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Online Retailer registrations open 1 March

Bump it!

It's back - registrations open 1 March 2010

The inaugural event began with modest expectations of filling a knowledge gap in the market and became THE business event of 2009. Following the incredible success of last year, organisers have announced that Online Retailer Expo & Conference will return to the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre in 2010, from July 6 – 9.

Once again, it will be a sell-out event, with the largest gathering of online retailing thought leaders and experts the country has ever seen. Online Retailer Expo & Conference is officially the second largest internet retailing event in the world so for those selling online or thinking of building an e-commerce channel, they won’t want to miss it.

Registrations open next week on 1 March

Listed below isd a summary of events

WORLD-RENOWNED E-RETAILING CONFERENCE ANNOUNCES RETURN TO SYDNEY

* Online Retailer has expanded to accommodate growing e-commerce industry

* Online shopping spend expected to grow to $32 billion by 2012

* Almost half of all online spending is going to overseas competitors

* Online Retailer Industry Awards (ORIAs) confirmed

Following the incredible success of last year’s inaugural Online Retailer Expo and Conference, it was officially announced that the event will be held at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre over four days, from July 6 - 9 this year.

Details for the e-commerce event were released last week, much to the satisfaction of thousands of online and multichannel retailing professionals looking to grow their e-business operations.

Online Retailer event director Mark Harvey said the phenomenal feedback and accomplishments from last year’s event were a clear indication that the Australian market has a large appetite for an event devoted to helping retailers build their e-commerce channel and sell online.

As the first major business forum for the internet retailing and e-commerce industry in Australia, we received over 3000 registrations, which led Online Retailer to debut as the second largest online retailing event in the world,” Harvey said.

The 2010 event has been bolstered with the inclusion of an extra day, more international speakers, sessions, peer-to-peer roundtables, networking events and exhibitors. The Main Conference will be held over two days and feature over 50 education sessions across six themed learning tracks. A new one-day pre-conference intensive focused on search and email marketing has also been added to the overall program.

The Expo Hall will showcase the latest e-commerce technology and e-retailing solutions, and provide retailers with a venue to compare, evaluate and discuss their needs with leading e-commerce and digital marketing vendors.

Another key development for 2010 is the launch of the Online Retail Industry Awards (ORIA), an initiative to recognise and reward excellence in e-commerce retailing. The ORIAs are the only awards in Australasia to honour the top online and multichannel retailing performers and are already being described as a pivotal occasion in the progression of the e-retailing industry.

“For experienced online retailers or for those just breaking into to the world of e-commerce, Online Retailer 2010 will offer retail executives an unparalleled learning experience and the chance to leverage the collective knowledge of the e-retailing community.” Harvey said.

According to Forrester Research, Australian online spending is expected to grow to $32 billion by 2012 – a fact that has encouraged the retail community to become more focused on building and growing their e-commerce channels and businesses.

The Australian Payments Clearing Association (APCA) has found that almost 50 per cent of our country’s total online spend is directed towards international purchases.

“Australian consumers are voting with their wallets when it comes to shopping online,” Harvey said.

“However, it unfortunate that the current lack of local big brand retailers selling online is forcing shoppers to buy from overseas competitors,” he said. “We are some years behind the US and UK markets, when there is no reason why we should be.”

As the demand for online shopping increases, Online Retailer Expo and Conference 2010 is the catalyst to bring together all players to allow them to network, develop new business opportunities and share intelligence and best practices with their counterparts in other retailing channels and industries.