Athlone business nominated for 'online retailer of the year' award

An Athlone business has been nominated for an 'Online Retailer of the Year' honour at the upcoming Retail Excellence Ecommerce Awards.

Heavins.ie, the website of Topline Heavins & Euronics, was named as finalist in the Medium Online Retailer of the Year category. The business is based at the Shannon Retail Park on Athlone's Dublin Road

The other finalists for the award were EZ Living Interiors, Life Pharmacy, Petstop and SchoolBooks.ie.

The winner will be announced on November 12 in the Galmont Hotel, Galway.

The shortlists for the best online retailers in the country in three categories -- small, medium and large businesses -- were announced earlier today (Tuesday).

All of the award entrants were subjected to an independent website audit conducted by Matrix Digital, which investigated page load speed, first impressions, product search, navigation, cart, checkout, delivery options, and search engine optimisation.

Commenting on the announcement, Duncan Graham, Managing Director of Retail Excellence, said: "I am delighted to announce the finalists for these awards. The retail industry is going through another particularly tough time with the cost of living and energy going through the roof, and because of that these awards are even more important than usual.

"The best retailers in the country deserve to be recognised and the entire industry needs to be supported as we look to emerge bigger and better from this situation.

"I want to congratulate each finalist who have all done a stellar job. We are proud to support the industry in every way we can."