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Still, Shein remains a heavyweight in the US and UK fast-fashion scenes as younger shoppers snap up its cheap, trendy products.

Listen to the full episode to hear Ä¢¹½AV analysts Carina Perkins and Zak Stambor explore the reasons that retailers are launching new store formats, what those layouts look like in the US vs. the UK, which formats are working, and which aren’t.

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

Next year, 20.2% of all US retail ecommerce sales will be returned, per our forecasts, a share that is likely similar in the UK. But lengthy return processes can be a major pain point. Ä¢¹½AV 40% of consumers expect a refund to hit their account within 24 hours when making a return, per Worldpay, but they often take multiple days.

The triopoly’s share of ad spending in Canada is much higher than in the US and UK. Google, Meta, and Amazon make up nearly three-quarters of Canada’s digital ad market. That’s much higher than in the US and UK. In smaller ad markets like Canada, local publishers have a more difficult time competing with foreign tech giants.

Additional scrutiny in Japan and the UK adds pressure to its business model. Apple’s efforts to appease regulators include revamping some of its operations in the EU and opening up its devices to third-party marketplaces. Despite Apple’s reported adjustments for compliance, the EU remains dissatisfied, spotlighting the need for Big Tech to rethink app ecosystem dynamics.

The UK government is exploring a similar under-16 social media ban, citing concerns about harmful content and mental health impacts. Social media’s minor reckoning: Social media firms earned $11 billion in 2023 from ads targeting minors, driven by advertisers’ demand for young audiences, per a Harvard study.

Notably, time spent with media in Canada will be 1:22 higher than in the UK this year. We expect slight annual declines in time spent in the years ahead. We expect total media time spent daily to fall back slightly, losing 3 minutes in both 2025 and 2026. Trust in news media sources is on shaky ground in Canada, which might explain the projected dip.

AI-powered summaries from OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Perplexity misrepresent facts, yet audiences buy in—fueling misinformation and risking brand reputation

Canada ranks No. 3 worldwide for internet penetration among the total population, behind the UK and South Korea. The top 10 countries on our list share attributes including a developed economy, pervasive wireless and wireline infrastructure, and competitive telecom sectors. Click here to view our full forecast for internet user penetration by country.