ORIAS – Spotlight on Australia’s eCommerce Visionaries

Mark Freidin

23rd May 2014

Nominations for the inaugural ORIAS, to be held at Grand Ballroom, The Westin Sydney, 23 July are officially open! An event designed to shine a spotlight and honour the hard work and expertise of Australia and New Zealand’s vibrant and innovative e-retailing visionaries across 12 distinct categories.

Set to push Beyond All Channels, the ORIAS welcomes to the judging panel a curation of a high-voltage and influential online and multichannel industry experts to help showcase individual commitment to digital retail success and shine a spotlight on achievements within the community. With less than two weeks until online applications close, ORIAS invites businesses to take their mark and register for a chance to hold title as industry leader.

‘We are delighted to welcome Australia’s most revered online-retail experts to the ORIAS judging panel and, together, will embrace the digital community to honour the excellence of online retail community,’ says Alice Kuepper, Exhibition Director.

The highly anticipated ORIAS will coincide with Online Retailer, and provide an opportunity for small and large businesses to position their product as a leader in the following e-commerce categories:* Best New Online Retailer; Best Social Commerce Initiative; Most Innovative Online Retailer; Best Online Retail Marketing Initiative; Best Customer Experience; Best Aggregation Channel; Best Site Optimisation and Design; Best Mile Commerce Site Application; Industry Recognition Awards and Online Retailer of the Year. Committed to celebrating the excellence of this multi-billion dollar, high-growth industry, this highly regarded awards program has a qualifying criteria and a 1-2-3 preference vote for all submissions; whilst the appointment of an official Chairperson honours the integrity and impartiality of each nomination.
Applications closed on 23rd May.

Tickets to the inaugural ORIAS evening are now available and can be purchased online HERE..