All Star Bash 2019 – Top Online Retailers Revealed!

The annual All Star Bash event was held at Margaret Court Arena on Thursday night, with an event record of more than 580 of the industry’s best and brightest gathering to celebrate achievements in Australian online retail over the past 12 months.

Taking to the stage, sports broadcaster and host Hamish McLachlan greeted the audience, which included everyone from 2XU, JB-HiFi, Appliances Online and Booktopia to Crown Resorts, Catch Group, Woolworths and T2, to name just a few.

The All Star Category awards were also presented on the night to deserving retailers in recognition of their work within the Australian e-commerce space.

The biggest prize of all went to Woolworths which was named No. 1 Online Retailer of the year for the third year running, after ranking highly for acquisition, conversion, fulfilment and customer retention. Catch Group also cleaned up on the night, taking out four of the 19 All Star Category awards. Showpo was also recognised in more than one category, taking home the Top Social Retailer and Best Marketing Initiative Categories.

The night continued into the early hours at South Melbourne venue, the Albion Hotel. Overall, it was a fantastic evening, celebrating the online industry.

See below for the full list of All Star Category Winners for 2019:

No. 1 Online Retailer

Sponsored by Toll

Winner: Woolworths

Finalists:

• Coles
• ASOS
• Catch
• THE ICONIC

 

Top eBay Seller

Sponsored by eBay

Winner: The Good Guys

Finalists:

• Bing Lee
• Dell
• Myer
• Microsoft

 

Top Customer Rating

Sponsored by Magento

Winner: JB Hi-Fi

Finalists:

• Officeworks
• Catch
• Woolworths
• Kmart

 

Top Social Retailer

Sponsored by Rakuten Marketing

Winner: Showpo

Finalists:

• Kmart
• Lorna Jane
• Cotton On
• Coles

 

Top Click Frenzy Seller

Sponsored by Click Frenzy

Winner: My Deal

Finalists:

• Myer
• Big W
• Platypus Shoes
• Rebel Sport

 

Top Online-Only Retailer

Sponsored by OpenPay

Winner: ASOS

Finalists:

• THE ICONIC
• Adore Beauty
• Beserk
• Vistaprint

 

Top Small-Medium Retailer

Sponsored by Amazon

Winner: Naked Wines

Finalists:

• Adore Beauty
• Showpo
• Blue Thumb
• Mwave

 

Speed Demon

Sponsored by Big Commerce

Winner: Hard to Find

Finalists:

• Nourished Life
• Harris Scarfe
• Mwave
• Autobarn

 

Hot Innovator

Sponsored by Retail Learning Channel

Winner: Catch

Finalists:

• Temple & Webster
• Naked Wines
• THE ICONIC
• Booktopia

 

Site User Experience

Sponsored by Retail Global

Winner: Cotton On

Finalists:

• Woolworths
• THE ICONIC
• Myer
• Target

 

Fast Movers

Sponsored by Fluent Commerce 

Winner: Pet Circle

Finalists:

• Adore Beauty
• Total Tools
• Catch
• Marks & Spencer

 

Top E-Commerce Group

Sponsored by Zip

Winner: Catch Group

Finalists:

• MySale
• Chemist Warehouse
• Woolworths
• Wesfarmers

 

Top Email Marketing

Sponsored by Return Path

Winner: Adore Beauty

Finalists: 

• SurfStitch
• City Beach
• IKEA
• Kathmandu

 

Top Native App

Sponsored by Online Retailer

Winner: Catch

Finalists:

• ASOS
• THE ICONIC
• Ozsale
• Naked Wines

 

Ones to Watch

Sponsored by dotdigital

Winner: IKEA

Finalists:

• Bunnings
• Showpo
• St Frock
• Temple & Webster

 

Top Mobile Experience

Sponsored by Shopback

Winner: Catch

Finalists:

• ASOS
• THE ICONIC
• Naked Wines
• Target

 

Top Marketing Initiative

Sponsored by Afterpay

Winner: Showpo

Finalists:

• Officeworks
• Catch
• ASOS
• Birdsnest

 

Punching Above Their Weight

Sponsored by Marketplacer

Winner: Flora & Fauna

Finalists:

• Hunting for George
• Princess Polly
• FitMyCar
• TinyMe

 

Top Cross-Border

Sponsored by Alibaba

Winner: Chemist Warehouse 

Finalists: 

• Speedmaster
• Showpo
• Cotton On

 

Congratulations to all of the winners and finalists.

To enquire about sponsorship packages for the 2020 All Star Bash, contact Alex Roberts: [email protected]

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