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CNSC wins departures duty free contract at new Guiyang Longdongbao Airport T3
Yet another important gain for fast-developing China National Service Corporation as it snaps up the departures duty free contracts at the Guizhou Province gateway’s new T3, currently under construction. Read More
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Strong duty free sales to resellers set to continue in Korea despite latest COVID-19-related curbs to economic activity
New measures aimed at restricting economic activity and the spread of COVID-19 in South Korea – amid a sharp rise in cases – are not expected to dampen duty free sales to foreigners. Read More
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Retail inMotion North America strikes five-year inflight agreement with Frontier Airlines
In Summer 2021, Retail inMotion will introduce a new retail offer onboard Denver-based low-cost airline Frontier under a five-year contract. Read More
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Newsbytes: Snapshots from the aviation, travel retail and brand communities
Our one-minute read column rounds up news snippets from around the world to supplement our main coverage. LATEST: Santiago Airport welcomes overseas visitors as Chile reopens its borders. Read More
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China to have 600 million doses of vaccines ‘ready for use this year’ – South China Morning Post
“Regarding the development of COVID-19 vaccines, there will be a major news announcement in the coming one to two weeks. It’s at the final stage now,” a leading Chinese pandemic expert tells media. Read More
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The Moodie Blog: Time passes slowly till we reach an elusive horizon
My LinkedIn network is now heavily punctuated with that now familiar white out of green hashtag, ‘#Open to work’. When are those vaccines due again? Read more
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Interest builds in Summit of the Americas – A Virtual Experience 2021; event website now live and registration is open
Special discounted pricing is on offer for ‘Early Bird’ exhibitor bookings for the Summit of the Americas, and registration is now open for visitors at the official website. Read More
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Jaya Singh joins contest to become TFWA President
And then there were three. The Mondelēz World Travel Retail, European Export & Switzerland Managing Director throws his hat into the presidential ring and will be a very strong candidate. Read More
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Local heroes: KrisShop launches three more brand stores
KrisShop adds three new brand stores to its extensive omnichannel offer, each sharing a common theme – homegrown, passionate founders and great brand stories. Read More
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Bally launches travel retail exclusive essentials range
The capsule offers a range of technical outerwear, footwear and travel accessories. Read More
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Petition to keep UK tax free sales at airports and retain VAT Retail Export Scheme gathers strength
A petition to keep tax free sales at airports and retain the VAT Retail Export Scheme has now gathered over 10,200 signatures. At 100,000 signatures, the petition will be considered for debate in parliament. Read More
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Beam Suntory Global Travel Retail Spirited Speaker Series: Mark Tanner, China Skinny
The latest edition of the insightful Beam Suntory series features Mark Tanner, Managing Director of Shanghai-based China Skinny, one of China’s leading marketing and research agencies. Read More
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gategroup completes acquisition of LSG’s European operations
gategroup completes the acquisition of the European operations of LSG Group from Lufthansa, a move first announced last year. Read More
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Global Blue shopper research reveals growing demand to travel and spend again
The tax free shopping specialist’s October survey of 16,000 international shoppers has revealed some encouraging signs for travel retail spending in 2021. Read More
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Brand News
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Local heroes: KrisShop launches three more brand stores
KrisShop adds three new brand stores to its extensive omnichannel offer, each sharing a common theme – homegrown, passionate founders and great brand stories. Read More
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Bally launches travel retail exclusive essentials range
The capsule offers a range of technical outerwear, footwear and travel accessories. Read More
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Making spirits bright: Molton Brown unveils travel retail-exclusive holiday range
Molton Brown’s holiday offering evokes the glitz and glamour of the roaring twenties. It comprises the travel retail-exclusive Discovery Stocking Filler Collection, two Christmas Cracker lines and a new scent called ‘Juniper Jazz.’ Read More
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Beam Suntory Global Travel Retail Spirited Speaker Series: Mark Tanner, China Skinny
The latest edition of the insightful Beam Suntory series features Mark Tanner, Managing Director of Shanghai-based China Skinny, one of China’s leading marketing and research agencies. Read More
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Qatar Duty Free and Puig launch Penhaligon’s and Carolina Herrera podiums at Hamad International
As it opens two pop-ups at the leading Middle Eastern gateway, Puig reveals the Inimitable William Penhaligon as a worldwide exclusive at Qatar Duty Free. Read More
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FAQ makes a spectacular debut with Hyundai Duty Free in Dongdaemun, Seoul
After debuting to an “overwhelming response” from buyers at the Virtual Travel Retail Expo, FAQ makes its hotly anticipated travel retail launch with the ambitous Korean duty free retailer, Hyundai Duty Free. Read More
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Lagardère Travel Retail and Nestlé launch exclusive KitKat Chocolatory partnership across Pacific airports
Have a break, have a KitKat. With a difference. Travellers through Lagardère Travel Retail Pacific stores in the region be able to sample tantalising flavours such as Volcanic Papua New Guinea, Uji Matcha and Sake. Read More
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Inspiring moments of joy: Shiseido Travel Retail reveals annual holiday collections
Shiseido Travel Retail’s festive holiday offering comprises the Shiseido The Moment Holiday 2020, Clé de Peau Beauté Enchanted Lake, NARS Holiday 2020 and Laura Mercier Ballet à Paris collections. Read More
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Interview: Airport retail staff provider pivots business to mitigate pandemic impact
We find out how one of the leading players in the temporary staffing field across UK airport retail environments – Team Spirits – is coping with the devastating fall in air passenger numbers. Read More
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A.S. Watson Group’s Malina Ngai to deliver keynote address at Beauty Tech Live
Ms Ngai is part of a stellar line-up of leading beauty industry figures, with more names announced soon, to grace the Knowledge Hub of Beauty Tech Live. Read More
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Dewar’s proves a livestream hit on TripurX
The two livestreams — held on 6 November and 13 November — generated a total of 253,000 views and 198,000 likes for the Bacardi-owned Scotch whisky brand. Read More
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Image of the Day: ‘Into Light and Shadow’ with Cartier in Macau
Today’s image spectacularly brings together paper, panthers and precious diamonds through Cartier and DFS Group in Shoppes at Four Seasons, Macau. Read More
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Amorepacific invests US$2.7 million in beauty content start-up Different Millions
Amorepacific says the investment will “have a synergic effect”in enhancing its digital marketing capabilities. