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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.

Note that GWI interviews and represents each country's online population ages 16+ (in Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Israel, Singapore, the UK, and the US) or ages 16-64 (in other markets)—not its total population.

Any new owners would also inherit TikTok’s ongoing content moderation and data privacy concerns, including multiple lawsuits in the US, the EU, and the UK. Beyond regulatory hurdles, a buyer will need to rebuild trust with lawmakers and users regarding TikTok’s algorithm and ad targeting.

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’s global same-store sales have fallen.

It has also introduced three-day delivery on selected products in Spain and free shipping for standalone products in countries including France, Germany, Poland, Spain, and the UK. TikTok Shop is driving social commerce in the UK. TikTok has overtaken Instagram for social purchasing in the UK.

The feature is available to customers in the US, Germany, Italy, and Spain and will launch in the UK soon. Why this can work: While extremely popular for checkout, PayPal wants consumers to spend more time in its app and use more of its products and services. To do this, it’s launched new features like PayPal Smart Receipts and Cash Pass.

Apple made its NFC tech available to developers in the US, the UK, and five other markets in the iOS 18.1 update. To use the tech, developers have to enter into a commercial agreement with Apple and pay fees. What this means: This could open the floodgates for more competing wallets on the iPhone. Google Wallet stands to gain the most.