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WEBSITE AWARDS
The website awards recognise and reward exceptional websites across multiple business sectors. Judges understand the nuances between sectors, including differing regulations and objectives which is why they believe each sector must be judged against the direct competition. Judges will be looking at objectives, budget, innovation and creativity, user experience, functionality, and conversion/engagement.
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FASHION / APPAREL OR FOOTWEAR ECOMMERCE WEBSITE OF THE YEAR
Judges will be looking for an eCommerce website that is perfecting the retail of beauty products, medicines or pharmaceuticals, dietary supplements or treatments.
DIY, HOME, FURNITURE & INTERIOR DESIGN ECOMMERCE WEBSITE OF THE YEAR
In a highly competitive sector, this award showcases eCommerce websites retailing DIY products and tools, furniture, homewares, gardening equipment, products and soft furnishings.
SPORTS, LEISURE, TOYS ECOMMERCE WEBSITE OF THE YEAR
Judges will be looking for premiership eCommerce websites that retail sports equipment, products, services or tickets, toys and leisure equipment, services or products.
This award recognises and rewards first-class eCommerce websites that sell travel or tourism including flights, travel, holidays, cruises, short breaks, accommodation, tourist attractions.
This category recognises the rules and regulations that govern retailing outside of the UK. Judges are looking a website that delivers wherever the destination.
This award recognises and rewards a website which demonstrates outstanding user experience, functionality and conversion/engagement on a mobile device. It is important that you demonstrate results and include an evaluation that recognises the challenges faced and why your work outshines the competition.
This award recognises and rewards a website which demonstrates outstanding user experience, functionality and conversion/engagement. It is important that you demonstrate results and include an evaluation that recognises the challenges faced and why your work outshines the competition.
Judges will be looking for seamless customer experience over a variety of channels that allows customers to pick up where they left off, whether that be app, social media, website or email!
INNOVATION, SOFTWARE & EXTENSION AWARDS
Innovation and technology are evolving eCommerce. Judges will be looking for new features/tools added to eCommerce experiences in the last 12 months.
This award celebrates and rewards an innovative tool, product or service that has improved eCommerce and delivered outstanding results. Judges want to see entries that encompass visionary advancements, disruptive technologies, and pioneering strategies that revolutionize the landscape of eCommerce.
This award celebrates and rewards a software or extension product that has changed eCommerce for the better and delivered outstanding results while enhancing customer experiences in the online marketplace.
Celebrating innovation, excellence, and impact of B2B technology solutions, this category recognises outstanding technological solutions tailored specifically to meet the complex needs and challenges of the B2B sector. Judges are looking for entries to demonstrate innovation, business impact, adaptability, usability, and customer satisfaction.
Honouring the outstanding achievements of B2C technology, this category recognises the technological solutions tailored to meet the diverse needs and preferences of consumers worldwide. Judges are looking for entries to demonstrate innovation, user experience, impact, personalisation, and integration.
The Best Use of AI for eCommerce award recognises outstanding achievements in leveraging artificial intelligence to revolutionise and optimise the online retail experience.
Judges will be looking for projects that demonstrate measurable improvements in key eCommerce metrics, such as conversion rates, customer satisfaction, and revenue growth.
This category honours exceptional achievements in the development and implementation of an artificial intelligence-powered software solution that has significantly advanced and optimised eCommerce operations.
Judges will be looking for solutions that not only meet but exceed industry standards, offering a combination of efficiency, personalisation, and scalability that enhances the eCommerce experience.
CAMPAIGN & INITIATIVE AWARDS
The campaign awards recognise and reward all aspects of an eCommerce campaign, especially enhanced visibility, and brand awareness. Judges will consider budget, initial objectives, target audience and strategy, creativity and implementation and outcomes. Your results must be evaluated by you and your team as judges want to understand the process, challenges, and triumphs.
The competition between online retail strategies intensifies around the key seasonal dates, that’s why brands and agencies need campaigns with creativity and effectiveness that will stand out from the crowd.
Whether it’s Black Friday, Christmas, Eid, or everything in between, if you’ve created a seasonal campaign to be remembered, show the judges how you wowed the crowd.
Judges will be looking for great design, excellent user interface, creativity and originality for the App of the Year. This category covers any sector or vertical.
Sustainability is important to the environment and to consumers. Judges want to see how you ensure your business is environmentally friendly, how you have reduced your carbon footprint and how sustainability has changed your business model.
AGENCY, TEAM & INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
These awards are about the people who are transforming eCommerce with their talents – creative, innovative, practical, and technological. Judges will consider how your team works together including the various roles and individual developments and growth. You must demonstrate examples of recent work including objectives and results and recognise challenges that have been faced and how they were overcome.
Retail shopping depends on delivery and logistics partners; they are integral to online success and reputation. This award recognises a company that delivers on time at every point in the retail process
E-commerce is full of talented individuals who are dedicated to the industry and the future. Judges are looking for an individual who is showcasing eCommerce knowledge, talent and innovation.
This award celebrates an exceptional eCommerce developer in the UK. Responsible for the technical side of an online store, entrants for this category must show how they have improved performance, established security and planned scalability.
This award celebrates an exceptional eCommerce professional under 30 years old on the date of the Awards Ceremony. Entrants must include details of their career to date and the contribution they make to their organisation and the wider eCommerce industry.
Recognition of an outstanding in-house team that consistently demonstrates great results and innovation on an eCommerce website for their brand. Entrants for this coveted title must demonstrate how they have improved client ROI and give examples of recent work and achievement.
This award celebrates an exceptional eCommerce Agency with under 10 employees. Entrants for this coveted title must demonstrate how they have improved client ROI and give examples of recent work and achievement
This award celebrates an exceptional eCommerce Agency with 10 - 25 employees. Entrants for this coveted title must demonstrate how they have improved client ROI and give examples of recent work and achievement.
This award celebrates an exceptional eCommerce Agency with 26+ employees. Entrants for this coveted title must demonstrate how they have improved client ROI and give examples of recent work and achievement.
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We are thrilled to have won UK eCommerce In-House Team of the Year Award 2019 as part of a phenomenal year for us. We have grown our team, grown engagement, created an agile change programme and developed a true omni-channel way of working. We’re extremely proud of what we’ve achieved and feel winning this award has been the best way for Matalan’s eCommerce team to celebrate.Paul Hornby Matalan