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GDR CEO Kate Ancketill reflects on retail in 2018

20 December 2018 - Fourth Industrial Revolution, New industries, Omnichannel retail, Retail innovation, Retail technology, Retail trends, technology

GDR CEO Kate Ancketill looks to the positives and predicts we’ll see more locally optimised offers, an explosion of new store formats and more hybridisation in 2019 Kate’s thoughts were first published in Retail Focus’s Retail…

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Retail expert Bill Grimsey joins forces with GDR Creative Intelligence

13 September 2018 - Retail innovation, Retail trends

Bill Grimsey partners with retail trends and strategy consultancy GDR Creative Intelligence to drive home his vision of how to save the British high street  We’re delighted to announce that we've joined forces with retail veteran…

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“Shoppers want an experiential space to meet and have fun”

4 July 2018 - Customer experience, Retail design, Retail innovation, Retail technology, Retail trends

GDR CEO Kate Ancketill appeared on BBC Breakfast this week to discuss the second Grimsey Review into the future of the UK high street. She agreed with the report’s vision of fewer and smaller tech-enhanced shops…

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Watch: GDR CEO Kate Ancketill on BBC Breakfast

15 June 2018 - Customer experience, E-commerce, Omnichannel retail, Retail design, Retail innovation, Retail technology, Retail trends

GDR’s CEO Kate Ancketill appeared on BBC Breakfast this week to discuss how physical stores can survive this inflection point for retail Last week department store chain House of Fraser became the latest traditional retailer to…

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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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GDR visits… Benetton Oxford Street

12 April 2018 - Architecture, brand values, Customer experience, Retail branding, Retail design, Retail innovation, Retail technology, Retail trends, technology

Italian clothing brand United Colors of Benetton launched a vibrant, tech-enhanced new flagship in London’s Oxford Street last month. GDR’s Hannah Hunt paid it a visit to see how the brand immerses shoppers in its activist…

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Retail isn’t dying – retailers are

12 April 2018 - brand values, Customer experience, Omnichannel retail, Retail branding, Retail innovation, Retail trends

As tabloid media circles loudly proclaim the death of retail, GDR SVP Global Innovation Alex Sbardella paints a more optimistic view of the future driven by the merging together of lifestyle, experience and shopping. This post…

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GDR visits The FUTR Summit

21 March 2018 - brand values, Customer experience, Retail innovation, Retail trends

Last week GDR attended The FUTR Summit in London (formerly the Millennial 20/20 Conference) to hear industry leaders give their take on future trends in retail, marketing and commerce. Surrounded by alkaline spring water cartons and Drinkfinity…

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The rise of the produce butcher

16 February 2018 - Customer experience, Retail design, Retail innovation, Retail trends

Since Whole Foods launched an in-store produce butcher in New York early last year the service has become commonplace in premium supermarkets across North America. GDR’s Hannah Hunt investigates why so many grocers are turning vegetable…

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Takeaways from the NRF Big Show 2018

17 January 2018 - brand values, Customer experience, Fourth Industrial Revolution, NRF, Omnichannel retail, Retail innovation, Retail technology, Retail trends

Having soaked up three days of talks, walked some 41,837 steps and accumulated more than 40 business cards at the NRF Big Show in New York, GDR’s James Mullan reflects on the major themes of this…

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