Earlier this year GDR SVP Alex Sbardella wrote about the inherent tension between the added convenience of a cashless world and the way it potentially alienates some of the most vulnerable people in society. This week,…
Last month Andrew Getter, UK sales manager for the Swiss-based tech company Scandit, dropped into GDR’s London office. Innovation researcher Charlie Lloyd explores how the company plans to revolutionise the supermarket experience for both customers and…
GDR’s innovation research team went to see what all the fuss is about at street food innovator KERB’s new indoor food market Despite the UK’s unpredictable (and more often than not) unsuitable weather, London's street food…
GDR’s Global Client Director Rachel Wilkinson dropped into Samsung’s stylish new destination in London’s King’s Cross to find out if it delivers on its experiential retail promise. To be crystal clear, in the words of Samsung:…
As more retail businesses are integrating artificial intelligence into their operations, we take a look at the current state of play and offer a playbook for companies looking to implement AI. We’ve seen over the past…
GDR’s Innovation Researcher Harriet Cox stepped into high-end CBD retailer The Drug Store’s first brick-and-mortar boutique to see how it merchandises and talks about its "boundary pushing" products. Back in April Kim Khardashian threw a…
For one day only, Puma opened its own East London fitness studio to offer consumers a more experiential and hands-on way to try on its new LQD CELL sneaker through short workouts matched to their mood.…
Innovation researcher Harriet Cox looks at how retailers are using in-store content creation zones to boost social media mentions, build community and extend the reach of their physical stores. Earlier this month I went to take…
GDR CEO Kate Ancketill recounts her experience drinking non-alcoholic “Euphoric” spirit Kin with our new global client director Rachel Wilkinson at Café Clover in New York and considers what emerging products like this mean for the…
New York-based design agency Gala Magriñá Design designed the cover of the 71st Global Innovation Report, which is currently on its way to our clients. To celebrate that, we spoke to Gala Magriñá to find out…