In this episode of Add To Cart, we checkout Eugene Cheng, founder of the kickass business, Sneaker Laundry, which offers sneaker cleaning products as well as services, both online and in-store. Sneaker Laundry launched in 2017 and now ships locally and  internationally, with stores all over the world, including Melbourne, Sydney, Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and even Peru. Eugene’s an ex-lawyer who’s now known as Australia’s wealthiest shoe shiner, having sold over 110,000 sneaker care products worldwide and cleaned over 37,000 sneakers in Australia alone.  

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Questions answered in the podcast:

• What is the weirdest thing you’ve ever bought online? 
• Who is your favourite retailer? 
• Which retail fad do you wish was history?
• Can you recommend a book or podcast that our listeners should immediately get into? 
• Finish this sentence.  The future of retail is… 

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About your co-host: Eugene Cheng from Sneaker Laundry

Hailed as Australia’s wealthiest shoe shiner, Eugene has now sold over 110,000 sneaker care products worldwide and cleaned over 37,000 sneakers in Australia alone. At 30 years of age, this ex-lawyer turned entrepreneur now boasts a portfolio of six businesses ranging from The Sneaker Laundry to a CBD nightclub and a waterfront events space in Docklands. 

You can contact Eugene at LinkedIn

About your host: Jo-Anne Hui-Miller from The General Store

Jo is content and insights director at multi-disciplinary creative agency, The General Store.  She was previously managing editor of premium content at Inside Retail Australia, Asia and New Zealand.

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