The Indian eRetail Awards 2012 organised by Franchise India and Bloomberg UTV in co-association with ebay.in, Ferns ‘N’ Petals and Homeshop18.com. The associates were OneBazaar.com, Cartedge and mydala.com.
The motive behind Indian eRetail awards was to recognise the best industry experts who are a part of the affluent e retail industry. The awards created the platform for the Indian players to showcase their expertise and gain prominence in the international markets by acknowledging outstanding creativity, customer service that is on offer throughout India.
Gaurav Marya President, Franchise India said: “The Indian eRetail Awards is a platform to felicitate the best players who have helped in the expansion and growth of the e retail sector. The main aim of awards is to recognise and facilitate achievers, innovators and suppliers who have contributed significantly towards the development of online retail industry in India. The total number of users transacting online in India at 10 million, expected to increase to 38 million by 2015.”
The special awards were leveraged for individuals and companies who have created path breaking trends and who have led unprecedented innovations that have uplifted the morale of the entire eRetail industry. In all, there were 26 award categories spanning across different industry verticals. Using a fair and rigorous award process, following people were selected for various awards: In the Leaders CategoryShobhit Tandon of Domino’s Pizza India received Quick Service Food Delivery eRetailer of the Year, Amanpreet Bajaj, Letsbuy.com, Consumer Durables eRetailer, in the Special Awards Ferns n Petals, Gifting Retailer of the Year, Gitanjali, Most Innovative eRetailer, Adam Arora, CEO, Onebazaar.com, Debutant eRetailer of the Year and many more.
The online retail industry is evolving to create a bright commercial ecosystem. The eRetail Industry is a shining bright touching the 11.2 billion USD mark, moving up to 30 per cent from last year’s eight billion USD. Moreover there is an overall upsurge in the e Retail Industry.