We’re delighted to confirm that GDR CEO Kate Ancketill will be giving the retail trends keynote at the NRF’s flagship event for the fourth time in January 2021. The world’s largest retail conference and expo is being held…
GDR’s John O’Sullivan highlights five companies from sectors hugely disrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic that are fighting back by diversifying their offers. While this year has undoubtedly been the most difficult in living memory for hospitality…
GDR's Charlie Lloyd explores how carbon emissions are becoming a big consideration for consumers and a key differentiator for brands Since 2013 when the traffic light scheme was introduced in the UK, it has become second nature…
GDR’s John O’Sullivan explores how small brands, hyper-local offers and luxury will make this year’s hotly-anticipated 11.11 Shopping Festival unlike any before. In recent years Alibaba’s livestream-powered 11.11 Shopping Festival has cemented its place as the…
In the fourth episode of our In Conversation With series, GDR CEO Kate Ancketill talks to entrepreneur PY Gerbeau, the brains behind Disneyland Paris and The Millenium Dome, about his latest venture: a £3.5bn, 535-acre “entertainment…
GDR CEO Kate Ancketill puts the anti-ageing credentials of NAD+ to the test. According to Bank of America Merrill Lynch: “One of the biggest investment opportunities over the next decade will be in companies working to…
GDR Innovation Strategist Charlie Lloyd explains why multi-functional spaces will be the saviour of physical retail. The Covid-19 pandemic’s impact on retail can perhaps best be summarised as accelerating pre-existing trends and making conversations that were…
The inaugural GDR Foresight Festival 2020 runs between Monday 28 September to Friday 2 October. Find out more about our guest speakers here. Day 1: In the Beginning (Monday, September 28 - 12pm GMT) Daniel…
GDR Foresight Festival 2020: 28th September - 2nd October 2020 (Daily Lunch & Learn Sessions 12:00 to 13:30 GMT) In the last 6 months, we’ve witnessed a time of unprecedented change, transformation and innovation on a…
GDR CEO Kate Ancketill joined BBC Radio 4 current affairs show You and Yours to talk about shopping centres of the future. Discussing the proposed £400 million redevelopment of the Nicholsons Shopping Centre in Maidenhead by…