Year In Review: Why Retail Broke in 2025 (And What Actually Caused It)
This wasn’t a normal year in retail. It was a stress test.In this solo episode, Mal breaks down the five forces that quietly reshaped retail and ecommerce this year — and why so many brands struggled ...
23 Dec 202523min
When Sales Spike but Brands Struggle: The New Reality of Ecommerce
Black Friday has officially become Australia’s retail Super Bowl — but is that actually a good thing? In Episode 118, Mal and Alex unpack Australia Post’s biggest day ever ($1.5 billion in a single hi...
18 Dec 202520min
Bunnings AI Error, Step One Slump & BFCM Insights
This week, Mal and Alex break down the biggest stories shaping Australian ecommerce and retail. From AI slip-ups to collapsing kids’ brands, booming APAC Black Friday numbers, and a world-first social...
9 Dec 202530min
Streetwear IPOs, Fashion Inflation and the Housing Crunch
Black Friday may be done and dusted, but the retail news machine definitely isn’t. This week, Mal and Alex unpack everything from the world’s first streetwear IPO to the grim reality of Aussies spendi...
2 Dec 202525min
The Marketplace Meltdown & Australia’s CPG Innovation Problem
This week, Mal and Alex wade into a very marketplace-heavy news cycle — from Princess Polly jumping into physical retail, to the quiet death of flash-sale platforms, to the Iconic proving you don’t ne...
25 Nov 202522min
Menulog's Exit, AI Copyright & the Tim Tam That Won the Internet
Black Friday mayhem is in full swing, but Mal and Alex are keeping cool—and throwing the odd grenade—while the industry scrambles. In this episode, they unpack the week's biggest stories in ecommerce,...
18 Nov 202529min
The Great Retail Reset: Trust, Tech and The New Definition of Cheap
This week on This Week in Ecommerce, Mal and Alex wade into the mayhem of “Black Friday month” — from the ACCC crackdown and a $6.8B spending forecast, to Coles’ AI-powered ecommerce surge and Shein’s...
11 Nov 202527min
Operational Fitness, AI Predictions & the Great Retail Reset
In this episode, Mal and Alex dig into what the latest retail news really signals — from job cuts at Amazon and Puma to quiet operational mastery at JB Hi-Fi and Starbucks’ long-awaited turnaround. Th...
4 Nov 202524min
