Leadership & Innovation

Leadership & Innovation, Research and Development, Retail Technology

By Darko Pavic
October 18, 2026

The Future of Software

[wpcode id="143619"] When Code Stops Being the Moat AI is changing the build-versus-buy equation faster than most software companies expected. The companies that remain valuable will sell less of what is becoming abundant and...

Future of Retail, Leadership & Innovation

By Darko Pavic
August 15, 2026

K-Beauty Is Not a Hype. It Is a Retail System.

[wpcode id="143619"] How Olive Young’s U.S. debut shows what happens when culture, product innovation, social media and physical retail are engineered into one commercial machine. A queue in Pasadena, a signal for global retail...

AI, Leadership & Innovation

By Darko Pavic
July 9, 2026

Will AI Take Your Job — And Should You Still Go to University?

For students and young professionals, the real lesson from the latest labour-market reports is not to fear artificial intelligence, but to learn faster, build judgment, and use the technology to become more valuable than...

Leadership & Innovation

By Darko Pavic
June 18, 2026

When Compliance Becomes the Competitor

What Shein’s forced retreat from BHV Marais says about global retail expansion, local resistance and the new price of weak compliance. The Paris Store That Became a Warning Sign Shein’s short-lived presence inside BHV...

Leadership & Innovation

By Darko Pavic
May 28, 2026

WeChat Is Essential Infrastructure for Foreign Companies Entering China

Fiscal Solutions has published a practical WeChat Official Account manual for foreign companies that need a credible, operational, and measurable presence in China. For many foreign companies, entering China still begins with the familiar...

Leadership & Innovation, Retail Technology

By Darko Pavic
May 26, 2026

The POS Complexity Trap

Why the most successful POS systems often become the hardest to test, maintain and roll out internationally. After more than 28 years in retail technology, including years in management of large international POS rollouts...

Leadership & Innovation

By Darko Pavic
May 25, 2026

The GoPro Fall: When a Great Brand Is Not Enough

GoPro’s story is a warning for every founder, retailer and technology company that believes creating a category is the same as owning its future. GoPro at its peakGoPro today2015 revenue: about $1.62 billion; 6.6...

Leadership & Innovation

By Darko Pavic
May 21, 2026

China’s Next Export Is Retail Itself

How Chinese companies are moving from manufacturing and e-commerce into Western stores, brands, platforms and consumer relationships For decades, the Western retail story about China was simple. China made the products. Western retailers built...

Leadership & Innovation

By Darko Pavic
April 27, 2026

Five Lessons I Learned About Software Development With AI

Every chief executive I know has the same topic somewhere on the desk: artificial intelligence. Some talk about it as an opportunity. Some talk about it as a risk. Some want to move faster....

AI, Leadership & Innovation

By Darko Pavic
April 25, 2026

Here Is Why AI Will Not Kill Software — But It Will Kill Weak Software

Imagine a software company that does everything right. It sees a real market gap, designs a compelling new product, and uses a mix of human engineering and AI-assisted coding to get to market fast....