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
Optimising the Retail Customer Journey: Q&A with Yieldify
Every retailer has one eye on their bottom line. But are they optimising their revenue at the expense of the customer journey? In this piece, Jay Radia (pictured below), founder & CEO, Yieldify, tells RetailTechNews why retailers need to start thinking [...]
Every retailer has one eye on their bottom line. But are they [...]
Google Teams Up with JD.com; Prime Arrives Down Under
RetailTechNews’ weekly roundup brings you up-to-date research findings from around the world. In this week’s edition: Google Teams Up with JD.com; Prime Arrives Down Under; Etsy Shows Resilience to Amazon. Google Teams Up with JD.com Google is set to invest USD$550m (£419m) [...]
RetailTechNews’ weekly roundup brings you up-to-date research findings from around the world. [...]
Marketers Strive to Integrate Search & Social; Matching Online & In-Store Customer Experiences
RetailTechNews’ weekly roundup brings you up-to-date research findings from around the world. In this week’s edition: Marketers Strive to Integrate Search & Social; Matching Online & In-Store Customer Experiences; and Brits Ready for AR. Marketers Strive to Integrate Search & Social Integrating [...]
RetailTechNews’ weekly roundup brings you up-to-date research findings from around the world. [...]
Power Couple: How Out-of-Home & Mobile Combine to Drive Retail Sales
Out-of-home (OOH) media has a long history of creating impact on the high street. For retailers, it’s a proven channel for creating brand fame and directing shoppers through the door. In this piece for RetailTechNews, Nicole Lonsdale (pictured below), chief planning officer, [...]
Out-of-home (OOH) media has a long history of creating impact on the [...]
Making the Most of Your Performance Data: Q&A with Bedrock Analytics
Understanding your product and category performance data has been crucial to FMCG brands since the dawn of e-commerce. Here, Will Salcido (pictured below), CEO, Bedrock Analytics, which has recently secured a USD$7.2m (£5.4m) round of funding, tells RetailTechNews their vision for [...]
Understanding your product and category performance data has been crucial to FMCG [...]
Meeting Consumer Desire for Flexible Payments: Q&A with Splitit
As e-commerce becomes ever more advanced, consumers are expecting more from their online shopping experiences. This extends to the payment methods they are offered by online merchants. In this piece, Gil Don (pictured below), CEO and co-founder, Splitit, tells RetailTechNews how their [...]
As e-commerce becomes ever more advanced, consumers are expecting more from their [...]
The Sales You Could Have Had: How Retailers Can Reduce Abandoned Carts
E-commerce opportunity is booming, with total sales set to hit €230.6bn (£202bn) this year in Western Europe. However, as Adrian Newby (pictured below), CTO, Crownpeak, tells RetailTechNews, acquiring a slice of this vast spend isn’t necessarily easy. To outpace the competition, retailers must offer [...]
E-commerce opportunity is booming, with total sales set to hit €230.6bn (£202bn) this [...]
A Personalised Future: Q&A with New Nosto CEO
It's an exciting time for e-commerce personalisation business Nosto, which has recently secured USD$17m (£12.8m) in funding and announced Jim Lofgren (pictured below) as their new CEO. Now a month into the role, RetailTechNews caught up with Lofgren, to discuss [...]
It's an exciting time for e-commerce personalisation business Nosto, which has recently [...]
How Visual Search Tools Can Revolutionise the Retail Industry
Words are no longer sufficient in delivering the search results users are looking for, particularly in relation to image search. In this piece, Mike Ranzinger, principal research engineer, Shutterstock, tells RetailTechNews how text and languages pose many challenges in describing visual [...]
Words are no longer sufficient in delivering the search results users are [...]
Google & Carrefour Could Hurt Amazon; Premier League Deal’s Ramifications for Retail
RetailTechNews’ weekly Amazon watch brings you some of the company’s biggest moves from the past seven days, analysing how the giant is revolutionising the retail space. In this week’s edition: Google & Carrefour Could Hurt Amazon; Premier League Deal’s Ramifications [...]
RetailTechNews’ weekly Amazon watch brings you some of the company’s biggest moves [...]
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