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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.

Retail crime is out of control, UK retailers say: Their concerns are shared across the pond, as US businesses struggle to stem in-store and online theft.

Currys expands retail media network into stores: The electronics retailer is betting that its unique access to 80% of UK households and extensive network of digital screens will appeal to advertisers.

Social commerce has yet to reach its potential in the UK. Social buying is still on the rise鈥攁nd there is plenty of headroom to grow spend.

UK retailers are leading the charge on in-store retail media, thanks to their already extensive digital screen networks. Here鈥檚 what brands and retailers worldwide can learn from the digitization of UK stores.

US-UK trade deal eases barriers across key sectors: Our FAQ explains how the pact may benefit exporters and affect economic growth.

Cross-border buyer numbers are rising in Europe as shoppers seek value and variety鈥攂ut consumer expectations and regulatory changes could challenge future growth.

A new poll finds consumers in the US and UK are almost evenly split鈥擥en Z is upbeat, Gen X is gloomy鈥攁mid a cost-of-living crunch and rapid tech gains. The results remind brand marketers that price, value, and purpose now collide at every purchase decision.

This is the first installment of our 鈥淯碍 Ad Spending Benchmarks鈥� series, which helps ad buyers and sellers calibrate their spending and revenue mix against the market.

This is the first installment of our 鈥淯碍 Ad Spending Benchmarks鈥� series, which helps ad buyers and sellers calibrate their spending and revenue mix against the market.鈥嬧��

This is the first installment of our 鈥淯碍 Ad Spending Benchmarks鈥� series, which helps ad buyers and sellers calibrate their spending and revenue mix against the market.鈥�

In our exclusive survey with ESW, data from shoppers in 18 countries reveals new twists in the path to purchase, the rising momentum of marketplaces, and the resilience of age-old fundamentals.

In our first edition of the Global Digital Index, created in partnership with the RLC Global Forum, we explore retail and ecommerce in the Gulf States of the Middle East.

Apple Pay is the second-most-used digital wallet in the UK for online purchases, according to our forecast. Digital wallets are already the leading payment method for ecommerce, notching 40% of transaction volume in 2024, per Worldpay鈥檚 Global Payments Report 2025. And they鈥檙e making headway at the point-of-sale (POS), accounting for 18% of POS value last year, versus credit cards鈥� 24%.