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This Week In Ecommerce — 141 episodes

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Retail Fest, Click Frenzy, and a 13% share crash

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Koala's Broken IPO, Lulu's Nike Hire, and Meta's $244B Year

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NewBird AI, OnePass, and the $9M Hair Brand You've Never Heard Of

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Monopoly Guilty, DTC Exit and Instagram's Late Arrival

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The Allbirds Collapse, Sabo Goes to War, and the US Cost Squeeze

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Gap's Back, Cadbury's at It Again & Big Tech's Worst Week

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Fuel Crisis, Rate Rises & Agentic Commerce

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Amazon's $750M Queensland Bet, Von Dutch's $100M Comeback & The Spam Fine Every Brand Should Read

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Koala's IPO, The Iconic's Profit & The Dynamic Pricing Threat Facing Every Retail Brand

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Block's AI Cuts, More Store Closures & The Ozsale Comeback

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Tariff Chaos, TikTok’s Backflip & The Return of Retail Reality

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Barbecues Galore, Insolvencies & Luxury’s Surprise Winner

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Bunnings Wins Facial Recognition Case, Cosette Collapses, and the Return of Topshop

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Crying Horses, TikTok Trouble & Meta’s Master Plan

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Trust Issues: AI Ads, Supermarket Pricing & the Cost of Cutting Corners

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Woolies Goes AI, The Oodie vs News, and Store Closures Galore

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Sendle Collapses, Returns Crack Down & Brands Lose Focus

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Year In Review: Why Retail Broke in 2025 (And What Actually Caused It)

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When Sales Spike but Brands Struggle: The New Reality of Ecommerce

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Bunnings AI Error, Step One Slump & BFCM Insights

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Streetwear IPOs, Fashion Inflation and the Housing Crunch

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The Marketplace Meltdown & Australia’s CPG Innovation Problem

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Menulog's Exit, AI Copyright & the Tim Tam That Won the Internet

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The Great Retail Reset: Trust, Tech and The New Definition of Cheap

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Operational Fitness, AI Predictions & the Great Retail Reset

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Flying Solo into Cyber Month — Amazon Fees, LSKD Goes Global & The Fashion Rebound

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Revenge of the Boring Brands, Halloween Hype & Unexpected Collabs

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Simon Beard’s Creator Army, Digital Passports & Trump’s 100% Tariff

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OpenAI x Shopify, $3.6k Yoga Bags & Gucci Goes Hollywood

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Dark Patterns, Smart Glasses & SPF Fails

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Australia’s Spending Surge, Super Retail’s Scandal & The Search Wars Begin

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Fragrance Drops, Gen Z Flops & Lululemon Stumbles

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Lorna Jane Goes Luxe, Qantas Gets a Makeover, and TikTok Eats Retail

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AI Slop, Diamond Drops & The Rise of Gen Z Thrifting

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AusPost Pulls the Pin on the US — Now What?

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JB Hi-Fi, Funkos & Salmon Sperm: Retail’s Weird and Wonderful Week

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Episode 100! Yotpo Exits, Crocs Decline & Collapse of Cool

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Retail Media, Greenwashing & the Fight for Brand Relevance

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Goodbye De Minimis: What This Means for Your U.S. Sales

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Scandals, Sydney Sweeney, and the Soul of Discovery

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Temu, Luxury Scandals & Ecomm's Emotional Gaps

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Prime Timing, DesignEx Drama & Country Roadblocks

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The Death of Free Shipping, Lulu's War on Dupes & Prime Day

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Barbie Cafés, Billionaire Bling, and Blurring Retail Boundaries

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Prime Day, Optus Penalties & Acquisition Power Moves

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Labubu Mania, Lego Moves & EOFY Chaos

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Toys R Bust (Again), TikTok Shops Broken Promise, and Australia's Wine Problem

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Tequila Regrets & Billion-Dollar Bets: Hailey Bieber’s Rhode vs Australia’s Retail Woes

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Apple vs Trump, Google’s Wearable Comeback & China’s Bargain Invasion

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Interest Rates Drop, Legacy Brands Crumble & Google AI Crashes the Ecommerce Party

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Tariffs Tumble, SurfStitch Sinks & Asia Eyes Aussie Brands

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Election Wash-Up, Meta’s Infinite Creative & Apple’s Tariff Trouble

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Brand Love in a Tariff World: Why Customers Still Pay More for You

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Binge or Bust: Why Old Ad Strategies Won’t Cut It in 2025

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Prada's Versace Acquisition, Ghost Stores, and the AI Retail Revolution

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Trump's Tariff Tantrum, Cue's Acquisition and Studio Ghibli's AI Moment

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Collapse, Comeback, Chaos: Jeanswest, Nike & the Signal Debacle

