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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.

The challenges in last-mile delivery have intensified. To meet consumer expectations while maintaining margins, UK retailers need to innovate by embracing technology and establishing partnerships.

Brands and retailers need to understand what customers expect from the ecommerce experience鈥攁nd how to deliver on it. This infopack provides the most relevant information to help you navigate the opportunities in ecommerce.

Shein鈥檚 IPO delayed due to supply-chain concerns: The UK鈥檚 financial regulator is probing the retailer鈥檚 labor practices amid pushback.

UK budget spells trouble for retailers, warns Currys: The electronics chain says tax hikes will push costs onto consumers and limit its ability to hire more workers.

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.

ASOS in October began charging UK shoppers who frequently return items a return fee of 拢3.95 ($5.26) if they keep less than 拢40 ($53.22) worth of items, per the BBC. Nordic department store Boozt banned roughly 60,000 so-called 鈥渟erial returners鈥� who it claimed 鈥渆xploit high service levels of free shipping and returns at the expense of our business, other customers, and the environment.鈥�

UK retail footfall declined in November as shoppers waited for Black Friday deals: Poor weather and subdued confidence also weighed on traffic, souring retailers鈥� holiday prospects.

The digital ad channel is hugely dominant in the UK, so there is increasingly less room for growth. But in the broader digital category, retail media is the main driver.

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. 蘑菇AV 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.

UK ecommerce sales have bounced back to steady growth as consumer spending remains resilient despite inflationary pressures. Most major categories will see a further shift online by 2027, bringing opportunities for ecommerce retailers.

UK shoppers spend an average of 18 minutes on Temu a day, per July 2023 Global Wireless Solutions data鈥攃ompared with just eight minutes each on Shein and Amazon. The company is also splurging on advertising. In the UK, Temu is spending more on pay per click than any competitor other than Amazon, according to Similarweb.

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.

Its global same-store sales fell 1.5%, a much bigger decline than the 0.6% that analysts surveyed by StreetAccount expected, due to struggles in international markets such as the Middle East, France, and the UK. That was the second-straight quarter the company鈥檚 global same-store sales have fallen.

Tesco鈥檚 newest venture takes aim at Ocado: The UK grocer鈥檚 Transcend Retail Solutions division aims to help international supermarket chains develop their ecommerce operations.

Amazon will capture more than half (51.1%) of all retail ecommerce sales in Germany this year, according to our forecast. Canada will have the second-highest share of Amazon ecommerce sales among the countries we track, at 41.5%, followed by the US, UK, Japan, and Mexico.

UK retail sales rose unexpectedly in September, thanks to the new iPhone and Oasis: Back-to-school shopping and entertainment spending boosted demand for non-essential items, although poor weather and consumer caution dented supermarket sales.