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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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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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GDR’s blueprint for physical retail in the Covid era

17 June 2020 - brand values, Customer experience, Design, Omnichannel retail, Retail branding, Retail design, Retail innovation, Retail technology, Retail trends

As non-essential stores across the UK reopened this week after almost three months out of action, we explore the ways that retailers are responding to the new challenges of the social distancing era and what it…

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Introducing The GDR Foresight Framework

5 June 2020 - Retail branding, Retail design, Retail innovation, Retail technology, Retail trends

GDR’s head of strategy Eric Coulon explains how The GDR Foresight Framework will help your business plan better for the short-, medium- and long-term.   For more than 20 years GDR’s quarterly trends have given our…

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LISTEN: Kate Ancketill on the Speaking Business Podcast

5 June 2020 - Fourth Industrial Revolution, Omnichannel retail, Retail design, Retail innovation, Retail technology, Retail trends

The GDR CEO talks to host Maria Franzoni about her views on how we will shop, live, work and play in the future. Listen to the full episode below or click through to explore other GDR…

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The C-Series 5: Covid-19 and the future of hospitality and entertainment

21 May 2020 - Customer experience, Hospitality, New industries, Omnichannel retail, Retail design, Retail innovation, Retail technology, technology

The C-Series explores the impact Covid-19 is having on consumer behaviour; how we live, work, play and shop, both now and in the post-pandemic world. In this fifth instalment, we focus our attention on the ways…

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RECAP: The C-Series so far

7 May 2020 - Campaigns, Customer experience, Design, E-commerce, Fashion, Hospitality, New industries, Omnichannel retail, Retail design, Retail innovation, Retail technology, Retail trends

During the last two months we’ve published the first five articles of the C-Series, exploring the impact Covid-19 is having on consumer behaviour; how we live, work, play and shop, both now and in the post-pandemic…

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The C-Series 3: How Covid-19 will change the way we work

17 April 2020 - Customer experience, E-commerce, Hospitality, Omnichannel retail, Retail design, Retail innovation, Retail technology, Retail trends, technology

The C-Series explores the impact Covid-19 is having on consumer behaviour; how we live, work, play and shop, both now and in the post-pandemic world. In this third instalment, we explore five ways we expect it…

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