GDR CEO Kate Ancketill recounts her experience drinking non-alcoholic “Euphoric” spirit Kin with our new global client director Rachel Wilkinson at Café Clover in New York and considers what emerging products like this mean for the…
Last week GDR’s Harriet Cox and Dave Dalrymple-Pryde visited the two-day Unbound innovation festival at London’s Old Truman Brewery. Here are their key takeaways. Unbound bills itself as the “UK's largest and most exciting innovation festival”.…
In the first article of a two-part series, GDR’s John O’Sullivan highlights the sustainably-focused brands who are turning upcycled waste into products that are useful and, in some cases, even premium. As brands and retailers search…
Sainsbury’s recently opened its Meat-Free Butchers, popping up for three days to serve East Londoners plant-based alternatives to meat and educate them about how best to prepare them. Innovation researcher Charlie Lloyd went down to take…
GDR innovation researcher Babette-Scarlett Schossau explores the latest food innovations at the V&A’s Food: Bigger than the Plate exhibition. Food is one of my biggest passions so I was thrilled to get the opportunity to visit…
We’re delighted to announce that GDR has been supporting The DO School’s project to promote Purposeful Retail. The DO School is a global organisation made up of “a community of purposeful DOers, innovators, and experts” from…
Last week GDR’s CEO Kate Ancketill spoke about the future of retail at the Tax Free World Association’s Asia Pacific Exhibition and Conference in Singapore. Her talk looked at how retailers, brands, airlines and airports…
GDR’s John O’Sullivan explores the experiential spaces that are constantly evolving to keep customers coming back for more. During the last six months we’ve noticed a real spike in the number of new multi-brand retail stores…
As backlash against cashless stores spreads in the US, GDR’s SVP Global Innovation Alex Sbardella assesses the pros and cons for retailers and customers, and considers what the future holds. Looking from a futurist perspective…
GDR Innovation Researcher Madison Hutts reveals the four reasons why brands can no longer hide behind half-truths and must now be fully transparent and honest with customers. I recently spent some time researching the eco-friendly…