Hugh Williams
Editor, FGB
Hugh Williams is Editor of FastGrowthBrands, where he edits and writes daily content focusing on challenger, direct-consumer and digitally native brands. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in History and Business from the University of Newcastle.Articles by Hugh
Ditch the Downtime with Network Monitoring
The days of simple brick-and-mortar stores are long gone. No more cash-only registers or isolated branches communicating with each other via one port. Instead, e-commerce has skyrocketed, and, as Martin Hodgson, head of UK & Ireland, Paessler explains, retailers are feeling [...]
The days of simple brick-and-mortar stores are long gone. No more cash-only [...]
Stop Obsessing Over Your Conversion Rate
In this piece for RetailTechNews, Matthew Robinson, head of marketing, UK, ContentSquare, explains that too many e-commerce teams are missing the point, focusing on driving short-term uplifts in conversion, and not delivering real change by improving the user experience. There’s one [...]
In this piece for RetailTechNews, Matthew Robinson, head of marketing, UK, ContentSquare, explains [...]
The Future Is Personalised, the Future Is Automated
Artificial Intelligence is set to change the way we work, interact and, importantly, shop. Here, Simon Farthing, director, global strategy and insights, Monetate, tells RetailTechNews how, in retail, new technologies such as chat bots, virtual assistants and beacons all have the [...]
Artificial Intelligence is set to change the way we work, interact and, [...]
Bridging the Gap Between Chinese Brands & Western Resellers
China is synonymous with technology, as leading Chinese brands remain at the forefront of innovation within the space. In the past, the perception of exported Chinese technology has been that of mass-produced, low-quality novelty items, from musical key rings to [...]
China is synonymous with technology, as leading Chinese brands remain at the [...]
How Retailers Can Appeal to the Modern Consumer
It's no secret that the high street has struggled over the past year. High street closures have unfortunately become a common occurrence, leaving the future of some brands unclear, and data from Binder Dijker Otte (BDO) highlighted that year-on-year sales [...]
It's no secret that the high street has struggled over the past [...]
Prime Day Is Prime Time to Reflect on the Final Mile
The nation’s wallets are currently feeling a bit of a hangover from the spending spree of Amazon’s Prime Day on July 16th. It’s almost strange to think that just a few years prior to forking out £4m for an episode [...]
The nation’s wallets are currently feeling a bit of a hangover from [...]
Future-Proofing Your Retail Business
The high street has seen one of its toughest years ever. In the UK, nearly 6,000 shops, travel agencies, and estate agents closed their doors in 2017, more single-year closures than in any year since 2010. The trend has continued into [...]
The high street has seen one of its toughest years ever. In [...]
Analytics Should Be Top of Retailers’ Shopping List
In the last few months we’ve had news of an array of store closures – including 100 from Marks & Spencer and 31 House of Fraser, in the UK alone. The United States isn’t safe either, following an announcement that [...]
In the last few months we’ve had news of an array of [...]
Amazon Continues Startling Profit Growth: The Industry Reacts
Last week (26 July) Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) reported financial results for the quarter ending 31 June, 2018. The company’s profit smashed expectations, and the net income increased sixfold to reach USD$2.5bn (£1.9bn), resulting in a 3% increase in stock in afterhours [...]
Last week (26 July) Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) reported financial results for the [...]
Fine Tuning Retail Automation: Q&A with Trigo Vision
Since Amazon Go's conceptualisation, retail automation has been catapulted into the mainstream, with retailers keeping a close eye on developments in the technology. In this piece, Jenya Beilin, COO, Trigo Vision, off the back of significant funding, tells RetailTechNews how [...]
Since Amazon Go's conceptualisation, retail automation has been catapulted into the mainstream, [...]
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