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A competitive ecommerce market has propelled retail digital ad spending to the top of the rankings. Digital ad spending overtook traditional in France in 2022 for the first time. Retail has led the way, though. Domestic retail brands like Carrefour and E.Leclerc have been growing their digital presence for many years.

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.

The news: DoorDash made a $3.6 billion offer to acquire UK-based delivery platform Deliveroo earlier this month, a move that would vastly expand its international business. While discussions between the two companies are ongoing, Deliveroo said it would be inclined to recommend the offer to its shareholders. DoorDash has until May 23 to submit an official bid, per UK rules.

An EU court upholds decision that Google unfairly boosted its shopping services, likely influencing future cases under EU and UK competition laws.

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.

Like the broader apparel sector, most luxury goods are imported from other markets, like the European Union, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland鈥攚hich face tariffs of 20%, 10%, and 31%, respectively. Shoppers will be stuck with at least some of those costs: UBS expects European luxury goods to cost 6% more, on average, as a result of the tariffs.

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.

UK mobile P2P payments usage growth has a case of the doldrums鈥攂ut bank and digital wallet providers can explore several options to give it a boost.

An investigation by ecommerce security firm Sansec found that between 500 and 1,000 ecommerce sites鈥攊ncluding one multinational company鈥攈ave been infected by malware from Magento extensions, leaving payment information and other sensitive data vulnerable. Both M&S and Co-op were hacked after a social engineering scheme enabled hackers to reset employees鈥� passwords. Hackers are also growing bolder.

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.

The US and UK tout a trade agreement鈥攚ith a few caveats: The proposal would offer the UK some tariff relief while giving US businesses access to a $5 billion market opportunity, but it鈥檚 not a done deal.

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�

US sales on Shein and Temu fell sharply following price increases: The decline is an unwelcome sign as both marketplaces fight to stay relevant with shoppers.

China鈥檚 latest ecommerce behemoth is a digital advertising heavyweight. PDD owns the worldwide phenomenon Temu, but Temu鈥檚 ad revenues account for only a small portion of PDD鈥檚 total. Most of the parent company鈥檚 $30.10 billion derives from inside China.

The UK economy is in a tough spot: Consumers are keeping a tight grip on their wallets as tariffs and government budget cuts loom.