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Experiential pop-up puts Uniqlo’s new LifeWear collection under the microscope

24 October 2019 - brand values, Campaigns, Design, Provenance, Retail branding, Retail trends, Sustainability

Japanese fashion brand Uniqlo celebrated this year’s London Fashion Week and the London Design Festival with an exhibition held at Somerset House. Called The Art and Science of LifeWear: New Form Follows Function, the brand aimed to…

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My Cashless Life

17 October 2019 - Customer experience, Omnichannel retail, Retail innovation, Retail technology, technology

Earlier this year GDR SVP Alex Sbardella wrote about the inherent tension between the added convenience of a cashless world and the way it potentially alienates some of the most vulnerable people in society. This week,…

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GDR meets … Scandit

9 October 2019 - Customer experience, Fourth Industrial Revolution, Omnichannel retail, Retail technology, technology

Last month Andrew Getter, UK sales manager for the Swiss-based tech company Scandit, dropped into GDR’s London office. Innovation researcher Charlie Lloyd explores how the company plans to revolutionise the supermarket experience for both customers and…

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Experiencing the unexpected at Samsung KX

20 September 2019 - Customer experience, Design, Retail design

GDR’s Global Client Director Rachel Wilkinson dropped into Samsung’s stylish new destination in London’s King’s Cross to find out if it delivers on its experiential retail promise. To be crystal clear, in the words of Samsung:…

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Premium London CBD store delivers a buzz

9 September 2019 - E-commerce, Retail branding, Retail technology, Retail trends

GDR’s Innovation Researcher Harriet Cox stepped into high-end CBD retailer The Drug Store’s first brick-and-mortar boutique to see how it merchandises and talks about its "boundary pushing" products.   Back in April Kim Khardashian threw a…

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Physical stores doubling as content creation hubs

28 August 2019 - Customer experience, E-commerce, Omnichannel retail, Retail design, Retail innovation, Retail technology, Retail trends, technology

Innovation researcher Harriet Cox looks at how retailers are using in-store content creation zones to boost social media mentions, build community and extend the reach of their physical stores. Earlier this month I went to take…

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GDR meets… Gala Magriñá Design

13 August 2019 - Design, Retail design

New York-based design agency Gala Magriñá Design designed the cover of the 71st Global Innovation Report, which is currently on its way to our clients. To celebrate that, we spoke to Gala Magriñá to find out…

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These Boots are made for wellbeing: high-street pharmacy concept bets on beauty and wellness

3 July 2019 - brand values, Customer experience, Design, Retail design, Retail innovation, Retail technology

With the beauty and wellness industries booming, UK high-street pharmacist Boots is getting in on the action with its recently opened 28,524 sq ft flagship concept in London’s Covent Garden. Innovation Researcher Harriet Cox went along…

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Promoting Purposeful Retail with The DO School

6 June 2019 - brand values, Retail branding, Retail innovation, Retail trends, Value chain

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…

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VIDEO: Watch GDR’s Kate Ancketill discuss the future of retail at TFWA

22 May 2019 - brand values, Customer experience, E-commerce, Hospitality, Omnichannel retail, Retail innovation, Retail technology, Retail trends, technology

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…

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