Canada Post announces finalists for 2019 Ecommerce Innovation Awards

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Chosen from hundreds of submissions, these Canadian retailers range from large, familiar brands to owner-operated start-ups.

Representing various industries, including electronics, apparel, housewares, sporting goods, food and more, each company is a standout in ecommerce.

Each category winner will receive up to $150,000 in free shipping and marketing prizes. The finalists by category are:

Best Online Start-up Award

• Partake Brewing (www.drinkpartake.com)
• CustomHeats (www.customheats.com)
• Unwrapped Life Inc. (www.unwrappedlife.com)
• Flax Sleep (www.flaxsleep.com)
• Ginius (www.ginius.ca)

Best Small Business Award

• Oatbox (www.oatbox.com)
• Riversol Skincare Solutions Inc. (www.riversol.com)
• Mejuri (www.mejuri.com)
• Canada Craft Club (www.canadacraftclub.ca)
• MATH Sport (www.mathsport.ca)

Best Large Retailer Transformation Award

• Boathouse (www.boathousestores.com)
• Hudson’s Bay (www.thebay.com)
• Best Buy Canada (www.bestbuy.ca)
• LCBO (www.lcbo.com)
• Harry Rosen Inc. (www.harryrosen.com)

Social Responsibility Award

• Cupanion (www.cupanion.com)
• Okanagan Lavender & Herb Farm (www.okanaganlavender.com)
• Abeego (canada.abeego.com)
• Prana Snacks (www.pranasnacks.com)
• MEC (www.mec.ca)

International Conqueror Award

• Sidekick (www.sidekicktool.com)
• Hennessy Hammock Ltd (www.hennessyhammock.com)
• FanFit Gaming (www.fanfitgaming.com)
• Jewlr (www.jewlr.ca)
• Moose Knuckles Canada (www.mooseknucklescanada.com)

All About the Customer Award

• Canvaspop (www.canvaspop.com)
• Well.ca (www.well.ca)
• Endy (ca.endy.com)
• Jewlr (www.jewlr.ca)
• Brave & Bearded (www.bravenbearded.com)

Proudly Canadian Award

• Portage and Main (www.shopportageandmain.com)
• Endy (ca.endy.com)
• Manitobah Mukluks (www.manitobah.ca)
• Running Room Canada Inc. (www.runningroom.com/ca)
• Home Hardware (www.homehardware.ca)

Finalists for the 2019 Canada Post Innovation Awards were chosen by a panel of judges with extensive retail and ecommerce experience. The judges are:

• Marc Fortin, Retail Council of Canada, Quebec
• Mohit Grover, Google Canada
• Jennifer T. Lee, Deloitte Canada
• Sucharita Mulpuru-Kodali, Forrester Research
• Blake Smith, Facebook Inc.

Winners will be announced at an event on Thursday, September 19 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto.

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