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In 2024, 蘑菇AV data partner GWI started offering data on respondents ages 65 and older in seven markets: the US, the UK, Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, Israel, and Japan. For ease of comparison, our report features data for respondents ages 16 to 64 in all countries. But we have included the data for respondents 65 and older for those seven countries here as a supplement.

The beauty brand No7, owned by Walgreens Boots Alliance, is a household name in the UK. Boots鈥� home market has pursued widespread distribution in the US through Walmart, Target, Ulta Beauty, and Amazon, and expanded its brand marketing by partnering with American actress Elizabeth Banks since 2023 to launch new products and build awareness in the US.

鈥淎I鈥檚 ability to generate personalized content that can adapt in real time, based on location, search history, platform behavior, and more, has the potential to be an incredibly useful tool when creating co-branded content.鈥�. 36% of US and UK content and creative professionals believe streamlining workflows for faster content creation and distribution would enhance content ROI, while 35% believe personalizing

Wayfair plans to reinvest savings from the restructuring across several key initiatives, including investing in its remaining international markets鈥擟anada, the UK, and Ireland鈥攁nd doubling down on physical retail. Since the retailer opened its first physical store last year outside Chicago, online sales to customers who live near the store have increased.

Another day, another Google probe: The company has its hands full with its search and ads divisions facing antitrust investigations in the US and the UK. Regulatory pressure from China could add credence to anticompetition claims.

Following its recent UK banking license approval, the fintech giant aims to enter the growing stablecoin market alongside Circle, Tether, and PayPal. This positions Revolut to expand its crypto services, enhance transaction efficiency, and strengthen its foothold in digital finance. Stripe has returned to crypto, starting with the USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin.

Deep research is initially available only to US-based subscribers; the company said it鈥檚 working to bring the feature to the UK, Switzerland, and the EU. Deep research is a step toward AGI: The new AI agent integrates text, PDFs, and images into a cohesive analysis that can be applied to finance, science, policy, and engineering.

Canada鈥檚 share trails the US and UK significantly. The UK is among the highest-penetrated ecommerce countries in the world, with a share of 30.4% this year. The US, by comparison, has a 16.2% share. However, Canada is in line with the worldwide average of 12.5%, excluding China. A mix of factors is behind Canada鈥檚 lagging position.

In the UK, the Competition and Markets Authority will likely go into 2025 with new enforcement powers under the Digital Markets, Competition, and Consumers Act. Kids鈥� online safety is a top priority for legislators, conservative and progressive alike.

Methodology: Data is from the November 2024 Bazaarvoice report titled "Shopper Experience Index Vol 18." 8,000+ shoppers worldwide in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, India, the UK, and the US were surveyed online by Savanta during September 2024.

The UK, Germany, Russia, and France remain the core European markets for ecommerce. The top 10 countries for retail ecommerce sales in Europe largely correlate to population size, with the notable exceptions of Russia underindexing and the UK heavily overindexing. Norway also overperforms, although on a much smaller scale.

Gen Z will lead in social network user penetration in the UK this year鈥攐vertaking millennials and well ahead of Gen X and baby boomers. Gen Z is thus beginning to have a more meaningful impact on overall usage trends. Social Network Users by Generation/Age.