The IP Survives, The Customers Don't: Inside Stax's Rescue
Mal's calling in from a Bali sunrise mid-reset before Q4 hits — squirrels, banana trees, the lot — while Alex is back in Adelaide mopping up after cars got swept down a creek in the weekend's flash fl...
12 Elo 20min
AusPost Wants You to Build an Ecosystem. Its Own Data Says Build a Discount Habit.
This week Mal's flying solo — Alex is out, so it's just opinions, no pushback. It's a mixed bag: a couple of quick cost-and-consequence stories, then three deep dives that all circle the same question...
5 Elo 20min
Kogan Gets Caught Comparing Itself to Itself
Mal and Alex are back this week still hoarse from two big days on the podcast stage at Online Retailer and the ORIAS — congrats to The Iconic on a first-time Online Retailer of the Year win, and to Be...
29 Heinä 21min
They Took Your Money and Told You to Call Your Bank
It's bloody freezing, we're one week out from Online Retailer in Sydney (expect an impromptu Qantas Lounge recording), and before the conference chaos kicks off we've got a genuinely grim week of reta...
14 Heinä 19min
Betts, Stax, Depop's Fee War & the Accent Group Takeover
We're on the other side of EOFY and into the thick of H2 — and Australian retail served up one of its messiest weeks in a while. Two heritage-adjacent brands hit crisis on the very same day, a resale ...
7 Heinä 19min
The ATO Is Quietly Killing Your Favourite Brands
End of financial year is done and — despite the sale noise — the market actually went backwards in real terms, with Roy Morgan tipping EOFY growth of just 1.9%, under CPI. Mal's on the road in Sydney ...
1 Heinä 20min
Google Agentic Commerce, ChatGPT Ads & the Death of Pure DTC
Alex is back from the dead, Mal's discovered the Riverside sound-effects board, and the World Cup has well and truly taken over the Cheer household — but underneath the banter this is a big one. It's ...
23 Kesä 28min
One-Click Cancel, Greenwashed Burgers & Elon's Trillion
Solo show from a gate at Sydney Airport — Alex is out sick, and the week didn't slow down to match. Regulation, reputation and the biggest float in history, all at once.🎟️ Online Retailer 2026 — 50 l...
19 Kesä 10min
