All Notonthehighstreet articles
Notonthehighstreet is a curated online marketplace focusing on handcrafted and unique gifts from over 5,000 UK-based sellers. It has established itself as a destination for gifting, with designated sections to find gifts for everyone for every special occasion. Founded in 2006 by Holly Tucker and Sophie Cornish, it has since grown rapidly to become an award-winning online marketplace.
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InterviewQ&A: Not On The High Street’s CEO on the challenges facing pureplays
Retail Week talks to Not On The High Street chief executive Leanne Rothwell on the challenges of running a pureplay business and being a disruptor in the gifting space.
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NewsNotonthehighstreet 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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AnalysisRetail 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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NewsRetailers 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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NewsExclusive: 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 AnalysisNot On The High Street (Overview)
Not On The High Street 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 AnalysisNot On The High Street (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 AnalysisNot On The High Street (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 AnalysisNot On The High Street (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 AnalysisStores at Not On The High Street
Not On The High Street 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 AnalysisTechnology strategy at Not On The High Street
Not On The High Street 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 Not On The High Street has committed to adopting cutting edge technology and is consistently spending heavily on technology and marketing.
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Prospect AnalysisNot On The High Street (Financials)
Not On The High Street saw its website sales tumble 33.5% to £153.2m as the war in Ukraine, subsequent rising inflation and the cost-of-living crisis wreaked havoc on its revenues.
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Prospect AnalysisEcommerce at Not On The High Street
As a marketplace, Not On The High Street’s strategy revolves around offering a large amount of choice, but also helping shoppers to navigate that choice.
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Prospect AnalysisCustomer and marketing at Not On The High Street
Not On The High Street 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 AnalysisSupply chain at Not On The High Street
Not On The High Street 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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NewsRetail 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 AnalysisNot On The High Street (Outlook)
Not On The High Street finds itself treading difficult waters as the cost-of-living crisis squeezes discretionary spend. A resurgence in customers returning to shopping in-store will not help the online-only retailer.
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InterviewNotonthehighstreet 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