Nominations have been announced for the ORIAS, the Online Retail Industry Awards, with Appliances Online, Harvey Norman and David Jones all in the running for a gong.
The awards recognise success and hard work of Australian and New Zealand’s e-retailers across 12 categories and the winners will be announced at an event in at the Westin Sydney on 23 July 2014.
Appliances Online scored three nominations for Best Online Retailer, Best Customer Experience and Best Site Optimisation and Design. Winning Group CEO John Winning is also individually nominated for the Industry Recognition Award.
Harvey Norman and David Jones have proved their omni-channel abilities, scoring spots in the Best Multichannel Retailer category.
A full list of the categories and nominees are listed below.
The ORIAS will coincide with The Online Retailer Conference & eCommerce Expo which runs from 21 to 23 July 2014 at Sydney Royal Hall of Industries at Horden Pavilion.
The finalists for the 2014 StarTrack ORIAs are as follows:
Best Pureplay Online Retailer
Appliances Online
Booktopia
SurfStitch
Temple & Webster
The Iconic
Vinomofo
Best Multichannel Retailer
Dan Murphy’s
David Jones
Harvey Norman
Masters Home Improvement
Michael Hill International
Shoes of Prey
Best New Online Retailer
ALDI Liquor
HelloFresh
Her Fashion Box
Linen House
Luxury Escapes
TheHome.com.au
Best Social Commerce Initiative
Booktopia
Bookworld
Ultimate Civilian
Most Innovative Online Retailer
Birdsnest
Naked Wines Australia
Shoes of Prey and Sneaking Duck
Speedmaster
The Iconic
Tinyme
Best Online Retail Marketing Initiative
Bendon Lingerie
Bonds
Bookworld
Masters Home Improvement
The Iconic
Woolworths Online
Booktopia
Best Customer Experience
Appliances Online
Birdsnest
Shoes of Prey and SurfStitch
The Iconic
Tinyme
Best Aggregation Channel
Bluesky
Click Frenzy
Eatnow.com.au
Slashsport
Best Site Optimisation and Design
Appliances Online
Booktopia
Masters Home Improvement
Shoes of Prey
Tinyme
Best Mobile Commerce Site/Application
Bluesky
Dan Murphy’s
Dominos
SurfStitch
The Iconic
Woolworths Online
Industry Recognition Award
Carl Hartmann, CEO, Temando
Graham Jackson, Senior Vice President APJ, Hybris Australia
John Winning, CEO, Winning Group
Marie Mortimer, Managing Director, loans.com.au
Ross McDonald, Industry Head for Retail, Media and Classifieds, Google
Todd Alexander, Director of Customer Programs, eBay
Tony Nash, CEO, Booktopia