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Fair Go or Farewell? Why Sustainability and Influencer Brands are Struggling

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Tesla’s Brand Meltdown, Shopify’s $100M AI Play, and the Designerex Collapse – with Alex Ross

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Ally Fashion Folds, ACCC Tightens the Screws & Consumer Spending Rebounds

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Tariffs, Tech & Tough Decisions: Justin Irvine on the Future of Ecommerce

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Interest Rates Fall, But Will Retail Rise? Klaviyo’s CRM Play & Mosaic Fallout Gets Worse

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Trust, Tech, and Kanye: Shopify’s Scandal, Meta’s AI Bet, and Gen Z’s Shift

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BONUS: How New US Tariffs & De Minimis Changes Will Impact Ecommerce – with Global-E’s Stewart Smith

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Peloton’s Fall, Amazon’s Rise, and How Aussies Are Spending $535M on Love

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$7M Ads, AI Breakthroughs, and a Trade War - Retail in 2025

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Lunar New Year, Catch’s Collapse, and Kogan’s Comeback Story

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TikTok's Wild Week, New Balance's Comeback and Amazon's Layoffs

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2025 Predictions: The Trends Shaping Ecommerce This Year

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IKEA’s Meatball Empire, True Classic’s Omnichannel Bet, and Seoul Tonic’s Startup Grit

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Shopify's Big Ad Move, AI Shopping Trends, and Meg's $1M Fine

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Adapt or Go Extinct? Lessons from Katie’s, Lululemon, and Black Friday

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[Bonus] Scale vs. Incrementality: What Growth Really Means in Ecommerce

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Black Friday Fatigue, Supermarket Fines, and the Future of Ecommerce

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Shein Takes Over & Jaguar's Rebranding Controversy and Black Friday Looms

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Early Black Friday Wins, Quadlock’s Big Payday, and Vuori’s Billion-Dollar Ascent

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What Trump 2.0 Means for Ecom, Domino’s Legacy & Klaviyo’s Stock Shock

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Crocs on Top, Amazon’s Surge & Optus in Hot Water

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Ultra Football Scores, Temu Blocked in Southeast Asia, and Ghost’s Billion-Dollar Buzz

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Passion, Dirt Bikes, and 89% Growth: Inside SKDA’s Rise with Sam Morton

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Fast Fashion's End Run, Foot Locker's AI Bet, and The Party People for Sale

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Step One's Surge, Kmart's Fashion Disruption, and Lululemon's Wellbeing Burnout

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Footy Fever, Coke & Oreo Collab, and Coles vs ACCC Showdown

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The Fall of Tupperware & Nike’s Big Pivot – Lessons in Brand Survival

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Duty Calls: The Looming US Import Changes & What It Means for Aussie Brands

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Temu's Reality Check, Sass & Bide Shutters Stores and Is Black Friday Killing Christmas?

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Mosaic's Meltdown, AI Anxiety, and What We Buy in a Cost-of-Living Crisis

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The Battle for Booktopia, PE Nation Drama, and Paul Finally Buys a Mac

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Wins and Woes: From Temple & Webster’s Triumph to Nike’s Nosedive

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Temu’s $3B Rise, Retail Icons Struggles, and the Future of Ecommerce Fashion

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Amazon’s Aussie Boom, Meta’s Ad Surge, and Lulu’s Legal Woes

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Trust Issues, Adore Beauty’s Surprise, and China’s Spending Slump

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Celeste Barber’s Beauty Blitz & The Supreme Haircut

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Disaster and Opportunity: Booktopia, Dion Lee, and Apple’s AI-Driven Sales Surge

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Global Expansion, Remarkable Retail and Why Attention Matters

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Retail Shake-Ups: The Myer-Premier Merger and Temu's Market Domination

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Supermarket Supplier Switch, More Crisis at Booktopia and Geedup's Remarkable Launch

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EOFY Sales Madness and Apple's Bold AI Move

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The Spending Paradox: High Ad Spend, Lower Returns, and Industry Shake-Ups

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Discount Dilemmas and David Beckham's Unlikely Ambassadorship

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Ep 40 This Week in Ecommerce: Victoria's Secret Comeback & Little Birdie Suspends Operations

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Ep 39 This Week in Ecommerce: $100 Million Digital Media Wastage & Federal Budget 2024

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Ep 38 This Week In Ecommerce: Moderna and OpenAI's Collaboration and Australia’s Most Loved Retailers Revealed

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Ep 37 This Week in Ecommerce: The Third Cookie Delay: Google Pushes Back Until 2025 & March Retail Meltdown

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Ep 36 This Week in Ecommerce: Hot Take on Adore Beauty's CEO Stepping Down, Kogan's Profit Grows But Market Groans

