Returning to Sydney once again, the Online Retailer E-Commerce Conference and Expo is set to provide invaluable insights into e-commerce, from a host of sponsors, speakers and exhibitors.

Online Retailer Conference is to debut in New Zealand this October and plans to showcase the latest in e-commerce tech and strategy.

Next week marks the 6th anniversary of the biggest online retail event in Australia. Time flies – Grant Arnott reflects on the journey of the event that parallels the growth of ecommerce.

A collaborative initiative that’s designed to demonstrate the best that retail technology can offer, The Future Store is set to debut at this year’s Online Retailer Conference.

The nominations have been collated and the shortlisting process is complete; Australia’s StarTrack Online Retail Industry Awards (ORIAS) finalists have been announced for 2014.

Ex-Amazon VP Nadia Shouraboura, small business success story Sascha Griffin and fashion retail CEO Catherine Taouk are just a few of the industry heavyweights in Sydney for the Australian Online Retailer Conference and E-Commerce Expo this July.

Online retail businesses will get their time to shine at the ORIAs this year, but with less than two weeks until applications close, businesses are encouraged to nominate soon for their chance to be recognised as an industry leader.

This topic of debate at the upcoming Ecommerce Conference in Melbourne is already raising eyebrows – what’s your view?

Todd Lido, CMO of US-based Threadless, shares some of the insights he intends to bring to the presentation he is preparing to deliver at the ecommerce Conference & Expo in March.