Online Retailer Conference & Expo Sydney 2027

Online Retailer Conference & Expo is a two-day ecommerce event in Sydney run by RX Global, the events business of the RELX group. The organiser calls it the largest ecommerce conference and exhibition in Australia and says the show has been held for more than 15 years. The 2027 edition is set for 21 and 22 July at ICC Sydney in Darling Harbour, open from 8:30am to 5:00pm on the Wednesday and the Thursday. The venue is about 8 km from Sydney Airport, has its own light rail stop and is roughly ten minutes on foot from Central and Town Hall stations. The audience sits on the retail side. Visitor registration is meant for retailers, while vendors and solution providers attend through a separate route. Attendees come from fashion, electronics, toys, homewares, groceries, marketplaces, media and finance, among other sectors. The organiser reports total attendance above 3,800 in 2025 and cites 200+ speakers and 150+ solution providers. Amazon, Shopify, Stripe, Visa, Mailchimp, Global-e and commercetools were among the 2026 exhibitors and sponsors. The format pairs a keynote theatre and several conference tracks with a retail technology expo, workshops and networking. In 2026 the All Access Pass gave entry to 12 premium tracks and two days of Keynote Theatre sessions. Tracks that year included Ecommerce Optimisation, Loyalty & Engagement, Retail Media, Future of AI & Retail, Social Commerce, International Expansion and Omnichannel. A separate B2B Ecommerce Unlocked stream looks at scaling B2B operations and AI-led growth. The Australia Post ORIAS ecommerce awards are dated 22 July 2027. Three pass types are listed: the Show Floor Pass, the B2B Ecommerce Unlocked Pass and the All Access Pass. Registration for 2027 has not opened and no prices are published; for now the site offers a save-the-date mailing list. The 2027 agenda and speaker line-up are not out either, and the programme links still lead to 2026 material. For affiliates and media buyers the fit is limited to e-commerce. There is no affiliate or partnership track, and the closest topics are retail media and social commerce. The show suits e-commerce affiliates, content publishers and agencies that sell to Australian shoppers or want retail clients there, along with partner teams at platforms and payment providers. Teams working iGaming, crypto or other verticals will find little aimed at them.