GDR SVP Global Innovation Alex Sbardella picks out his favourite start-ups from this week’s Retail Business Technology Expo in London. The Retail Business Technology Expo is a great place for retailers to buy technology that…
GDR Innovation Researcher Charlie Lloyd explores how Walmart’s latest initiative mirrors the convergence of retail and finance in China This month, US grocery giant Walmart announced the launch of a new programme, Walmart2World. The scheme…
Italian clothing brand United Colors of Benetton launched a vibrant, tech-enhanced new flagship in London’s Oxford Street last month. GDR’s Hannah Hunt paid it a visit to see how the brand immerses shoppers in its activist…
As tabloid media circles loudly proclaim the death of retail, GDR SVP Global Innovation Alex Sbardella paints a more optimistic view of the future driven by the merging together of lifestyle, experience and shopping. This post…
Last weekend, brands in a number of sectors engaged consumers with playful Easter campaigns. Hannah Hunt explores how a variety of approaches were used to reinterpret the traditional Easter egg hunt and to inject some April…
After online fashion giants ASOS revealed this week that augmented reality is behind its latest innovation, GDR’s John O’Sullivan explores how brands are starting to use the technology to enhance customer touchpoints and streamline backend logistics…
Last week GDR attended The FUTR Summit in London (formerly the Millennial 20/20 Conference) to hear industry leaders give their take on future trends in retail, marketing and commerce. Surrounded by alkaline spring water cartons and Drinkfinity…
Having attended the Pure London Ethical Fashion and Transparency exposition last month, GDR’s Hannah Hunt contends that being ethical is no longer a CSR box-ticking exercise, but an opportunity for brands to innovate. The Pure…
More brands than ever seem to be adding their voices to the International Women’s Day conversations this year. GDR's John O’Sullivan runs the rule over the best and the most vilified and ponders what we can…
Last week KFC’s operations in the UK were in meltdown as teething problems with a new delivery service left most of its stores without any chicken. John O’Sullivan explores how the brand used its tone of…