Global Scans · Shopping · Weekly Summary

• [New] People beginning to shop for 2026's plans on the ACA marketplaces are experiencing sticker shock due to the expiration of more generous premium tax credits that were expanded during the covid pandemic. KFF Health News
• [New] While AI-focused companies, like Amazon and Google, bring welcome economic opportunities to neighborhoods when they set up shop, residents near data centers report sleep deprivation and reduced quality of life because of incessant noise. The Cool Down
• In five years, a quarter (25.1%) of shoppers say the most important factor when deciding where to shop will be whether stores offer online services like delivery, buy online and pick-up in-store, and curbside pickup. eMarketer
• Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals will blur with entertainment: we might see live shopping streams where influencers demo products (TikTok Shop and Instagram Live sales are increasingly normalised). Favoured.
• With ACP, U.S.-based ChatGPT users will soon be able to shop directly from participating Worldpay merchants using Instant Checkout. FinExtra
• The game-changing deal marks the tech giant's biggest move into live sport yet and will see Apple become the one-stop shop for American F1 fans, with select races even streamed for free on the Apple TV app. The US Sun
• 81% of US consumers expect to use agentic AI tools to shop, which will shape more than half of all online purchases in the near future. BizTechReports
• 75% plan to shop differently in 2025, 46% expect to purchase more store brands and 41% will use more coupons. Baking Business

Last updated: 17 November 2025