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The pivot to streaming won鈥檛 include everyone: Millions of consumers will remain without streaming in coming years. Here鈥檚 how brands can reach them.

The UK budget will eat into retailers鈥� bottom lines: Primark owner Associated British Foods expects its national insurance bill to rise by 鈥渢ens of millions鈥� of pounds.

The news: The European Commission (EC) opened a formal investigation into Temu鈥檚 potentially addictive interface design. The EC is evaluating whether Temu鈥檚 gamified reward programs and infinite scroll design have negative consequences for users. It鈥檚 also looking into whether Temu is regulating sales of illegal products on its low-cost ecommerce marketplace.

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.

OTT video viewing is about to get a boost in the UK, as traditional TV viewing gets a broadband delivery option next year.

On today's podcast episode, we discuss when we might be approaching the consequential ceiling of 鈥減eak media鈥�, which folks watch the most influencer videos, where smartphone time is still climbing, and entirely too much more. Tune in to the discussion with our Principal Analyst and host Bill Fisher, Principal Analyst Paul Briggs, Vice President of Research Jennifer Pearson, and Chief Research Officer at GWI Jason Mander.

The European Payment Initiative鈥檚 (EPI) mobile wallet, wero, aims to solve cross-border payments fragmentation across Europe. But even wero has its limits since it can鈥檛 be used outside of Europe and needs to build up consumer uptake before it can benefit from a network effect.

McDonald鈥檚 value focus paid off in Q3: But challenges remain as the company needs to dig out from the recent E. coli outbreak.

Retail ecommerce has entered a new era of slow and steady growth in most countries. This status quo replaces the previous era of spectacular growth and jarring declines.

The opportunity: The survey also found 55% say they base their grocery shopping decisions on promotions and discounts鈥攗p 5% from last year. That finding echoes another survey, by Civicscience, which found 60% of consumers are looking for items on sale while grocery shopping and 48% are purchasing store brands.

Big Tech has a big problem: The regulatory tide has turned against it. Digital advertising giants face several major lawsuits, and competition authorities are working to launch more before a possible change in leadership following US elections.

TikTok employs 6,000 content moderators in Europe: The platform disclosed it has 150 million users in the region in a regulatory filing.

How we got here: Klarna became available to eBay shoppers in the UK, Austria, France, Italy, the Netherlands, and Spain in December 2024. Electronics, fashion, and collectibles are some of the most popular categories where eBay shoppers are paying with Klarna, according to the companies.

The French retail ecommerce market is much less mature than the UK鈥檚, but there鈥檚 more enthusiasm for online sales than in Germany. Digital advertising in the sector is largely driven by ecommerce. As a result, France鈥檚 retail ad spending growth will benefit. Travel鈥檚 turnaround will see it rise up the rankings. The sector鈥檚 digital ad spending will grow by double digits throughout our forecast.