Change doesn’t usually happen overnight, so reading through these quarterly trend reports is a great opportunity to step back and notice the subtle shifts and emerging patterns that take shape over the course of a year.
First up, Collective Effervescence explores how being together with other people for shared experiences is a key area of focus for retailers and hospitality providers. In Gentle Intelligence, we look at examples of robotics and AI being used in a way that feels more human than ever before.
Gateway Retail and Immersive Stays are all about transporting visitors to another dimension, seizing the opportunity to use stores, hotels and branded spaces to immerse consumers and tell interesting and unique stories.
In Material Assistance, we look at innovative packaging and products enable by advances in materials science, while Phygital Treasure takes in the possibilities of digitally connected packaging.
Don’t forget, GDR subscribers can find all the examples collected here on our Futures Vault platform alongside many more. For more information, please contact rachel@gdruk.com.
