Articles by: Ivana Soldat

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Ivana Soldat

Ivana writes about what’s actually happening in ecommerce right now, from major platform updates to the trends on how people shop online.

Focused on verified industry developments, she covers marketplace dynamics, DTC and omnichannel growth, conversion and performance strategies, retail media, and shifts in consumer behavior across leading ecommerce platforms and emerging commerce technologies.

The Netherlands Just Caught Amazon and Bol Selling "Discounts" Off Prices That Never Existed

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The Netherlands Just Caught Amazon and Bol Selling “Discounts” Off Prices That Never Existed

Ivana Soldat

A JBL Charge 6 speaker listed on Amazon Netherlands at €147 with a 26% discount. The Consumentenbond checked the price ...

Asia Pacific Shoppers Use AI to Shop But Won't Let It Buy for Them

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Asia Pacific Shoppers Use AI to Shop But Won’t Let It Buy for Them

Ivana Soldat

Before going deeper into the numbers, the sourcing caveat belongs at the top, not the bottom. DHL eCommerce publishes an ...

eBay Is Accidentally Showing Everyone the Private Price You Offered Losing Bidders

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eBay Is Accidentally Showing Everyone the Private Price You Offered Losing Bidders

Ivana Soldat

Here is how Second Chance Offers are supposed to work. An auction ends. The winning bidder either does not pay, ...

How Do You Lose a Billion-Dollar Ecommerce Platform? Ask Sendo.

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How Do You Lose a Billion-Dollar Ecommerce Platform? Ask Sendo.

Ivana Soldat

There is a version of the Sendo story that looks like bad luck. A merger with Tiki that collapsed over ...

HMRC Wants Amazon and eBay to Collect VAT From UK Sellers.

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HMRC Wants Amazon and eBay to Collect VAT From UK Sellers.

Ivana Soldat

There are tens of thousands of UK-based businesses selling on Amazon, eBay, and Etsy who are not meeting their VAT ...

Brands Are Flooding US Ports With Record Imports Right Now. The Reason Is Another Tariff Deadline.

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Brands Are Flooding US Ports With Record Imports Right Now. The Reason Is Another Tariff Deadline.

Ivana Soldat

Somewhere in the Pacific Ocean right now, there are an extraordinary number of container ships making their way toward the ...

The EU Is Done Warning Tech Companies. It Is Now Going Directly for the Money.

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The EU Is Done Warning Tech Companies. It Is Now Going Directly for the Money.

Ivana Soldat

For the first three years of the EU’s new digital regulation regime, Brussels behaved like a regulator that had just ...

Italy Is Making Shrinkflation Illegal in Three Days. Consumers Are Already Disappointed With How.

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Italy Is Making Shrinkflation Illegal in Three Days.

Ivana Soldat

Shrinkflation is the practice of reducing the quantity in a package while keeping the price the same or raising it. ...

88% of Nigerians Use AI to Shop. More Than Half Got Scammed Last Year.

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88% of Nigerians Use AI to Shop. More Than Half Got Scammed Last Year.

Ivana Soldat

Before reading the numbers from Visa’s Stay Secure Survey on Nigeria, it helps to understand what kind of market Nigeria ...

Levi's Grew Ecommerce 19% While Running Fewer Promotions. That Is the Whole Strategy.

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Levi’s Grew Ecommerce 19% While Running Fewer Promotions. That Is the Whole Strategy.

Ivana Soldat

Seventeen quarters of consistent DTC execution across a period that included supply chain disruption, a post-pandemic consumer spending correction, and ...