{"id":3287,"date":"2022-09-27T10:29:55","date_gmt":"2022-09-27T09:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/redp\/?p=3287"},"modified":"2022-09-27T17:36:04","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T16:36:04","slug":"redpost-lightning-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/redp\/redpost-lightning-50\/","title":{"rendered":"Redpost Equestrian is a Lightning 50 winner!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We\u2019re thrilled to share that <strong>we have made this year\u2019s Lightning 50 list!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the Lightning 50?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We grew 73% between Dec 2020 and Dec 2021 and look forward to growing even further this year. We placed 29th on the hugely competitive Lightning 50 Global List, and <strong>22nd in the UK &#8211; and we couldn&#8217;t have done it without your help!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brightpearl has seen first-hand the<strong> incredible growth from innovative ecommerce companies<\/strong> which are not just keeping their heads above water in this difficult economic climate &#8211; they are thriving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brightpearl decided to take a look at the data behind the online shopping world, to produce a definitive list of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/lightning-50\">50 fastest growing e-commerce brands<\/a> during the pandemic era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, hundreds of companies applied and just 25 made the UK list with 50 making the final cut for the global version of the Lightning 50.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What did we get up to in 2021?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"384\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/redp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/11\/esme-homepage-banner-blog-1024x384.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/redp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/11\/esme-homepage-banner-blog-1024x384.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/redp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/11\/esme-homepage-banner-blog-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/redp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/11\/esme-homepage-banner-blog-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/redp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2021\/11\/esme-homepage-banner-blog-1536x576.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>YouTube star This Esme visited Redpost in 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We had a great year in 2021<\/strong>, including a visit from YouTube star <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redpostequestrian.co.uk\/pages\/thisesme\/\">This Esme<\/a><\/strong>, who will be back at Redpost soon, and the launch of <strong>the first-ever equestrian shopping <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redpostequestrian.co.uk\/pages\/the-redpost-mobile-app\/\">mobile app<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was such a great year that we were also a finalist in the <strong>BETA Retailer of the Year<\/strong> competition, and we won the <strong>TSM Marketing Effectiveness Award<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Things haven&#8217;t slowed down at Redpost! This year, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redpostequestrian.co.uk\/blog\/redpost-30\/\">we celebrated our 30th Birthday<\/a><\/strong>, and we have big plans to keep on bringing you <strong>the best equestrian, pet, and country shopping experience<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"537\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/redp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/09\/306202207_10160301573363151_7626067742568189072_n-1024x537.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/redp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/09\/306202207_10160301573363151_7626067742568189072_n-1024x537.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/redp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/09\/306202207_10160301573363151_7626067742568189072_n-300x157.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/redp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/09\/306202207_10160301573363151_7626067742568189072_n-768x402.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/redp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/09\/306202207_10160301573363151_7626067742568189072_n-1536x805.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Some of the Redpost team celebrating Redpost&#8217;s 30th Birthday<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How The Rankings Work<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lightning 50 League Table was launched by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/\">Brightpearl<\/a> to recognise ecommerce providers that have seen business boom during the pandemic era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Lightning 50 is a definitive list of the fastest-growing brands in the UK and the US, and recognises the fastest growing ecommerce businesses from a range of sectors. The rankings take compare 2021 performance to 2020, and find the companies who are growing while also looking after their customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to all of you for helping us land a spot in the 2022 Brightpearl Lightning 50 List &#8211; here&#8217;s to the future!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brightpearl.com\/lightning-50\">CHECK OUT THE FULL RANKINGS HERE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Big news for Redpost! 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