Entry deadline extended: 27 Jan!

The Drapers and Retail Week PayPal etail awards are the ultimate accolade for retail businesses of all sizes excelling online.

With online sales now at the very heart of the retail landscape, the PayPal etail awards recognise excellence in this area across the retail spectrum, from startup pure-play etailers to established multiple retailing businesses.

The fast pace of change online, coupled with the constant drive to grow and innovate, makes etailing an exciting and ever evolving sector, and the PayPal etail awards will reward the individuals and businesses that are at the very cutting edge of that development and growth.

Competition in this dynamic sector is fierce and only the very best will make it through the tough judging process, including scrutiny by a panel of leading experts in online retailing in the market today.

Why should you enter?

• 97% of British web users now shop online*. Give them a reason to shop with you by winning a PayPal etail award
• Almost 9 million shoppers would be more likely to shop with a retailer if they won an award according to an exclusive Retail Week poll⁺
• Receive the stamp of approval from two leading industry publications; Retail Week and Drapers
• Prove you are at the very cutting edge of development and growth in this dynamic area of retail
  

Whatever your retail niche, there is a PayPal etail award category that recognises the achievements of you and your team, and it is simple to enter your business using our online entry process.

The winners will be announced at the PayPal etail awards dinner on 24 May 2012 at The Grange St Paul's, when we will also be welcoming many of the leading figures within the etailing sector for an evening of celebration and networking.

I look forward to welcoming you on the night to toast the success of our finalists and winners.

Best of luck to all our entrants - and let the competition commence!  The entry deadline is 27 January 2012.

Caroline Nodder           George MacDonald
Editor in Chief                 Deputy Editor
Drapers                           Retail Week

*Source: Nielsen, Verdict.
⁺ Based on a 2011 survey conducted by OnePoll of a nationally representative sample of 2,000 British adults. All figures rounded up/down to nearest decimal place. Shopper numbers based upon an extrapolation of those survey figures, utilising Office of National Statistics adult population figures.