LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ChannelAdvisor (NYSE:ECOM), a leading provider of cloud-based e-commerce solutions that enable retailers and manufacturers to increase global sales, today announced that it has been shortlisted in the Retail System Awards 2013 together with customer B&Q. ChannelAdvisor and B&Q have been named as a finalist in the Online Technology Vendor of the Year category based on B&Q’s success using ChannelAdvisor’s Comparison Shopping solution.

“We are delighted to be named a finalist in this year’s Retail System Awards and honored that the judges’ have recognised our performance”

B&Q, the largest home improvement and garden centre retailer in the UK and Europe, use ChannelAdvisor’s Comparison Shopping solution to manage its promotions across a multitude of shopping feeds such as Shopping.com, Pricerunner.com and Nextag from a single integrated platform.

“Over the past five years B&Q has experienced better customer targeting, higher quality click-through rates and boosted conversion rates using our Comparison Shopping solution,” commented Zoe Ripley, marketing director, EMEA at ChannelAdvisor. “We are proud to be able to count B&Q as a long-standing customer and it is a fantastic accolade to be recognised together in the Retail System Awards. We are looking forward to attending the awards ceremony in October.”

“We are delighted to be named a finalist in this year’s Retail System Awards and honored that the judges’ have recognised our performance,” said Christopher Bishop, search coordinator for B&Q. "We are proud to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with ChannelAdvisor, whose technology and industry expertise have driven our comparison shopping success and positioned us for this prestigious award."

Now in their eighth year, the Retail Systems Awards acknowledge excellence and innovation in the field of information technology within the UK retail sector. This year’s awards winners will be announced at the Lancaster London Hotel, Hyde Park on Wednesday 23 October 2013. For more information about the awards and shortlisted finalists, click here.

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ChannelAdvisor (NYSE:ECOM) is a leading provider of cloud-based e-commerce solutions that enable retailers and manufacturers to integrate, manage and optimise their merchandise sales across hundreds of online channels including Amazon, Google, eBay, Facebook and more. Through automation, analytics and optimisation, ChannelAdvisor customers can leverage a single inventory feed to more efficiently list and advertise products online, and connect with shoppers to increase sales. Billions of dollars in merchandise value are driven through ChannelAdvisor’s platform every year, and thousands of customers use ChannelAdvisor’s solutions to help grow their businesses. For more information, visit http://www.channeladvisor.co.uk.