Deloitte's Digital Consumer Trends 2025 report reveals AI adoption surge, social commerce boom, and changing digital behaviors in the UAE and KSA | Al Bawaba
Consumers in the UAE and KSA rapidly adopt generative AI and social commerce, with smartphones dominant and growing interest in connected devices despite privacy concerns.
Multiple vendors introduced new ecommerce tools: cross-border payments, marketing automation, improved checkout, social commerce, AI shopping agents, AI-powered subscriptions, and order management updates.
One Man's Journey from Rock Bottom Is a Lesson in Resilience
Post-traumatic growth can enable rebuilding and exceeding prior success through sobriety, reinvention, and leveraging social platforms for community-supported commerce.
What Is YouTube Shopping? A Guide For Creators In 2025
YouTube Shopping enables creators to tag products directly in their videos, allowing viewers to purchase without leaving the platform, marking a significant progress in social commerce.
Beauty's New Frontier: Social Commerce And The Future Of Retail
Social commerce is revolutionizing beauty retail, with projected US sales reaching $80 billion by 2025, transforming how consumers engage with products.
Coty lowers annual forecast as sales slip 3% in Q3
"The declines are driven by the continued worsening of the mass colour cosmetics category, which declined by a mid-single-digit per cent in Q3, with the US market under the most pressure."