Next year in the UK, digital video ads will make gains, Brexit will continue to complicate ecommerce and data privacy rules, and retailers will reimagine the in-store experience.

In China, ecommerce sales will make up a substantial share of 2022's total retail sales at 46.3%, while the UK and South Korea will round out the top 3, with 36.3% and 32.2% ecommerce shares, respectively.

Digital video viewership continues to rise in the UK, despite already high penetration. A thirst for subscription content hasn’t quite been sated, but with a cost-of-living crisis looming, ad-supported options might garner interest among consumers.

Regulation is already looming in markets like the UK and Australia, and the US likely isn’t far behind, with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau opening an inquiry into the top five players. Crackdowns on underwriting, disclosures, protections, and data use in 2022 could force product changes and raise competition.

Zara is charging UK customers £1.95 to return online orders: The fee may help preserve Zara’s margins, but it could come at a cost to brand loyalty.

Uber Eats is partnering with Tesco to bring groceries to UK customers, with delivery guaranteed within an hour, the company announced. Uber is also expanding its partnership with Albertsons to include over 2,000 stores, per a press release. Publix has begun offering 15-minute grocery delivery in Miami through a partnership with Instacart, the delivery platform said.

Meanwhile, in the UK: Consumer confidence entered its fourth month of decline, as living costs rise and fuel and food prices reach record levels. Grocery inflation hit its highest level in 10 years, according to Kantar, causing consumers to alter shopping habits.

Gopuff is teaming up with grocer Morrisons to offer food and grocery delivery to shoppers across the UK, per a company release. Uber Eats is expanding an existing deal with bp to make over 3,000 stores available on its platform by 2025, per a press release. BJ’s Wholesale Club is partnering with DoorDash to give customers access to on-demand grocery delivery, the companies announced.

Among healthcare professionals in the UK and US, 70% named connected medical devices one of the technologies that will have the biggest impact on healthcare in the next five years, according to a May 2021 survey by Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). Health systems are investing in a range of use cases for remote monitoring.