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Ep 35 This Week in Ecommerce: The US TikTok Ban gets closer, what the Woolies and Coles bosses had to say & Nicki Minaj's latest venture

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Ep 34 This Week in Ecommerce: $2.2M average loss to fraud & Luxottica fined $1.5M for breaching spam laws

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Ep 33 This Week in Ecommerce: The Taylor Swift Effect, The Grocery Code of Conduct and The Fall of Marquee Retail Group

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Ep32 This Week in Ecommerce: France Leads the Charge Against Fast Fashion & Nike's Dilemma with DTC

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Ep31 This Week in Ecommerce: Inside Australian Online Shopping, Allbirds struggles with finding traction & Increase Australian business insolvencies

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Ep30 This Week in Ecommerce: Aje's Restructure, BNPL Regulation, and Gen Z's Breaking the Marketing Funnel

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Ep29 This Week in Ecommerce: Oz Hair & Beauty becoming a leading omnichannel retailer and Tiger Lily's second dive into administration

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Ep28 This Week in Ecommerce: 35-50% Gender Pay Gap in the retail fashion industry, January retail spending is downward trending

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Ep27 This Week in Ecommerce: Baby Bunting net income plunges & KPMG Australian Retail Outlook analysis

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Ep26 This Week in Ecommerce: Wish acquired for $173M & Crocs +169.8% YOY traffic growth

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Ep25 This Week in Ecommerce: From Bunnings' Bluey Makeover to LSKD's Remarkable Growth Journey

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Ep24 This Week in Ecommerce: Godfrey's Collapse into Administration and Reject Shop Goes Viral on TikTok

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Ep23 This Week in Ecommerce: Is Shopify going to become Apple of ecommerce industry? & Pamela Anderson's diving into Skincare Entrepreneurship

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Ep22 This Week in Ecommerce: Woolworths & Australia Day Controversy, Uniqlo’s phenomenal revenue growth, and the impact of shipping delays on ecommerce

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Ep21 This Week in Ecommerce: Google and Yahoo's New Spam Policy, The End of Free Returns??? & TikTok Massive Increase in Platform Commission

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Ep20 This Week In Ecommerce: White Fox's Delivery Dilemma, China's Changing Shifting Market and Reacquiring Go-To Skincare

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Ep19 This Week in Ecommerce: Barbeques Galore taking lead in Open Banking adoption & Chemist Warehouse's Unique Public Listing Approach

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Ep18 This Week in Ecommerce: The Impact of Short Form Content on Ecommerce & Oroton's Financial Success

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Ep17 This Week in Ecommerce: Preparing for Christmas Period & Dire Economic Conditions for David Jones

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Ep16 This Week in Ecommerce: Should Ecommerce Brands have an Advisory Board & Jim's Franchise Growth

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Ep15 This Week in Ecommerce: Global Fashion Group's 19% Revenue Decline & Chat GPT's Exciting Release 🔥

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Ep14 This Week in Ecommerce: Optus Network Crisis~ Importance of brand integrity & Lessons for ecommerce brands

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Ep13 This Week in Ecommerce: Google's Core Update, the Power of SEO & Crocs Hit $1.24B in Global Sales

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Ep12 This Week in Ecommerce: Amazon's 244% Profit Surge: What's Driving the Ecommerce Giant?

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Ep11 This Week in Ecommerce: AI Revolutionizing Inventory Management & The Power of Creative Content in Marketing

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Ep10 This Week in Ecommerce: Busting 3 Major Black Friday Myths & Designerex partnership with UberDirect

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Ep8 This Week in Ecommerce: Shopify's Surprise, Peloton joins forces with Lululemon & Amazon's Battle

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Ep9 This Week in Ecommerce: $2.9B Drop in Australian Online Spending & NewsCorp's Marketplace Launch

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Ep7 This Week in Ecommerce: Introduction of virtual mirror for outfit trials & KPMG Retail Health Index

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Ep6 This Week in Ecommerce: Princess Polly Conquering the U.S. Market & Myer's Success Strategy Revealed

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Ep5 This Week in Ecommerce: When to Start Paid Advertising? | Retail Recession & Apple's China Trouble

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Ep4 This Week In Ecommerce: Shopify and Amazon Join Forces for Ecommerce Domination & Klaviyo's IPO

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Ep3 Chinese Economic Downturn & Temu, Evolution of Online Retail Advertising & Sans Drinks' Acquisition

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Ep2 Zimmerman's $ 1.75 billion valuation, JB Hi-Fi reports decline in profits & the rise of generative AI

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Ep1: Impact of returns on the environment, Leveraging Omnichannel Model & Growth of Affiliate Marketing

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