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…
Having talked to many clients over the years about its innovative retail design concepts, GDR invited JHP Design to create the cover of the 66th Global Innovation Report. With the report currently being mailed out to…
Last Friday, GDR’s Innovation Research team visited The Glossier Pop-up in London’s Marylebone. Matilde Ricon Peres explores how Glossier has become one of the most well-loved beauty brands on the Internet, attracting a cult following of…
In the week it opened Canada Goose’s European flagship on Regent Street, Tom Parker and Polly Grinnell from Bristol-based Double Retail dropped in to GDR to discuss the future of physical retail and how its approach…
GDR Innovation Strategist David Dalrymple-Pryde visited Crep Protect and Presented By’s new, collaborative space in Central London to see how this quite different sort of shoe store pitches itself specifically at the enthusiast and resale market.…
Topshop’s Oxford Street flagship in London was transformed for four days last weekend to promote its partnership with Netflix around the second season of hit show Stranger Things. GDR Innovation Researchers Charlie Lloyd and Harriet Cox…
Roman Drokov CEO of autonomous mobile robot Mio visited GDR’s London HQ last week to talk to the team about the future of consumer-facing robots and why CPG brands need to pay attention “I see a…
Innovation Researcher Charlie Lloyd caught up with Trevor Cairns, chief executive of Manchester-based design agency LOVE, to find out about the studio’s newest work and to get his take on the latest developments in the world…
Following the opening of two stores in a week, H&M’s growing estate on London’s Regent Street is a microcosm of the Scandinavian fashion giant’s expansion worldwide. As of 31 May 2017, the group had 4,498 stores…
After being impressed by some of its brilliant packaging concepts, GDR invited Robot Food to design the cover of the 65th Global Innovation Report, which arrived back from the printers this morning. Hot off the press,…