Having previously visited the Everlane Fit Studio in San Francisco, GDR SVP Global Innovation James Mullan dropped into what the ethical retailer is officially calling its first store, in SoHo, New York. Here are his five…
Having talked to many clients over the years about its innovative retail design concepts, GDR invited JHP Design to create the cover of the 66th Global Innovation Report. With the report currently being mailed out to…
Last Friday, GDR’s Innovation Research team visited The Glossier Pop-up in London’s Marylebone. Matilde Ricon Peres explores how Glossier has become one of the most well-loved beauty brands on the Internet, attracting a cult following of…
In the week it opened Canada Goose’s European flagship on Regent Street, Tom Parker and Polly Grinnell from Bristol-based Double Retail dropped in to GDR to discuss the future of physical retail and how its approach…
GDR spoke to Inition CEO Adrian Leu and executive producer Stephen Shaw to find out what the technology innovation agency is working on, and what they think the future of immersive technology looks like. Who…
GDR Innovation Strategist David Dalrymple-Pryde visited Crep Protect and Presented By’s new, collaborative space in Central London to see how this quite different sort of shoe store pitches itself specifically at the enthusiast and resale market.…
Topshop’s Oxford Street flagship in London was transformed for four days last weekend to promote its partnership with Netflix around the second season of hit show Stranger Things. GDR Innovation Researchers Charlie Lloyd and Harriet Cox…
Following the opening of two stores in a week, H&M’s growing estate on London’s Regent Street is a microcosm of the Scandinavian fashion giant’s expansion worldwide. As of 31 May 2017, the group had 4,498 stores…
According to an article published in Retail Week in June 2016 the top 100 garden centres in the UK are growing on average by more than 10% year on year and the market overall generates sales of £3.1bn…
GDR Innovation Researcher Harriet Cox visited Asics’ refurbished flagship on Regent Street to see how the sportswear brand has translated its new design approach to the British capital Japanese sportswear brand Asics has launched its…