The US comes in second ($1.251 trillion) with the UK trailing in third, with $220.55 billion in ecommerce sales this year, per our forecast. Use this chart:. Illustrate ecommerce’s growing share of total retail sales worldwide. Adjust ecommerce strategy to align with future trends. More like this:. What a TikTok ban would mean for ecommerce brands. The top 10 ecommerce sites in the US.
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| Mar 19, 2024
Almost two-fifths (39%) of UK businesses and 35% of US firms have fallen victim to payment fraud in the last year, according to Bottomline. Four banks that partnered with payments app Zelle reported that losses to P2P payment fraud on the app likely exceeded $255 million last year, soaring from $90 million in 2020, per a report by Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
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| Jun 22, 2023
The allegation: Online marketplaces including Amazon, Temu, and Shein are selling toys that fail to meet EU safety standards, according to an investigation by Toy Industries of Europe (TIE)—an organization that represents toy manufacturers in the EU and UK. 80% of the over 100 products TIE purchased as part of its investigation were unsafe, with some having magnets capable of puncturing children’s intestines
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| Oct 18, 2024
Shein, Temu, and TikTok Shop face a reckoning following breakneck worldwide expansion. The crop of mobile-first ecommerce players with roots in China have taken off with consumers around the world.
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| Nov 14, 2024
So I think that luxury e-commerce is kind of taking a hit there as well. Zak Stambor:. Yeah, I think that's right.
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| May 1, 2024
UK brands running "dull" advertising need to spend an additional £13 billion (about £10 million per campaign) to match the performance of emotionally engaging, creative approaches. In the US, this figure balloons to a staggering $189 billion in wasted media spend.
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Source: Retail Week; nShift
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Source: Retail Week; nShift
In September, Amazon announced that Prime Video will have ads by default beginning in early 2024 in the US, UK, Germany, and Canada. The move could shake up the market. Amazon estimated that ads on Prime Video will reach more than 115 million US viewers per month, according to a pitch deck obtained by Insider.
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| Oct 25, 2023
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Source: Institute of Customer Service (UKCSI)
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Source: Institute of Customer Service (UKCSI)
Retail stores still dominate ecommerce when it comes to new product discovery and conversion. Retail tips for 2024: Focus on value, in-store experience. How retailers like Sephora, Nike, and Amazon bridge the digital-physical gap.
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| Jan 18, 2024
And finally, across the ponds on the south coast of England, we have our senior analyst, who covers everything retail and e-commerce for the UK and a bit of Western Europe as well. It's Carina Perkins. Carina Perkins:. Hi, Marcus. I'm so thrilled to be here. Marcus:. Okay, let's just get this out of the way.
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| Sep 6, 2024
On today's episode, in our "Retail Me This, Retail Me That" segment, we discuss why Ikea has fallen behind on ecommerce, what to expect from its new store formats, and how the company developed its cult-like following. Then, for "Pop-Up Rankings," we rank Ikea's top four biggest challengers. Join our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts analysts Carina Perkins and Zak Stambor.
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| Jun 7, 2023
վմǰ’s ecommerce efforts don’t have the momentum that some might have expected when reports about the Shopping Center first began surfacing. վմǰ’s usage as the starting point of product searches and research has actually declined over the past year, according to CivicScience. X: Advertisers remain dubious, even in the face of deep discounting. X is in a spot.
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| Sep 8, 2023
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That could mean a divesture of Boots, the company’s UK pharmacy chain that has been in talks to be sold multiple times over the past few years. It would also likely indicate even more layoffs and an acceleration of its planned store closures as Sycamore looks to right-size the business.
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| Dec 10, 2024
The popularity of livestreaming ecommerce is spreading to other parts of the world besides China. But not every market has embraced this new retail format to the same degree.
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| Jul 14, 2023
On today's podcast episode, we discuss what non-AI technology took the spotlight at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES), second-tier TV audiences, what streaming will look like in a few years, what its like to shop with a chatbot, how digital grocery will take things up a notch, how big the sun actually is, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our forecasting writer Ethan Cramer-Flood, analyst Bill Fisher, and forecasting analyst Zach Goldner.
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| Jan 19, 2024
UK: Plans to ban ads for foods high in fat, sugar, and salt in 2024. Singapore: Banned ads for sugary drinks in 2020. The evidence is mixed on whether these bans change consumer behavior. "It takes a much more holistic approach just to sort of promote healthier diets," Cheung said regarding food advertising restrictions.
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| Oct 15, 2024
The UK ad market is under as much pressure as it’s ever faced. But while spending growth will hit a historical low, there are some positive signs for advertisers with experimentation away from the duopoly a very real possibility.
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| May 4, 2023
Examples of websites or apps primarily engaged in retail ecommerce include Amazon, Walmart, and Mercado Libre; examples of retail media networks (RMNs) include Amazon's DSP and Mercado Libre’s Audience Deals; includes ads purchased through RMNs that may not appear on ecommerce sites or apps. Latin America’s multibillion-dollar retail media revolution marches on.
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| Jun 18, 2024
The Christmas Tree Shop is closing its doors. Overstock.com is becoming Bed Bath & Beyond. Party City went bankrupt and is closing stores. More than 50,000 stores that are open now may be closed by 2027, according to UBS. But what actually happens to retail spaces, brand identities, and competitors when a brand goes out of business?
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| Jul 6, 2023
Personalized Promotions tools to help advertisers offer discounts in markets including the US, UK, Canada, Australia, France, and Japan. A new bidding feature in Performance+ that lets advertisers maximize the overall value of campaigns, not just clicks or conversions, giving them more control to tailor their strategies.
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| Oct 2, 2024