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#KickCancerThon update: EVERRICH scales new heights as campaign reaches astounding crescendo
From mountain climbing to cycling, Dragon Boat racing, and trekking to the Cook Islands, Langkawi and even the Himalayas, the travel retail visibility and fundraising campaign for cancer research, continues to reflect our community’s wonderful sense of humanity.
CNSC to spotlight expanded category mix and health & wellness strength at Hainan Expo
The Sinopharm-owned travel retailer will exhibit under the theme ‘Toward a Shared Future of Wellness and Beauty’, highlighting its distinctive duty-free categories and leveraging its parent company’s health industry resources to integrate retail, experiences and services for global consumers.
Lagardère Travel Retail appoints Jennifer Bleriot to senior commercial role in Asia Pacific
Jennifer Bleriot, who has worked for the past decade at Lagardère Travel Retail in Paris, is named as Executive Vice President Merchandising & Commercial Asia Pacific, based in Singapore.
Travel technology expert Nick Woods steps up to Managing Director role at CAVU
Woods joins travel experience specialist CAVU with extensive experience within Manchester Airports Group, where he has held senior technology leadership roles since 2016.
SSP UK & Ireland names former Tesco executive David Beardmore as Chief Commercial Officer
Beardsmore takes on a key role in the global travel restaurateur’s Executive Leadership Team, with responsibility for SSP’s food & beverage brands in the UK & Ireland airport, rail station and motorway service area markets.
The Moodie Davitt Report and IEDB power global brands’ market entry with Hainan Expo exhibition space
The exhibition space will showcase a diverse mix of categories, spanning food, spirits & wine, skincare, accessories, and lifestyle at the expo taking place on 13–18 April.
Images of the Day: Aisha Al Habsi and Tracy Ross bring leadership and human-centred design into focus
Today’s images were shared by Bahrain Global Leaders and Arab Icons, spotlighting two outstanding women in travel retail – Muscat Duty Free COO Aisha Al Habsi and ARI Middle East Head of Planning & Design and ESG Lead Tracy Ross.
Moodie Davitt WeChat: Key stories from Week 14 as follower base continues to climb
The Moodie Davitt Report offers unrivalled Chinese language coverage of key China-related stories, anchored by our dual WeChat platforms – our weekly Moodie Davitt Account and Moodie Davitt Report China Travel Retail Express, which publishes daily.
#KickCancerThon update: Lagardère Travel Retail goes global for a great cause (Part 2)
We continue our extensive coverage of how Lagardère Travel Retail mobilised worldwide to throw its impressive global weight and commitment behind #KickCancerThon.
Former Vancouver Airport commercial leader Eric Pateman assumes Plaza Premium Group role
The global airport hospitality market leader has appointed Pateman as Senior Vice President, North America, reinforcing its leadership structure across Canada, the USA, Mexico and the Caribbean.
Guest column: Is travel retail ready for agentic AI?
In this guest article, Lisa de Klerk, Account Director at integrated design and marketing agency WePurple, shares insights on agentic AI and explores whether travel retail is ready for its adoption.
Moodie Davitt WeChat: Key stories from Week 13
The Moodie Davitt Report offers unrivalled Chinese language coverage of key China-related stories, anchored by our dual WeChat platforms – our weekly Moodie Davitt Account and Moodie Davitt Report China Travel Retail Express, which publishes daily.
