/R E P E A T -- Media Advisory: Canada Post to honour Canadian e-commerce innovators Wednesday evening/

TORONTO, Sept. 23, 2013 /CNW/ - On Wednesday, September 25, more than 650 people will gather at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in downtown Toronto to celebrate Canadian-made e-commerce successes. 27 finalists will compete for a share of $1 million in total prizing as the best of the best in e-commerce will be revealed.

WHAT:	2013 Canada Post E-commerce Innovation Awards
WHEN:	Wednesday, September 25, 2013
TIME:	6 p.m. cocktail reception 7 p.m. start of ceremony Winners will be announced beginning at 8:15 p.m.
WHERE:	Metro Toronto Convention Centre 255 Front St. West Toronto

Judges for the Awards include prominent entrepreneurs and industry experts: Rafe Petkovic, Head of Industry, Retail, for Google Canada; Josh Bloom, Director of Global Marketing Solutions and Retail Vertical Lead at Facebook Canada; Stéphane Ricoul, President and Co-Founder of eCom Montréal; Duncan Payne, Co-Founder of DX3 Canada; and Siobhan Vinish, Senior Vice-President Marketing and Audience Development at Postmedia Network.

Members of the media who would like interviews earlier in the day can contact Canada Post Media Relations at 613-734-8888. Winners' names will be released at 10 p.m. via the Canada Newswire (www.newswire.ca) - and live via Twitter at #EcommAwards13 or #prixcybercommerce13.

For more information about the Awards, please visit the 2013 Canada Post E-commerce Innovation Awards website.

SOURCE: Canada Post

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