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.
Amazon Gets 360,000 “Is This Message Real?” Calls Per Year. Now It Built a Bot to Answer Them.
360,000 times per year, an Amazon customer contacts customer service with the same question: “Is this message from Amazon real?” ...
Creators on YouTube Can Now Tag Amazon Products Directly in Videos
With a new partnership between Amazon and YouTube, creators on the video-sharing platform can now tag Amazon products right in ...
Ecommerce Leaders & Interviews
à la luck Founder Yifeng Tao on Jewelry, Attachment and the Things We Choose to Keep
For à la luck founder Yifeng Tao, the value of jewelry has little to do with how rare, expensive or ...
Adults Without Children Are Now 55% of Toy Sales
“Kidulting”, adults engaging with toys, games, and playful products traditionally marketed to children, has been documented since the 1950s. What ...
Amazon’s AI Shopping Assistant Can Now Buy Things for You, Track Prices Across a Year, and Notify You Before You Even Know You Want Something.
Alexa for Shopping launched on May 13, 2026, replacing Rufus as the primary AI interface inside the Amazon.com search bar ...
Brazil Abolished Its Chinese Platform Import Tax in May. The Searches Spiked 492%. The Tax Might Come Back on September 22.
On July 1, 2026, the EU abolished the €150 duty-free threshold on small parcels and introduced a €3 per-category fee ...
Amazon Told Sellers They’d Pay One Cent More Than the Second Bidder. Allegedly It Charged Them Their Own Bid 80% of the Time.
The standard pitch for Amazon’s advertising auction system is a second-price auction: you bid whatever you think the click is ...
Ecommerce Leaders & Interviews
Inside Dr Ged’s: Building a Hot Sauce Brand With Heat, Humour and Personality
What started as a hobby in a Glasgow kitchen has grown into an independent hot sauce brand with distinctive artwork, ...
TikTok Wants to Run Your Shop for $10,000 Plus 20% of Revenue. Here Is What That Actually Costs.
TikTok Shop is generating real commercial outcomes for a meaningful range of sellers in 2026. We’ve covered the Poppy Rose ...
France Just Became the First Country in the World to Financially Penalise Fast Fashion. The Bill Starts at 25 Cents. It Rises to €19.50.
France’s Economy Minister Serge Papin said it plainly on Friday: “From September 1, ultra-fast fashion will pay the true price ...
