Lightning 50 The Global Edition Ranking the top commerce companies in the UK and US by revenue growth
Click to applyThe boom in online shopping during the coronavirus pandemic has seen many of us become increasingly more comfortable shopping online, with global e-commerce jumping to $26.7 trillion.
Looking at the combined revenue across the Lightning 50 over the past year, brands earned more than £340m, with the average growth rate for online retailers at 518%.
Within the 2021 list, 36% of online firms came from the fashion and footwear sector, making Brightpearl’s Lightning 50 very fashion heavy. Nearly one in five (18%) e-commerce brands featured were based in the South West – making this the most vibrant region for booming online brands in the UK.
This year, we will once again be taking a look at the revenue data behind the UK's online shopping space – and we'll be opening up the Lightning 50 for US online retailers too!
We'll be producing TWO definitive lists for both the UK and US. Brightpearl’s 2022 Lightning 50 will feature 50 brands that are enjoying the biggest e-commerce growth over the past 12 months.
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Brightpearl's Lightning 50
Brightpearl's Lightning 50 ranks the top e-commerce growers of the past 12 months in the UK and US and is open to private companies to enter NOW!
As well as revealing the overall fastest growing online brand in the UK and US, the Lightning 50 will pinpoint the booming online firms spanning sector, including burgeoning areas such as Home & Garden, Health and Fitness, and Clothing.
We're searching for the fastest growing e-commerce brands – does this sound like you!?
Notes on the Lightning 50 league table
- The closing date to enter the 2022 league table is August 12th, 2022
- You must submit two full years of revenue data for 2020 and 2021 to be eligible for the Lightning 50
- Publication of the 2022 Lightning 50 will include data ranging from company name, URL, location and sector
- The league table will also feature 12 month revenue growth (expressed as a percentage – e.g. 120%, rather than disclosing specific numbers)
- The Lightning 50 is free for businesses to enter, and open to e-commerce businesses with annual turnovers from £/$1M-250M
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"When the call came in to say we'd won not one but three titles, I was absolutely buzzing. I ran in to tell the rest of the team and they all started cheering - it was a real moment for us.
We're always working hard towards our next launch or next goal, so we've barely come up for air in two years. Winning the Lightning 50 has given us the chance to step back for a brief moment and see that we've achieved something that's pretty awesome."
Jordan Major, Head of e-Commerce, Au Vodka, the previous winner of the 2021 Lightning 50
"The Lightning 50 ranking is like a point of validation that we’ve done the right things, from signing up with Brightpearl as our operating system to expanding our sales channels, we’ve made some key decisions that have played a huge role in our success."
James Ewens, Head of E-Commerce at FurnitureBox
"Finding out we had made it onto Brightpearl’s Lightning 50 was a huge moment for us — we were so excited and proud. My mum, who co-founded the business, was almost in tears when I told her — tears of joy, that is. Featuring in the Lightning 50 has been the ultimate reward after years of hard work"
Hubert Kosc, Managing Director, Arthauss
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Here’s a secret you should know - 30% of the fastest growing online brands in the country are being powered by Brightpearl, according to the Lightning 50.
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