Retail

Retail

By Darko Pavic
May 11, 2026

Fiscalization of E-Commerce in Turkey: Why Online Retail Is a Compliance Project Before It Is a Sales Channel

A practical guide for international retailers, marketplaces, platforms, mobile apps and technology providers planning to sell into Turkey Turkey Is Not a Market for Improvisation Turkey is one of the most interesting e-commerce markets...

Retail

By Darko Pavic
May 4, 2026

Retail Tax Audits Are Becoming a Technology Test: Why Fiscalization Must Be Built Into International Retail Expansion

Retail tax audits used to be seen mainly as an accounting event. A tax authority arrived, documents were reviewed, figures were compared, and the finance department carried most of the pressure. That view is...

Retail

By Darko Pavic
April 28, 2026

Italian Software Fiscalization: Why the Technical Requirements Are More Complex Than They Look

The key message: Italy is not simply asking for “receipt transmission software.” It is asking for a certified, distributed fiscal control system. Italy’s new technical specification for software fiscalization should not be read as...

Business, Retail, Technology

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....

Retail

By Darko Pavic
April 18, 2026

Retail’s New Front Door Is AI

For years, retailers treated AI as a tool for efficiency. Adobe’s latest traffic analysis suggests that this is now too small a view. The bigger change is happening at the very start of the...

Retail

By Darko Pavic
April 17, 2026

A Silent EU Rule Change Could Hit Every Webshop in Europe on 19 June 2026

The post-purchase change many webshops still underestimate — and what retailers and solution vendors should do now The next major e-commerce compliance change in Europe will not start on the product page. It will...

Fiscalization, Retail, VAT

By Darko Pavic
April 10, 2026

Romania Is Proposing Major Receipt Changes And Missing Them Could Become Expensive

Romania’s latest move in fiscalization may look modest at first glance. On paper, the story is about cash registers, receipt content, QR codes, and another compliance deadline. In reality, it is something larger. It...

Business, Fiscalization, Retail, Technology

By Darko Pavic
April 9, 2026

AI-First Is the Right Direction. But Global Compliance Demands More Than Architecture

I was inspired today by Shiji’s press release on its transition to an AI-first hospitality platform. What impressed me was not only the ambition of the message, but the discipline behind it. Shiji is...

Business, Retail

By Darko Pavic
April 8, 2026

I Thought Shein Was the Real Fast Fashion Company. Then I Researched the Topic.

Here is a blog post in the tone you asked for: I Thought Shein Was the Real Fast Fashion Company. Then I Researched the Topic. A recent German article about Amancio Ortega’s 90th birthday...

Fiscalization, Retail, Tax, VAT

By Darko Pavic
April 3, 2026

France’s Tax Overhaul Is About to Change Retail Software, Not Just Tax Compliance

France’s next tax reform is being discussed as an invoicing project. That is too narrow. What France is really doing is redesigning how transaction data moves through the economy, who creates it, who validates...