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Technology and Investment Will Be Key in a Challenging Year
Insider Intelligence’s Top Trends to Watch in 2022
Our analysts, forecasters, and researchers worked together to deliver the latest trends in Insider Intelligence’s coverage areas for 2022.
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Introduction
Trend: Retailers Will Adopt Digital Tools in Physical Stores to Drive Sales
Trend: US Market Leaders Will Battle Regional Players and New Entrants in Europe’s SVOD Wars
Trend: Out-of-Home (OOH) Advertising Will Surge, Buoyed by New Tech, Much of It Pioneered in Europe
Trend: The Region Will Continue Struggling with Data Privacy Issues
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About This Report
Key developments to watch in 2022 include the evolution of in-store retail technology; hotter competition in the paid-for video marketplace; the revival of digital out-of-home ads; and ongoing issues with digital privacy and security.
Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Introduction
Trend: Retailers Will Adopt Digital Tools in Physical Stores to Drive Sales
Trend: US Market Leaders Will Battle Regional Players and New Entrants in Europe’s SVOD Wars
Trend: Out-of-Home (OOH) Advertising Will Surge, Buoyed by New Tech, Much of It Pioneered in Europe
Trend: The Region Will Continue Struggling with Data Privacy Issues
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Media Gallery
Executive Summary
Western European firms are in for a rocky ride in 2022, as every sector will be rapidly reshaped by digitization. But opportunities abound for companies that make a significant leap, such as retailers moving to cashless transactions or brands using the latest digital display technology. Competition will be fierce—among paid-for video providers, for example—and the EU will continue to battle firms that flout digital security laws.
Questions this report covers:
- What tools are Western Europe’s physical retailers employing to compete with digital sellers?
- Can national and regional providers of subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) services compete with the likes of Netflix and Amazon?
- Can new technology reanimate digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising as public spaces reopen?
- How will Big Tech and other actors undermining digital privacy and security fare in the EU?
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KEY STAT: Retail ecommerce sales in Western Europe will grow by 6.2% in 2022, nearing $660 billion. Physical retailers hope that upgrading point-of-sale (POS) and display technology will keep digital buyers shopping in-store as well.
Retail Ecommerce Sales in Western Europe, 2019-2025 (billions, % change, and % of total retail sales)
Primary Advantage of Using Contactless Payment Methods According to Adults in France, Sep 2021 (% of respondents)
Subscription Video-on-Demand (SVOD) Subscribers in Western Europe, by Platform, 2020, 2021 & 2026 (thousands)
Why Do Senior Advertising Professionals Worldwide* Expect Ad Spending on Digital Out-of-Home (DOOH) to Increase? (% of respondents, June 2021)
Retail Ecommerce Sales in Western Europe, 2019-2025 (billions, % change, and % of total retail sales)
Primary Advantage of Using Contactless Payment Methods According to Adults in France, Sep 2021 (% of respondents)
Subscription Video-on-Demand (SVOD) Subscribers in Western Europe, by Platform, 2020, 2021 & 2026 (thousands)
Why Do Senior Advertising Professionals Worldwide* Expect Ad Spending on Digital Out-of-Home (DOOH) to Increase? (% of respondents, June 2021)
authors
Karin von Abrams
Contributors
- Alina Brentnall
- Senior Researcher
- Bill Fisher
- Principal Analyst, UK
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