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.

USPS Is Raising Shipping Prices on October 4.

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USPS Is Raising Shipping Prices on October 4. Here Is Every Rate That Is Changing.

Ivana Soldat

USPS filed notice today announcing temporary price increases on its competitive parcel products, Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, USPS Ground ...

US-Canada Trade Talks Just Collapsed. 50% Tariffs Are Now Live. Retaliation Starts September 8.

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US-Canada Trade Talks Just Collapsed. 50% Tariffs Are Now Live. Retaliation Starts September 8.

Ivana Soldat

Trump had declared earlier in the week that “we’ve come to a deal with Canada,” adding it was “still subject ...

eBay Just Released Its 2026 Holiday Seller Playbook. The Most Important Thing in It Is a New Feature, Not a Tip.

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eBay Just Released Its 2026 Holiday Seller Playbook. The Most Important Thing in It Is a New Feature

Ivana Soldat

eBay released its 2026 Seller Holiday Playbook alongside a seller webinar on August 20, bringing together fresh shopper research and ...

Europeans are Leading in Chinese Platform Use

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Europeans are Leading in Chinese Platform Use

Ivana Soldat

The ECB applied the same €3 per-category parcel duty to every member state on the same date, but the member ...

Vinted Users Slam €20–€30 Second-Hand Shein Listings: “We Lost the Plot”

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Vinted Users Slam €20–€30 Second-Hand Shein Listings: “We Lost the Plot”

Ivana Soldat

The discussion began on the unofficial r/Vinted subreddit on August 22, when a user posted four screenshots of listings under ...

The Brands Winning AI Shopping Are Not Amazon and Walmart. They Are Watch Brands and Label Makers.

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The Brands Winning AI Shopping Are Not Amazon and Walmart. They Are Watch Brands and Label Makers.

Ivana Soldat

The Shopify Q2 earnings data we covered earlier this month showed AI-driven traffic and orders to Shopify stores tripling year-over-year, ...

Gen Z Is Using AI to Squeeze Every Point Out of Your Loyalty Programme. Brands Built Those Programmes for a Different Kind of Customer.

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Gen Z Is Using AI to Squeeze Every Point Out of Your Loyalty Programme

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64% of Gen Z consumers in the UK and 55% in the US are already deploying AI tools to navigate ...

Ralph Lauren Raised Prices 15%, Added 1.5 Million New Customers, and Grew Revenue 14%. Here Is How.

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Ralph Lauren Raised Prices 15%, Added 1.5 Million New Customers, and Grew Revenue 14%. Here Is How.

Ivana Soldat

We published a piece this week on the premium brand rush, noting that virtually every retailer was trying to court ...

The Biggest Problem in Fashion Ecommerce Is That the Jeans Do Not Fit... What?

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The Biggest Problem in Fashion Ecommerce Is That the Jeans Do Not Fit… What?

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“When was the last time you ordered jeans online and they actually fit?” That is the question Bloomberg’s Sonja Wind ...

The FTC Just Warned Every Retailer Using AI Pricing: Disclose It or Face Section 5 Enforcement.

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The FTC Just Warned Every Retailer Using AI Pricing: Disclose It or Face Section 5 Enforcement.

Ivana Soldat

We covered the New Jersey Fair Price Protection Act when Governor Mikie Sherrill signed it into law on July 23, ...