Online Retail Industry Awards – we’re finalists again!

July 15th, 2013

Company News

Appliances Online 2011 ORIA awardsAppliances 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!

ORIA awards 2011 John Winning Appliances Online

John Winning receives the Best Customer Experience Award at the 2010 ORIAs

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.

The Appliances Online crew at the 2011 ORIAs

The Appliances Online crew at the 2011 ORIAs

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.

2011 ORIA Appliances Online John Winning

John Winning at the 2011 ORIAs.

“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!

ORIA awards Appliances Online 2012

Louise is a writer with a passion for appliances, especially those that involve food. She is particularly fond of ovens because they enable her to make cake. Apart from baking Louise also enjoys listening to alternative music, dying her hair various unnatural colours and writing poetry that has been described (by her Nan) as 'quite nice'. On her appliance wish list is a Hello Kitty toaster and 'Hero' the barking dog-shaped hot dog maker. She lives in Sydney. Google+

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