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Ooshies, AI Music Bans and a Golf Brand's Worst Week: TWIE 151

Why City Chic's 'Forced' Retreat From the US Might Be Its Best Move Yet

The Iconic's Profit Jumped 53%. Guess Who Paid For It.

The IP Survives, The Customers Don't: Inside Stax's Rescue

AusPost Wants You to Build an Ecosystem. Its Own Data Says Build a Discount Habit.

Kogan Gets Caught Comparing Itself to Itself

They Took Your Money and Told You to Call Your Bank

Betts, Stax, Depop's Fee War & the Accent Group Takeover

The ATO Is Quietly Killing Your Favourite Brands

Google Agentic Commerce, ChatGPT Ads & the Death of Pure DTC

One-Click Cancel, Greenwashed Burgers & Elon's Trillion

The Scarcity Trap: Why Hype Brands Keep Going Broke

Two retail failures, one Kogan win, and the death of the click

GYG retreats, Alo invades, and Amazon goes full agentic

Coles Down Down, Birkenstock Nail Polish & Temple & Webster's 30% Miss

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

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

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

Monopoly Guilty, DTC Exit and Instagram's Late Arrival

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

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

Fuel Crisis, Rate Rises & Agentic Commerce

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

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

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

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

Barbecues Galore, Insolvencies & Luxury’s Surprise Winner

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

Crying Horses, TikTok Trouble & Meta’s Master Plan

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

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

Sendle Collapses, Returns Crack Down & Brands Lose Focus

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

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

Bunnings AI Error, Step One Slump & BFCM Insights

Streetwear IPOs, Fashion Inflation and the Housing Crunch

The Marketplace Meltdown & Australia’s CPG Innovation Problem

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

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

Operational Fitness, AI Predictions & the Great Retail Reset

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

Revenge of the Boring Brands, Halloween Hype & Unexpected Collabs

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

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

Dark Patterns, Smart Glasses & SPF Fails

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

Fragrance Drops, Gen Z Flops & Lululemon Stumbles

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

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

AusPost Pulls the Pin on the US — Now What?

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

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

Retail Media, Greenwashing & the Fight for Brand Relevance

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

Scandals, Sydney Sweeney, and the Soul of Discovery

Temu, Luxury Scandals & Ecomm's Emotional Gaps

Prime Timing, DesignEx Drama & Country Roadblocks

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

Barbie Cafés, Billionaire Bling, and Blurring Retail Boundaries

Prime Day, Optus Penalties & Acquisition Power Moves

Labubu Mania, Lego Moves & EOFY Chaos

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

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

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

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

Tariffs Tumble, SurfStitch Sinks & Asia Eyes Aussie Brands

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2025 Predictions: The Trends Shaping Ecommerce This Year

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Celeste Barber’s Beauty Blitz & The Supreme Haircut

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

Global Expansion, Remarkable Retail and Why Attention Matters

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

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

EOFY Sales Madness and Apple's Bold AI Move

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

Discount Dilemmas and David Beckham's Unlikely Ambassadorship

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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