializing in serving this market, including neobanks Alpian (Switzerland), Monument Bank (UK), and Onyx Private (US). Incumbents like HSBC, CIBC, and JPMorgan Chase have also launched mass affluent products. Alternative data is the key to identifying mass affluent consumers.

A young and ecommerce-savvy user base in the UK is helping propel TikTok鈥檚 aims. More than two-thirds of the platform鈥檚 user base in the UK is under the age of 35. Given a broader population that is comfortable with digital shopping鈥攐nly China has a greater proportion of total retail sales online鈥攊t鈥檚 clear why the country is a rich testing ground for TikTok.

In the EU, it faces similar de minimis issues, along with stricter customs enforcement to block counterfeit products, new rules making ecommerce marketplaces liable for the sale of such items, as well as an investigation of its business practices. Our take: Shein isn鈥檛 taking those challenges lightly.

The total value of contactless payments made with UK Barclays cards surged nearly 50% YoY thanks to regulatory changes and broader acceptance.

An EU court upholds decision that Google unfairly boosted its shopping services, likely influencing future cases under EU and UK competition laws.