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eCommerce Awards for Excellence 2015 Winners AnnouncedLONDON, October 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The best of the UK's eCommerce industry were celebrated at the eCommerce Awards for Excellence ceremony held in central London on Wednesday. The who's who of eCommerce gathered at the Park Plaza Riverbank London on Wednesday for an evening of entertainment, fine dining, and celebrating the winners of the coveted trophies. Now in its seventh year, the eCommerce Awards for Excellence, in association with Chase Paymentech, the global merchant acquiring business of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., recognises the very best the industry has to offer from groundbreaking innovations and marketing to customer service excellence and revenue growth. This year's awards elicited an unprecedented number of submissions and the high quality of entries meant some tough decisions for the panel of judges, which included Martijn Bertisen, Director of Retail, Google, Neil Callaghan, Head of Business Development, eDigitalResearch and Rebecca Jones, Online Editor, Business Matters Magazine. Attendees were entertained by Canadian comedian, writer and actress Katherine Ryan while author, presenter, actor and screenwriter Danny Wallace presented each of the 26 winners with their trophies. The evening was a resounding success, especially for Periscopix who walked away from the evening with no less than three awards for Best Children's Clothing, Equipment & Toys eCommerce with Toys 'R' Us, Best Electronics, Computing, DVD, Film, Games & Music eCommerce with Sony and Best Agency. A wonderful example of how agencies and brands are working together to drive excellence. Buyagift.com performed exceptionally well taking home 4 awards including the eCommerce Gold Award. They were also honoured with the ultimate Online Gold Award, previously held by the likes of ao.com in 2014, WorldStores in 2013 and Wiggle in 2012.4 The winners of the eCommerce Awards for Excellence 2015 are: Best Children's Clothing, Equipment & Toys eCommerce WINNER Toys 'R' Us with Periscopix Best Electronics, Computing, DVD, Film, Games & Music eCommerce WINNER Sony with Periscopix Best Health & Beauty eCommerce WINNER Mister Spex / Intershop Best Travel & Holidays eCommerce WINNER Ready Camp from The Camping and Caravanning Club Best Clothes, Shoes & Fashion eCommerce Sponsored by Genie Goals WINNER Misguided with Session Digital Best Food & Drink eCommerce Sponsored by Logistex WINNER Domino's Pizza with Arena Media Best Telecommunications eCommerce WINNER Vodafone with Whisbi Best Leisure, Entertainment & Sport eCommerce WINNER Home Leisure Direct Best 'General' eCommerce Sponsored by Whisbi WINNER Buyagift.com Best Banking, Insurance & Financial Services eCommerce WINNER AIG Direct Car Excess by Fused7 Best Home & Garden, DIY & Tools eCommerce WINNER ProCook Best 'Other' eCommerce WINNER CEWE Photoworld Best Product at eCommerce Expo Feefo eCommerce Expo Start Up of the Year Wineist Multiplay eCommerce Company of the Year Sponsored by Virtual Logistics WINNER ProCook Pureplay eCommerce Company of the Year Sponsored by MNP WINNER Buyagift.com Best Social Media eCommerce Campaign WINNER Les Misérables by Dewynters Best Agency - eCommerce Design, Creative, Marketing, Social Media, PR etc. WINNER Periscopix Small eCommerce Company of the Year Sponsored by IMRG WINNER Natural History Museum online shop Medium eCommerce Company of the Year Sponsored by Avalara WINNER Clothes2order Large eCommerce Company of the Year Sponsored by Feefo WINNER House of Fraser with Newgate Comms Best Innovation in eCommerce Delivery/Logistics Sponsored by Temando WINNER CMC Cartonwrap 1:1 boxes Best Innovation in eCommerce Payment Sponsored by Inpay Dorchester Collection eShop Payment Module Best B2B eCommerce Sponsored by Sli Systems WINNER Jewson Ltd Best eCommerce Design (1 year or older) WINNER California Shutters with True Digital Best Marketing & Advertising eCommerce Campaign WINNER Buyagift.com and RedEye Best eCommerce Customer Service Award Sponsored by Spark Response WINNER Naked Wines Best eCommerce New Design or Re-Design (Under 1 Year) Sponsored by Load Impact WINNER Fortnum and Mason with Red Badger The eCommerce Gold Award WINNER Buyagift.com Rebecca Slater, Group Event Manager of the eCommerce Awards for Excellence said, "What a wonderful night celebrating the individuals and companies that are driving innovation and excellence in the industry. "Congratulations to all our well-deserving winners - the competition was tough! "Thank you to everyone who supported us and many congratulations to every finalist and of course the winners tonight!" About eCommerce Awards for Excellence: http://www.ecommerceexpo.co.uk/awards The eCommerce Awards for Excellence in association with Chase Paymentech is the most prestigious evening in the ecommerce calendar. Now in its 7th year, the Awards celebrate the very best the industry has to offer from groundbreaking innovations and campaigns to customer service excellence and revenue growth. About eCommerce Expo: http://www.ecommerceexpo.co.uk/ About UBM EMEA (organiser of eCommerce Expo and eCommerce Awards for Excellence) UBM EMEA connects people and creates opportunities for companies across five continents to develop new business, meet customers, launch new products, promote their brands and expand their markets. Through premier brands such as Routes, CPhI, IFSEC International, eCommerce Expo, London Technology Week, Interop London, Technology for Marketing & Advertising, Ecobuild, Seatrade, and many others, UBM EMEA exhibitions, conferences, awards programs, publications, websites and training and certification programs are an integral part of the marketing plans of companies across seven industry sectors. SOURCE eCommerce Expo |