Event News and Coverage

• Online Retailer: Watch the Keynote Videos Online!

  Get a tast of online retail, watch the visionary Keynote Presentations from: Yona Shtern, CEO& Founder - Beyond the Rack ; Tyler Hoffman, Managing Director Commerce - Google ; Steve Nave, Former SVP & GM - Walmart ; Jon Kamaluddin, International Director - ASOS.com ; Mark Rowland, Managing Director & Co-Founder - StyleTread ; Grant Arnott, Managing Editor - PowerRetail Continue reading

• Online Retailer 2011 Wrap Up

  The third annual Online Retailer Conference & E-Commerce Expo held in Sydney last week was a smashing success, breaking previous attendance records and delivering attendees a bulging sack full of ideas, innovation and inspiration. Continue reading

• ‘Absolute Customer Delight’ – Congratulations to the 2011 Online Retail Industry Award Winners

  At the night of nights for the Online Retail Industry the stars of e-commerce push the limits of customer experience and show us all that "near enough is no longer good enough" in the race for the off and online retail dollar. Continue reading

• 5000 Australian Retailers and E-Commerce Experts to Converge in Sydney for Online Retailer Conference

  Over 5000 Australian retailers and e-commerce gurus will converge in Sydney for the Online Retailer Conference & E-Commerce Expo. Local and international e-commerce experts offer a sneak peak of some of the advice and expertise that will be on offer to local retailers looking to get ahead online.  Continue reading

• Fashion Up in Flames? - Online Retailer Forum Focuses on the Future of Fashion in Australia

  Threatened by younger, hotter, more addictive international competitors - is Australian fashion going up in flames? Local heavyweights from sass & bide, brandsExclusive and RagTrader will weigh in on the future of Australian fashion at Online Retailer on 28 September. Meanwhile, E-commerce leader, Martin Newman will offer insights and tactical advice to designers and retailers poised to make the move online.  Continue reading

• ORIA Fashion Finalists Shining Stars of the Australian Retail Landscape

  Shoes of Prey Brings Reality Online with 3D Shoe Designer, While ClubQT Attracts $500K Investment... Continue reading

• Worst Retail Environment in 30 Years Drives Record Online Retailer Registrations

  It’s a sorry state of affairs at the moment with the retail environment worldwide feeling the effects of an imminent economic downturn and suffering from consumer uncertainty. HIghlights of the article are that ASOS is not fazed by GST threshold debate and view Australia as a ‘hungry market’. Aussie retail battlers signing up in droves for Online Retailer Conference & E-Commerce Expo.  Continue reading

• Paving the Way for Australian Online Retail – 2011 Online Retail Industry Awards (ORIAs) Finalists Announced

  Shining a beacon in what has been a cloudy couple of months for Australian retail, the Online Retail Industry Awards (ORIAs) are the only awards in Australasia to recognise and reward excellence in e-commerce retailing.  Continue reading

• Apparel Phenomenon ASOS To Share Online Insights with Aussie Retailers

  ASOS is set to muscle in on Australian market, targeting homegrown designers and consumers with localised website. Online fashion shopping set to explode – local retailers not up to speed will be left behind! FREE to attend keynote presentation from ASOS International Director, Jon Kamuluddin at Online Retailer Conference & E-Commerce Expo.  Continue reading

• How to reduce shopping cart abandonment

  Don’t make me think! If it’s not 100 percent clear and intuitive what customers have to do next, chances are this will be a ‘blocker to conversion’, and they will abandon your site during the most crucial stages on the path to purchase. Nett Magazine takes some insight from Online Retailer Conference & E-commerce Expo Veteran Martin Newman. Continue reading

• Winners Announced - Online Retail Industry Awards

  In a lavish ceremony celebrating Australian retail’s advances in cyberspace, the industry’s brightest gathered to recognise online excellence after the final day of the Online Retailer Conference in Sydney. A glittering black tie affair featured New Inventors host, James O’Loghlin, who had the gathered throng of almost 400 attendees in stitches with his take on innovation and the internet. Continue reading

• Local retailers under threat by international online predators

  Australian retailers who are still ignoring the phenomenal power behind online shopping will wake up to disturbing revelations that overseas web retailers are reaping sales from Australian consumers ... without even trying. Continue reading

• Awards launched to recognise superstars of e-retailing

  In an Australian first, the who’s who of the e-retail industry will converge for one spectacular night as the Online Retail Industry Awards (ORIAs) capture centre stage in Sydney on Wednesday, 7 July, later this year. Continue reading

• World-renowned e-retailing conference announces return to Sydney

  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. Continue reading

• Get Ready for Online Retailer 2010

  Plans for Online Retailer Expo & Conference 2010 are underway, with the dates confirmed for 6-9 Jul,y 2010 and the venue will again be Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre. Continue reading

• Fresh Entry in the Daily Deal sector, and this one Truly is a Deal!

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