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Cross-border commerce reaches another frontier as Allegro tests Ukraine sales

A Polish marketplace pilot highlights the unglamorous work that makes international retail possible.

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Original editorial analysis. A Polish marketplace pilot highlights the unglamorous work that makes international retail possible.

The context

My Company Polska reports that Allegro has begun a pilot offering Polish merchants access to customers in Ukraine, with an initial catalogue of more than a million offers.

Our analysis

Cross-border e-commerce is often described as a question of adding another market to a website. In practice, delivery reliability, returns, payment settlement, customs treatment and customer support determine whether transactions become repeat business. Each service needs to work for small merchants without creating an administrative burden they cannot absorb.

What to watch

Track delivery performance, merchant participation and customer satisfaction after the pilot expands. An available listing is not the same as a completed sale.

Source context: My Company Polska | Jan Wojtal | 14 Oct 2026. The analysis and wording above are original to THE BUSINESS TIME. Refer to the linked publication for the underlying report; this is not a reproduction or an independently conducted interview.

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