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…
GDR CEO Kate Ancketill discusses personalisation, sustainability, transparency and how beauty brands are working hard to fit into the wider context of their customers’ lives Earlier this year GDR CEO Kate Ancketill spoke to Retail Focus…
In the second article of our two-part supply chain and logistics series, GDR’s SVP Global Innovation Alex Sbardella reveals the opportunities that emerging innovations and logistics trends provide for retailers. As I covered in the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…