We’re delighted to confirm that GDR CEO Kate Ancketill will be giving the retail trends keynote at the NRF’s flagship event for the fourth time in January 2021. The world’s largest retail conference and expo is being held…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
In the third episode of our In Conversation With series, GDR CEO Kate Ancketill talks to restaurateurs Marty Grant and Richard Knighting, who run the awarding-winning independent Corkage restaurants in the English city of Bath. [embed]https://soundcloud.com/user-22128721/in-conversation-with-corkage[/embed] Marty…
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.…
GDR’s Innovation Strategist Charlie Lloyd discusses why brands showing their support to inclusivity movements need to do more than just talk the talk. The killing of George Floyd and the protests that followed it across America…