AUSTRALASIA - Reed Exhibitions has acquired e-retail event Online Retailer Conference and E-commerce Expo.
 
Since launching in 2009, Online Retailer has established itself as one of the southern hemisphere’s largest e-commerce exhibitions and conferences, bringing Australian retailers in the digital space into contact with digital and e-commerce service providers. This year's show is set for 17-18 July.
 
The new team at Online Retailer Conference and E-commerce Expo will be led by Andrew Jones, a 13-year veteran in the exhibition and retail industries. Founder Mark Harvey will continue as a consultant to Online Retailer.
 
Reed’s group exhibition director Omer Soker said: “We are very pleased to be welcoming Online Retailer into the Reed family. We have a very clear business vision to continue and develop the excellent strategy that Mark Harvey created when he founded the event back in 2009.”
 
The conference element of the event sets out to highlight global best practice in digital commerce, with plans also underway for a one-day touring conference titled Online Retailer Roadshow. The event, which takes place in March, will be accompanied by interactive round-table sessions. 

Australia's Exhibition and Event Association of Australasia (EEAA) began a research project to measure the health of the exhibition industry at the end of last year.
 
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