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Edible beauty: five product launches highlighting one of 2021’s hot new trends

11 February 2021 - brand values, Campaigns, Creative packaging, Retail branding, Retail innovation, Retail trends

GDR Innovation Strategist Charlie Lloyd explores some of the food and drink products claiming to have cosmetic benefits. Brands have been moving beyond the purely nutritional benefits of food and drink products for some time; as…

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GDR’s key takeaways from NRF 2021

28 January 2021 - brand values, Customer experience, Design, E-commerce, Fashion, Fourth Industrial Revolution, NRF, Omnichannel retail, Retail branding, Retail design, Retail innovation, Retail technology, Retail trends, Sustainability, technology

GDR CEO Kate Ancketill picks out what surprised her, and what didn’t, at this year’s new look NRF 2021 Chapter One. This year’s iteration of the world's biggest retail conference, NRF 2021, was like no other…

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GDR’s Kate Ancketill on “Retail’s Hard Reset” at NRF 2021

21 January 2021 - brand values, Customer experience, E-commerce, Fourth Industrial Revolution, Hospitality, Internet of Things, New industries, NRF, Omnichannel retail, Retail design, Retail innovation, Retail technology, Retail trends, Sustainability, technology

On Tuesday (19 January) GDR CEO Kate Ancketill took to the virtual stage at NRF 2021 to discuss Retail’s hard reset: How cataclysmic events accelerate trends, transformation and innovation. Giving the retail trends keynote at the world’s…

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Five brands helping consumers through the holidays

3 December 2020 - brand values, Campaigns, Customer experience

GDR’s innovation strategist Charlie Lloyd identifies five brands helping to lighten the load for consumers during a challenging holiday period. The holidays are upon us, and although they might not take quite the same form as…

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Is carbon counting the new calorie counting?

10 November 2020 - Blockchain, brand values, Provenance, Retail innovation, Sustainability, Value chain

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…

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GDR CEO Kate Ancketill to speak at Webgains Transform 2020 Virtual Event next week

9 September 2020 - brand values, Customer experience, E-commerce, Omnichannel retail, Retail innovation, Retail technology, Retail trends, technology

Cutting-edge marketing network seeks to transform brand performance with expert speakers – including GDR CEO Kate Ancketill – at its virtual event on the 15th & 16th of September. UK-based affiliate marketing experts, Webgains have created the virtual…

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Join us for the GDR Foresight Festival 2020

4 September 2020 - brand values, Customer experience, Design, E-commerce, Fashion, Fourth Industrial Revolution, Hospitality, Manufacturing, New industries, Omnichannel retail, Retail branding, Retail design, Retail innovation, Retail technology, Retail trends, Sustainability, technology

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…

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“Covid-19 is a fire drill for the big climate fight ahead”

17 August 2020 - brand values, Design, E-commerce, Fashion, Hospitality, Omnichannel retail, Provenance, Retail design, Retail innovation, Retail technology, Retail trends, Sustainability, Value chain

In the fourth episode of The GDR Assembly Interview series, GDR’s head of strategy Eric Coulon talks to Pippa Corry, the founder of Philo & Co, who mentors leading creative agencies and FMCG brands to show…

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Behind the mask: how brands are responding to the ubiquity of the face mask

6 August 2020 - brand values, Campaigns, Customer experience, Design, Fashion, Retail branding, Retail design, Retail innovation, Retail trends, Value chain

GDR Innovation Strategist Charlie Lloyd explores how brands are creating face masks with unique functionalities and designs to support their communities during the Covid-era. Few things have become as ubiquitous so quickly as the face mask.…

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In Conversation With … Arnaud Champenois

30 July 2020 - brand values, Campaigns, Customer experience, Design, Hospitality, Retail branding, Retail design, Retail innovation, Sustainability

In the second episode of our In Conversation With series, GDR CEO Kate Ancketill talks to SVP global head of brand, marketing and communications at LVMH-owned luxury travel group Belmond, Arnaud Champenois, who has formerly worked…

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