All Notonthehighstreet articles
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News
Notonthehighstreet promotes from within to replace departing chief executive
Notonthehighstreet has promoted from within in order to replace departing chief executive Claire Davenport.
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Analysis
Retail 2022: 59 CEOs reveal strategy for the year ahead
Leaders from Gymshark, Currys, Pets at Home, Levi’s and Beauty Pie are among 59 chief executives that have spoken to Retail Week in-depth about their 2022 strategy as part of a major new report
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News
Retailers report spikes in demand as shoppers drag festive spend forward
Anticipated supply issues this festive season are driving consumers to shop earlier this year and forcing retailers to respond. Retail Week looks at how the likes of Tesco, Selfridges and Hotel Chocolat are preparing their supply chains for Christmas coming early.
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Opinion
‘Climate change will collide with business as usual – retailers need to act now’
The Covid pandemic may finally be starting to cool down, but attention this week has shifted to another crisis that’s threatening to boil over – climate change.
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News
Exclusive: Notonthehighstreet exec leaves to join private equity firm
Ella d’Amato has left her role as the chief commercial and marketing officer at online marketplace Notonthehighstreet to join consumer-focused investment and innovation firm True.
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Prospect Analysis
Notonthehighstreet (Overview)
Notonthehighstreet is a UK curated online marketplace focusing on handcrafted and unique gifts, which was founded in 2006. The business was acquired by US private equity firm Great Hill Partners for an undisclosed sum in February 2021.
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Prospect Analysis
Notonthehighstreet (SWOT)
The business is set to receive a boost in investment following its acquisition by US private equity firm Great Hill partners from early 2021. Management says it will use its new backing to expand the range of products sold on its marketplace and further deepen its reach into the small business community in the UK.
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Prospect Analysis
Notonthehighstreet (Strategy)
Following years of rapid growth, Notonthehighstreet has endeavoured to bolster profitability during the most recent financial years to give it a firmer footing for investment going forward.
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Prospect Analysis
Notonthehighstreet (People)
Leanne Rothwell has been promoted to the role of chief executive from her position as chief commercial officer in September 2022, replacing outgoing boss Claire Davenport.
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Prospect Analysis
Stores at Notonthehighstreet
Notonthehighstreet is an online marketplace and as such it does not operate a store network. However, in a bid to increase exposure and reach out to key target markets, the etailer has experimented with pop-up stores for specific campaigns.
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Prospect Analysis
Technology strategy at Notonthehighstreet
Notonthehighstreet is one of a handful of etailers who started out in the mid-noughties building its own technology – largely because what it needed wasn’t already available on the market. Today, things are different as Notonthehighstreet has committed to adopting cutting edge technology and is consistently spending heavily on technology and marketing.
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Prospect Analysis
Notonthehighstreet (Financials)
Group sales soared 55.8% to £57.9m during the financial year to 31 March 2021 (FY2020) as people shifted online during the pandemic, while total sales via the platform reached £230.2m.
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Prospect Analysis
Ecommerce at Notonthehighstreet
As a marketplace, Notonthehighstreet.com’s strategy revolves around offering a large amount of choice, but also helping shoppers to navigate that choice.
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Prospect Analysis
Customer and marketing at Notonthehighstreet
Notonthehighstreet is transitioning from focusing predominately on gifting to branching out into the wider lifestyle market. This forms a central part of its strategy to become a year-round destination for online shoppers rather than third or fourth choice behind the likes of Amazon and eBay.
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Prospect Analysis
Supply chain at Notonthehighstreet
Notonthehighstreet is a marketplace, which means that everything on its site is sold and dispatched directly by the small businesses that make or source the products themselves. As such it does not hold any stock itself.
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News
Retail Connected 2021: Hear from Mars and Ikea as day one kicks off
More than 100 speakers from around the world, including leaders from Alibaba, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Adidas, Levi’s and Shopify, will take to the virtual stage throughout this week at our new digital event.
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Prospect Analysis
Notonthehighstreet (Outlook)
Having thrived during the pandemic, Notonthehighstreet returned to the black at pre-tax and operating levels in FY2020 following years of losses while it continued to invest in its platform. The specialist online marketplace’s EBITDA also remained firmly in the black as cost efficiencies continued, paving the way for growth.
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Interview
Notonthehighstreet boss Claire Davenport – building an empire powered by women
After a bumper year that has not just brought soaring sales but a new majority shareholder, Notonthehighstreet boss Claire Davenport is eyeing growth. That growth will be powered by an army of women both within, and outside, the business
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Deep dive
Favourite websites: Where retail bosses love to shop online
After a year that saw ecommerce accelerate like never before as consumers flocked online, Retail Week asks CEOs to name their favourite retail websites and tell us what they love about them.
