GDR meets… Gala Magriñá Design
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…
BLOG
Circular Thinking: GDR meets Kohler WasteLAB’s Theresa Millard
In the second part of our Circular Thinking series, GDR’s Alex Sbardella talks to Theresa Millard, the driving force behind the Kohler WasteLAB, about her own sustainability epiphany, the value of waste and why she thinks…
These Boots are made for wellbeing: high-street pharmacy concept bets on beauty and wellness
3 July 2019 -
brand values, Customer experience, Design, Retail design, Retail innovation, Retail technology
With the beauty and wellness industries booming, UK high-street pharmacist Boots is getting in on the action with its recently opened 28,524 sq ft flagship concept in London’s Covent Garden. Innovation Researcher Harriet Cox went along…
GDR visits … Sainsbury’s Meat-Free Butchers
26 June 2019 -
brand values, Customer experience, Design, Retail innovation, Retail trends, Sustainability
Sainsbury’s recently opened its Meat-Free Butchers, popping up for three days to serve East Londoners plant-based alternatives to meat and educate them about how best to prepare them. Innovation researcher Charlie Lloyd went down to take…
Leveraging new talent to create unique retail spaces
GDR’s John O’Sullivan explores the experiential spaces that are constantly evolving to keep customers coming back for more. During the last six months we’ve noticed a real spike in the number of new multi-brand retail stores…
The buzz around natural beauty: Burt’s Bees London pop-up
22 February 2019 -
brand values, Campaigns, Customer experience, Design, Retail design, Sustainability
US personal care brand Burt’s Bees has launched a three week pop-up store in London’s Covent Garden to promote its new colour cosmetics range. Innovation researchers Harriet Cox and Charlie Lloyd went down to check it…
GDR visits … Showfields
1 February 2019 -
Customer experience, Design, Omnichannel retail, Retail design, Retail innovation, technology
The shop window at multi-brand New York concept store Showfields proclaims it to be “The most interesting store in the world”. GDR SVP Global Innovation Alex Sbardella dropped in when he was in town to put…
GDR visits … H&M’s Hammersmith concept store
14 December 2018 -
brand values, Customer experience, Design, Fashion, Omnichannel retail, Retail design, Retail innovation, Retail technology, Sustainability
H&M has redesigned its three-floor store in London’s Hammersmith to look nothing like H&M. GDR’s Babette-Scarlett Schossau paid it a visit to see how the space has been transformed. H&M gave its 2,300 square metre store…
GDR visits … La Famiglia Rana Grocer
27 November 2018 -
brand values, Campaigns, Creative packaging, Customer experience, Design, Provenance, Retail branding, Retail design
Italian fresh filled pasta brand La Famiglia Rana has launched in the UK with a pop-up grocery store in London. Framing its pre-prepared product alongside fresh ingredients, the store is as much a feast for the…
Exploring the principles of immersive design
GDR’s Dave Dalrymple-Pryde extracts some core principles from immersive content pioneer Jessica Brillhart’s keynote at the London Design Festival. Jessica Brillhart, formerly principal filmmaker for VR at Google and founder of immersive content production company…