Retail Community Melbourne Cocktail Evening

The retail industry is coming to Melbourne, so we’re getting everyone together.

After Day one of eTail, join us for drinks, food and great conversations with people from across the retail industry.

No panels.
No speakers.
No sales pitches.

Just good people from across retail in one place.

🌆 Cool Venue
🎶 Good Vibes
🥂 Free drinks till late
🍴 Food available throughout the night

Attending eTail? Come meet people before the conference begins.

Not attending eTail? Doesn’t matter, come along anyway.

If you’re in retail, you’re invited!

🗓️ Tuesday 22nd September
🕔 From 6pm till late
📍 The Emerald Peacock - 233 Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000

Come along, meet new people, catch up with familiar faces and be part of the retail community.


Not in the community yet?

Join Online Retailer Chat here: Etail Chat Group

Join the Broader Community here: General Group (once in there browse the various other functional groups such as AI in retail, cross border traders, women in retail and more)


Want to attend Etail conference also?

Register with our discount code: https://tinyurl.com/yc7z4v5d

Use code RC30 to access exclusive savings for retailers and service providers.



A huge thanks to our partners and supporters helping us bring the night to life.

Platinum & Gold Partners

- Dotdigital - Customer experience and data platform (CXDP) that empowers marketing teams to exceed customer expectations with highly personalized cross-channel journeys.

- Etail Australia: eTail Australia Interactive 2026 brings together Australia’s most progressive retail brands for a highly interactive experience designed around participation. Through roundtables, hands-on masterclasses, and curated networking activities, delegates actively engage with peers and industry leaders to unpack what’s working, what’s not, and how resilience is being rebuilt in real time.

- Athos Commerce: Athos Commerce is the intelligent product discovery platform designed for brands that connects shoppers to the right products across onsite and offsite channels.

- Hello Clever: a growth engine for modern businesses combining a Real-Time Payment Gateway, Rewards, and AI-powered insights in one seamless platform. It’s payments, rewards, and intelligence working together to drive measurable growth

Silver Supporters

Legal Bits

By attending this event, you agree to the following:

• Verification: Your LinkedIn profile may be used to confirm that you’re a retailer. We also may invite you to join our community. We reserve the right to determine at our discretion if you are a retailer, service provider or sponsor and may ask for additional information to prove your classification.

• Data Sharing: Any information you provide during registration may be shared with event sponsors, who may contact you about their product and services. That said, we don't plan to provide them with your LinkedIn details.

• Information Use: We reserve the right to use your information for future communications. You can opt out at any time.

• Photography & Filming: The event may be photographed or recorded. By attending, you consent to your image or likeness being used in future promotional content — and, naturally, appearing in a few epic WhatsApp group selfies.

• Respecting Your Inbox: Your details will never be sold or shared outside of sponsor-related use and you can unsubscribe at any time.

We’re committed to keeping this fun, respectful, and community-first, just like the group itself.