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Alibaba’s 11.11 Shopping Festival takes a new direction in 2020

5 November 2020 - Campaigns, Customer experience, E-commerce, Omnichannel retail, Retail innovation, Retail technology, Retail trends, technology

GDR’s John O’Sullivan explores how small brands, hyper-local offers and luxury will make this year’s hotly-anticipated 11.11 Shopping Festival unlike any before. In recent years Alibaba’s livestream-powered 11.11 Shopping Festival has cemented its place as the…

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The rise of multi-functional retail

15 October 2020 - Customer experience, Design, Hospitality, Omnichannel retail, Retail branding, Retail design, Retail innovation, Retail technology, Retail trends, Value chain

GDR Innovation Strategist Charlie Lloyd explains why multi-functional spaces will be the saviour of physical retail. The Covid-19 pandemic’s impact on retail can perhaps best be summarised as accelerating pre-existing trends and making conversations that were…

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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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“It’s time to totally change the way our town centres work”

21 August 2020 - Architecture, Customer experience, Design, E-commerce, Omnichannel retail, Retail design, Retail innovation, Retail technology, Retail trends

GDR CEO Kate Ancketill joined BBC Radio 4 current affairs show You and Yours to talk about shopping centres of the future. Discussing the proposed £400 million redevelopment of the Nicholsons Shopping Centre in Maidenhead by…

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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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Download our E-commerce in Lockdown report

8 July 2020 - Customer experience, E-commerce, Omnichannel retail, Retail innovation, Retail technology, Retail trends, technology

GDR’s business futurists have partnered with e-commerce software company xSellco to create an exclusive report analysing consumer spending and innovation during the Covid-19 pandemic. Download it here. Combining xSellco’s global online data from mass market e-commerce…

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In Conversation with … Bill Grimsey

2 July 2020 - brand values, Customer experience, Omnichannel retail, Retail design, Retail innovation, Retail technology, Retail trends, Sustainability, technology

We’re delighted to share with you the first episode of our new series In Conversation With, where GDR CEO Kate Ancketill is joined by the former CEO of Wickes, Iceland and Focus DIY, and the author…

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The first GDR Assembly Report – OUT NOW

26 June 2020 - brand values, E-commerce, Fashion, Hospitality, Internet of Things, Manufacturing, New industries, Omnichannel retail, Provenance, Retail branding, Retail design, Retail innovation, Retail technology, Retail trends, Sustainability, technology, Value chain

The inaugural GDR Assembly Report explores the post-Covid-19 future of business, retail and hospitality using insights from our international, multi-disciplinary panel of experts. Get in touch with rachel@gdruk.com for free access. Covid-19 has been a once…

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Listen to GDR CEO Kate Ancketill on BBC’s The Bottom Line

19 June 2020 - Customer experience, Omnichannel retail, Retail innovation, Retail technology, Retail trends

Last night GDR CEO Kate Ancketill appeared on Evan Davis’ BBC Radio 4 current affairs show The Bottom Line to discuss consumer habits after lockdown. Kate was joined by Iceland managing director Richard Walker, Jonathan Cole,…

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