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On today's episode, in our "Retail Me This, Retail Me That" segment, we discuss why livestream shopping hasn't caught on in the US and the UK the same way it has in China, what TikTok is doing to make the US鈥檚 launch more successful than the UK's, and what shoppers are looking for from a livestream. Then for "Pop-Up Rankings," we rank the top four brands that have done livestream shopping well. Join our analyst Sara Lebow as she hosts analysts Sky Canaves and Carina Perkins.

On today鈥檚 episode, host Bill Fisher is joined by our analysts Paul Briggs, Matteo Ceurvels, and Carina Perkins to talk about the upcoming crowning of King Charles III in the UK, other major events around the world, and what sort of effects they will have on retail and marketing.

Over half of US and UK adults research and buy products online via a retailer鈥檚 website, per Coveo. More than a third (37%) take a slightly different approach, researching products on a retailer鈥檚 website but waiting to buy them in a physical store.

The US isn鈥檛 the only country with serious talks of TikTok bans. Japan, the UK, Germany, and France are all countries with over 15 million TikTok users each that could be left with a lot of time on their hands if TikTok bans succeed.

Open banking lets UK customers move money to their new current account on the same day they open it.

It rolled out the solution in the UK and in select Nordic countries, which can help boost sales volume, affiliate revenues, and brand engagement.

Social media users in select countries (US, UK, Australia, France, and Saudi Arabia) trust brands over influencers when it comes to finance, apparel, and skincare, per an October study from Snap Inc. and IPG Magna. Finance is where this trend is most pronounced.

Giving Ubisoft the rights to distribute games in the EU could appease UK regulators鈥� concerns, clearing the final stage in gaming鈥檚 biggest acquisition.

In 2024, 蘑菇AV data partner GWI started offering data on respondents ages 65 and older in seven markets: the US, the UK, Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, Israel, and Japan. For ease of comparison, our report features data for respondents ages 16 to 64 in all countries. But we have included the data for respondents 65 and older for those seven countries here as a supplement.

So it's places like US, Spain, Italy, Norway, UK that are the most likely to own those smart, slightly nice-to-have devices. It's in parts of Asia in particular where we see the other end of the spectrum, where ownership is lowest. If I can fly the flag for the UK for a second, we are the top country in the world for tablets, smart TVs, games consoles, smart home products, and smart watches.

View our forecasts for grocery retail sales in the UK, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain.

It will go live in the UK before expanding to other regions. The service will offer consumers more protection through a formal dispute resolution process and biometric verification. It will also let consumers monitor payments more easily and set up different payment permissions.

This rollout follows an initial launch in the UK and Australia, where subscribers have created 鈥渕illions of playlists that they keep coming back to,鈥� per Spotify. Spotify said that users can even reference things like movie characters, colors, and emojis. Users can ask for specific genres and themes and give feedback on what the AI outputs, such as asking for less of a certain artist鈥檚 content.

And increased personalization is a top impact that US and UK banking and insurance executives expect will come from deploying generative AI (genAI) in their organizations, per an August 2023 FintechOS survey. GenAI opens the door for banks to deliver more personalized banking experiences.

And junk food bans in the UK foreshadowed in Singapore. The new Labour Government in the UK has confirmed it will go ahead with a plan to ban advertising for foods and drinks high in fat, sugar and salt, dubbed HFSS. This is something that Singapore has had in place, for sugary drinks at least, since 2020. Man-Chung, any learnings for the UK on this one? Man-Chung Cheung (07:31):.

The survey was conducted in July 2024 across nearly 6,000 respondents from the US, Canada, India, Brazil, Mexico, the UK, France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Australia, and Japan. Coupons over email: Other studies largely support the GetApp findings.

To compare, Mexico鈥檚 ecommerce market is currently larger than the ecommerce markets of Spain, France, the UK, Germany, and Italy. Learn more in our Retail and Ecommerce Sales Benchmarks: Q4 2024. This was originally featured in the Retail Daily newsletter. For more retail insights, statistics, and trends, subscribe here.

The global economic downturn is putting pressure on FIs around the world. In the UK, firms are turning to tech and hiring to weather the storm.

The news: TikTok has launched its revamped 鈥淪ubscription鈥� monetization feature to eligible creators in countries including the US, UK, Germany, and Brazil, with plans to expand in the coming weeks. Creators can now offer three different subscription tiers at varying price points, giving fans access to exclusive videos, LIVEs, custom perks, and more.