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
Keeping on Top of Emerging Payment Solutions – Q&A with Klarna
Even if cashless societies seem a little way off in the UK, we are still a country in the midst of a payments revolution. In this Q&A with RetailTechNews, Luke Griffiths (pictured below), general manager, Klarna UK, highlights what retailers need to [...]
Even if cashless societies seem a little way off in the UK, [...]
Greater Customer Intimacy Can Be Achieved Through Machine Learning
Retail loyalty has been around since the 1700s, when American retailers gave customers 'coins' that they could redeem in-store during a future visit. These were later replaced with stamps and, at the beginning of the last century, box-top coupon cutting [...]
Retail loyalty has been around since the 1700s, when American retailers gave [...]
Brands Must Take Control of the Post-Purchase Experience to Build Loyalty
Online sales are soaring in the UK. So much so, that Brits spend more online, per household, than any other country. Yet, despite the fact the first purchase made over the web was over 14 years ago, many brands still have [...]
Online sales are soaring in the UK. So much so, that Brits spend [...]
Getting to Grips with Your Technology: Q&A with Mindtree
Retailers are all, in some way or another, going through digital transformation, whether this is planning for the distant future, or implementing technology today. In this piece, Anshuman Singh, GM & head of digital strategy & consulting, Mindtree, tells RetailTechNews [...]
Retailers are all, in some way or another, going through digital transformation, [...]
Amazon Taking on Google & Criteo; The Retail War in India Isn’t Over
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: Amazon Taking on Google & Criteo; The Retail War in [...]
RetailTechNews’ weekly Amazon Watch brings you some of the company’s biggest moves [...]
UK Mobile Purchase Growth Rates Surge; Consumers Will Punish Businesses that Fail to Safeguard Data
RetailTechNews’ weekly roundup brings you up-to-date research findings from around the world. In this week’s edition: UK Mobile Purchase Growth Rates Surge; Consumers Will Punish Businesses that Fail to Safeguard Data; and U.S. Tops Data-Protection Rankings. UK Mobile Purchase Growth Rates [...]
RetailTechNews’ weekly roundup brings you up-to-date research findings from around the world. [...]
How Blockchain Is Set to Drive Commerce
While blockchain is not new, it’s a technology that’s starting to make waves in the retail space and is increasingly one retailers can’t ignore. In this piece for RetailTechNews, James Pruden (pictured below), studio director, Xigen, explains that, while blockchain made its [...]
While blockchain is not new, it’s a technology that’s starting to make [...]
How to Win the On-the-Go Consumer with Data
Today's tech-savvy consumers are on the move; and if you want your brand to succeed, you need to keep moving with them. In this piece for RetailTechNews, Smriti Kataria, director for research and marketing, Near, explains how retailers and brands need [...]
Today's tech-savvy consumers are on the move; and if you want your [...]
The Elephant in the Changing Room: Why Fashion Retailers are Adopting Technology to Slash Discounting & Boost Net Margins
Moss Bros, East, Mothercare, Carpetright, Toys R Us, Maplin, New Look, Poundworld, and House of Fraser – it has been a torrid 2018 for the UK high street with liquidations, CVAs, and restructurings. Here, David Courtier-Dutton, founder and CEO, SoundOut, explains [...]
Moss Bros, East, Mothercare, Carpetright, Toys R Us, Maplin, New Look, Poundworld, [...]
Successful Audience Modelling: Retail Data as a Catalyst for Creativity
In this piece, Lars Engelbrecht, director, ad operations and solutions, Retail Media Group (pictured below), tells RetailTechNews how advertisers have increasingly come to understand that it generally makes little sense to roll out campaigns using a scattershot approach. Pure branding [...]
In this piece, Lars Engelbrecht, director, ad operations and solutions, Retail Media [...]
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