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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…

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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…

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Exploring the principles of immersive design

24 September 2018 - Customer experience, Design, Retail design, Retail technology, technology

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…

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How to deliver better retail experiences

20 September 2018 - Customer experience, Design, Retail design, Retail innovation

GDR’s Harriet Cox reveals what she learned from Gensler’s Retail Leader Lara Marrero at this week’s London Design Festival "Customer expectation is at an all-time high. They have a voice and they are not afraid…

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GDR visits…Tiffany’s at Covent Garden

20 July 2018 - brand values, Campaigns, Customer experience, Design, Retail branding, Retail design

GDR’s Charlie Lloyd paid a visit to the newly opened Tiffany’s store in London’s Covent Garden. Dubbed a ‘style studio’, the space is a more playful format than traditional Tiffany’s stores, geared towards the next generation…

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GDR visits … The Harrods Wine Shop

24 May 2018 - Architecture, Customer experience, Design, Retail design, Retail innovation, Retail technology, Retail trends

GDR’s Harriet Cox visited Harrods’ newly refurbished fine wine and spirits room to find out how the London department store has enhanced the shopping experience using storytelling, sensory elements, self-discovery and responsive digital touchpoints. Luxury…

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The top four start-ups at the Retail Business Technology Expo

4 May 2018 - Customer experience, Design, Omnichannel retail, Retail design, Retail innovation, Retail technology, technology

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…

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GDR visits … Cadbury’s The Glass & A Half Shop

26 January 2018 - Customer experience, Design, Retail branding, Retail design

GDR Innovation Researchers Chloe Rigogne and Hannah Hunt visited Cadbury’s The Glass & A Half Shop to see how the chocolate brand translated its latest TV ad into the real world. We were fascinated to…

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Back to the Future: The Evolution of Retail

19 December 2017 - brand values, Customer experience, Design, E-commerce, Internet of Things, Omnichannel retail, Retail design, Retail innovation, Retail technology, Retail trends, Value chain

In the lead up to NRF’s Big Show 2018, we’re exploring how technology is remaking the retail experience through a series of conversations with Intel - from the evolution of retail over the last 100 years,…

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GDR visits … Everlane New York

15 December 2017 - brand values, Customer experience, Design, E-commerce, Fashion, Omnichannel retail, Retail branding, Retail design

Having previously visited the Everlane Fit Studio in San Francisco, GDR SVP Global Innovation James Mullan dropped into what the ethical retailer is officially calling its first store, in SoHo, New York. Here are his five…

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GDR visits … H&M’s Hammersmith concept store

GDR visits … La Famiglia Rana Grocer

Exploring the principles of immersive design

How to deliver better retail experiences

GDR visits…Tiffany’s at Covent Garden

GDR visits … The Harrods Wine Shop

The top four start-ups at the Retail Business Technology Expo

GDR visits … Cadbury’s The Glass & A Half Shop

Back to the Future: The Evolution of Retail

GDR visits … Everlane New York

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