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Oliver Buchannon
Artur Stańczuk

Chief Strategy Officer at Packhelp, the leading European packaging marketplace. Previously worked ~8 years at Bain & Co. In the past, Digital Transformation Director at the leading Polish convenience chain Żabka and Entrepreneur that launched 3 start-ups


Shopify Sets 4% AI Fee 🤖

Shopify Sets 4% AI Fee 🤖

PLUS: eBay blocks AI shopping bots and IKEA scales its Indian retail operations

Jan 22, 2026

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Emergent Brands Win 🚀

Emergent Brands Win 🚀

Shopping shifts from discovery to decisions made by machines

Jan 21, 2026

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6 min read

Amazon Warns Of Tariff Hikes 📉

Amazon Warns Of Tariff Hikes 📉

PLUS: Walmart’s PhonePe IPO gets approved and USPS opens last-mile delivery bidding

Jan 21, 2026

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9 min read

OpenAI Tests Ads In ChatGPT 🤖

OpenAI Tests Ads In ChatGPT 🤖

PLUS: Amazon brings 30-minute delivery to UK and YouTube captures TV ad budgets

Jan 20, 2026

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10 min read

Pinterest Launches Shoppable TV Series 📺

Pinterest Launches Shoppable TV Series 📺

PLUS: eBay details its agentic AI strategy and AWS expands European cloud infrastructure

Jan 19, 2026

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11 min read

Apps Eat Commerce 📱

Apps Eat Commerce 📱

Traffic shifts from sites to apps and marketplaces globally

Jan 18, 2026

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7 min read

Trump Hits NATO With Tariffs 🚢

Trump Hits NATO With Tariffs 🚢

PLUS: Walmart promotes AI-focused leader and ChatGPT begins testing ads in free tiers

Jan 18, 2026

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10 min read

Temu Matches Amazon Global Reach 🌍

Temu Matches Amazon Global Reach 🌍

PLUS: Amazon challenges the Saks restructuring and Google AdSense revenues crash ninety percent

Jan 16, 2026

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10 min read

Walmart Closes Amazon Sales Gap 🛒

Walmart Closes Amazon Sales Gap 🛒

PLUS: Trump taxes Nvidia AI chips and Amazon squeezes marketplace seller margins

Jan 15, 2026

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9 min read

Everyone But Amazon🤝

Everyone But Amazon🤝

PLUS: The rise of megamanagers. AI becomes the shopping aisle

Jan 14, 2026

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9 min read

Apple Siri Integrates Google Gemini 🍎

Apple Siri Integrates Google Gemini 🍎

PLUS: EU ends customs duty thresholds and Amazon raises vendor shipping standards for 2026

Jan 13, 2026

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9 min read

Google Gemini Handles Walmart Checkout 🛒

Google Gemini Handles Walmart Checkout 🛒

PLUS: EU ends customs duty thresholds and Amazon raises vendor shipping standards for 2026

Jan 12, 2026

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9 min read

AI Takes Checkout 🤖

AI Takes Checkout 🤖

Shopping shifts from discovery to decisions made by machines

Jan 12, 2026

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Amazon Builds Giant Retail Supercenters 🏗️

Amazon Builds Giant Retail Supercenters 🏗️

PLUS: JPMorgan takes over Apple Card and retail import volumes set to drop

Jan 11, 2026

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10 min read

AI Shops Smarter 🤖

AI Shops Smarter 🤖

Shopping shifts from discovery to decisions made by machines

Jan 11, 2026

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6 min read

Microsoft Copilot Adds Native Checkout 🛍️

Microsoft Copilot Adds Native Checkout 🛍️

PLUS: Walmart scales agentic commerce. Advent Moves On InPost

Jan 9, 2026

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9 min read

China Platforms Surge 🚀

China Platforms Surge 🚀

Scale wins, baskets stay small, quality comes last

Jan 8, 2026

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6 min read

France battles Fast Fashion 🇫🇷

France battles Fast Fashion 🇫🇷

PLUS: Bauhaus opens online marketplace and Allegro Exits Mall South

Jan 8, 2026

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9 min read

Amazon Redesigns Search With Alexa+ 🤖

Amazon Redesigns Search With Alexa+ 🤖

PLUS: Coupang’s $1.2B cyber payout, “Buy-For-Me” Breaks Trust

Jan 6, 2026

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9 min read

GDPR Costs Europe Tech Billions 📉

GDPR Costs Europe Tech Billions 📉

PLUS: Amazon Canada updates KYC rules and US retailers face a penny shortage

Jan 5, 2026

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9 min read

Amazon AI Creates Ghost Listings 🤖

Amazon AI Creates Ghost Listings 🤖

PLUS: Saks faces potential bankruptc, ASOS launches a new personal returns dashboard

Jan 4, 2026

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10 min read

Poland’s Logistics Loyalty Breakout 📦

Poland’s Logistics Loyalty Breakout 📦

Polish logistics hit record trust and recommendations by 2025

Jan 4, 2026

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January Returns Drive New Peak 📦

January Returns Drive New Peak 📦

PLUS: Triller delisted from Nasdaq and Google search volatility hits record levels

Jan 2, 2026

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9 min read

Meta Buys Manus For AI Agents 🤖

Meta Buys Manus For AI Agents 🤖

PLUS: Retailers add 500 physical stores and eBay simplifies seller financial data

Jan 1, 2026

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10 min read

Retailers Fund Logistics AI 💰

Retailers Fund Logistics AI 💰

PLUS: PLUS: Coupang data breach fallout and CFOs chase $6B AI savings

Dec 31, 2025

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