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Beauty is proving resilient to the cost-of-living crisis as shoppers splurge on premium products to boost their mood and skin health. But it won鈥檛 escape unscathed, with consumers already streamlining their beauty regimes and searching for bargains online.

Sales fulfilled via click and collect are growing faster than total ecommerce sales in the UK as cash-strapped consumers avoid delivery costs and retailers race to make their services faster, cheaper, and more efficient.

Our expanded retail and ecommerce forecast coverage now includes country-level breakouts for 66 nations around the world. North America, China, and Western Europe continue to drive global outcomes, but a total of 53 countries will have at least $1 billion in ecommerce sales.

Wayfair now plans to open another US store or two 鈥渋n short order鈥� and expand its brick-and-mortar model to international markets like Canada and the UK, Gulliver said. Our take: Layoffs are tough, but Wayfair is making the necessary moves to drive growth. Go further: Read how Wayfair and other housing-related retailers performed in our Retail & Ecommerce Earnings Q3 2024 report.

A young and ecommerce-savvy user base in the UK is helping propel TikTok鈥檚 aims. More than two-thirds of the platform鈥檚 user base in the UK is under the age of 35. Given a broader population that is comfortable with digital shopping鈥攐nly China has a greater proportion of total retail sales online鈥攊t鈥檚 clear why the country is a rich testing ground for TikTok.

A growing number of startups are specializing in serving this market, including neobanks Alpian (Switzerland), Monument Bank (UK), and Onyx Private (US). Incumbents like HSBC, CIBC, and JPMorgan Chase have also launched mass affluent products. Alternative data is the key to identifying mass affluent consumers.

US grocery ecommerce sales will grow 17.4% in 2024 to total $219.04 billion, according to our forecast. Meanwhile, UK grocery ecommerce sales will grow only 5.1% to total $37.06 billion in 2024. 鈥淎t the end of the day, consumers in the US enjoy the conveniences of delivery, but they鈥檙e not necessarily willing to pay an exorbitant fee,鈥� said our analyst Blake Droesch, emphasizing the perceived value of Walmart+ and Amazon Prime memberships to these shoppers.

As the cost-of-living crisis continues, the British Retail Consortium has warned there may be 鈥渕ore gloom than glitter鈥� this Christmas. With families preoccupied with making ends meet, what can retailers expect from the festive trading period? This Analyst Take will explore how shopping habits might change, what will happen to total spend this holiday season, and how retailers can maintain loyalty and attract new customers amid inflation.

While the lawsuit may not go anywhere under Trump鈥檚 CFPB, the P2P platform鈥檚 continual fraud concerns may damage its reputation

Temu and Shein won over cost-conscious shoppers in 2024: But regulatory concerns over tax loopholes, product safety, and labor practices could weigh on growth in 2025.

Stringent return policies deter shoppers from making a purchase: That鈥檚 why several retailers are adopting nuanced approaches to protect their margins without turning shoppers off.

The advertising push is headed by Inam Mahmood, former director of strategic partnerships for ecommerce at TikTok UK. Ads will appear within the existing rewards section of its app, Revolut Shops. Previously, Shops offered only merchant-funded rewards, but Revolut will now also show widget, banner, and carousel formats to customers who opt in. Strengths.

The total value of contactless payments made with UK Barclays cards surged nearly 50% YoY thanks to regulatory changes and broader acceptance.