GDR’s Charlie Lloyd took a trip to Zara’s new flagship at Westfield Stratford City, a tech-driven space that aims to make the brand’s physical and online shopping experiences more seamless than ever before. The new…
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…
GDR SVP Global Innovation Alex Sbardella picks out his favourite start-ups from this week’s Retail Business Technology Expo in London. The Retail Business Technology Expo is a great place for retailers to buy technology that…
GDR Innovation Researcher Charlie Lloyd explores how Walmart’s latest initiative mirrors the convergence of retail and finance in China This month, US grocery giant Walmart announced the launch of a new programme, Walmart2World. The scheme…
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…
Since Whole Foods launched an in-store produce butcher in New York early last year the service has become commonplace in premium supermarkets across North America. GDR’s Hannah Hunt investigates why so many grocers are turning vegetable…
This article is a summary of GDR CEO Kate Ancketill’s trends keynote at the NRF Big Show 2018, and is the final part of a series in which we explored how technology is remaking the retail…
We’re thrilled to announce that GDR’s CEO Kate Ancketill will be giving the trend keynote presentation at the NRF’s BIG Show in New York for the second year in a row on Sunday. Addressing 35,000 of the world’s…
In our latest exclusive conversation with Intel, GDR’s SVP Global Innovation Alex Sbardella finds out how brands can harness the power of technology. Part 1: Back to the Future: The Evolution of Retail Part 2: Smarter…