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This Week In Ecommerce — 162 episodes · page 1 of 2
Skipping Black Friday Is Marketing Too
Kmart Pulled Its Smart Glasses. Shoppers Are Pushing Back
AI Is Making Too Many Ads
Rates Just Hit 4.6%. Black Friday Is Going to Be Huge
60% of Shoppers Won't Pay Full Price. We Trained Them.
Proud Poppy's Comeback, Cue's Collapse, and the RBA's Surcharge Ban: TWIE 153
Gen Z Isn't Broke, They're Just Not Buying Houses
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