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LVMH beat analysts鈥� middling expectations in Q4: But the company鈥檚 1% growth suggests the luxury sector may take some time to bounce back.

Those results may reflect consumers鈥� growing confidence shopping online. Ninety-six percent of German consumers reported satisfaction with their online purchases, per a BEYONDATA GmbH survey, and the share of consumers planning to increase their ecommerce spending rose 130 basis points to an annual average of 7.5%, climbing further to 11.3% in Q4.

Zara bets on live shopping following China success: The fast-fashion retailer is expanding its live commerce capabilities to the US, UK, and Europe.

Amazon looks to its B2B ecommerce division for growth: The retail giant sees significant opportunities to expand Amazon Business into new markets in Europe and elsewhere.

However, opening a flagship store in prime central London real estate comes with risks given the market's modest size鈥攖here are just five Topps-partnered hobby shops in the UK and fewer than 30 scattered across Europe. The retailer plans to position the store as an experiential billboard to ignite interest in collecting.

Why it matters: Online reviews are critical to the customer journey, as the majority of shoppers rely on them when deciding whether to purchase a product or service. Fake reviews muddy the waters by pushing people to inferior products, which wastes consumers鈥� time and money.

However, the European Commission has Amazon on its acquisitions radar and previously quashed other M&A plans, such as its now-canceled deal with iRobot. How Spotify could benefit: Spotify has struggled to break into hardware, and acquiring Sonos would give it an instant entry to that market.

Burberry鈥檚 holiday resurgence is an encouraging sign for luxury brands: The company鈥檚 focus on core products won over US shoppers, although a full recovery is a long way off.

The ecommerce giant has led the market in France and the UK, too, but more substantially in Germany; in terms of retail ecommerce sales in 2024, for example, Amazon will account for 45.1% of the total, versus just 24.1% and 24.8% in France and the UK, respectively.

The advertising push is headed by Inam Mahmood, former director of strategic partnerships for ecommerce at TikTok UK. Ads will appear within the existing rewards section of its app, Revolut Shops. Previously, Shops offered only merchant-funded rewards, but Revolut will now also show widget, banner, and carousel formats to customers who opt in. Strengths.