Online Retail Industry Awards – we’re finalists again!
July 15th, 2013
Appliances Online was recently announced as a finalist for the 2013 Online Retail Industry Awards!
As a pioneer of online retail, Appliances Online is thrilled to be nominated. This year we are finalists in three categories:
• Best Pure-play Online Retailer
• Best Customer Experience
• Best Online Retail Marketing Initiative
Additionally, our founder (and CEO of the Winning Group) John Winning has been nominated for the Industry Recognition Award – congratulations, John!
Also nominated this year is our sister site Best Home Chef – a finalist in the Best Aggregator category.
This is the fourth year running that Appliances Online has been an ORIA finalist, and we’re excited and honoured to be nominated once again.
John Winning elaborates: “When I first established Appliances Online in 2005 it wasn’t commonplace for people to shop online. Fast-forward eight years and online retail has revolutionised the way people shop globally. Online retail has evolved beyond processing a transaction and delivering a product. Successful businesses must embrace online marketing, social media and analytics to build their brand and develop long-lasting relationships with customers.”
“Customer service is the bedrock of Appliances Online’s success so it’s fantastic to see that our commitment to the customer experience has been nominated by the Online Retail Industry Awards for the fourth consecutive year,” said Mr Winning.
In previous years Appliances Online has been a finalist for:
• Best Customer Experience
• Best Pureplay Online Retailer
• Best Use of Technology
• Most Innovative Online Retailer
• Best Online Retail Marketing Initiative
• Best site optimisation and design
• Industry Recognition
…and we have won:
• Best Customer Experience (2010 and 2011)
• Best Site Design and optimisation (2011)
• Best Pureplay Online Retailer (2010)
These awards are significant because they celebrate and support the rapid growth of the Australian eCommerce industry. The ORIAs are judged by a panel of respected industry leaders, and it is the only awards night in Australia that is specifically dedicated to online retail.
“Winning an ORIA has enabled us to set our own benchmark and solidify our presence within the industry. This recognition has truly helped us propel our online business into its next phase of operation,” says John Winning.
“Appliances Online has not only been driven to become even more innovative in this space, but the awards have provided us a strong advantage in demonstrating the power and potential of online to prospective business partners – particularly those who are dealing with an online retailer for the first time.”
The 2013 ORIAs will be held on Wednesday 21st August, in Sydney. Good luck to all finalists and see you on the night!
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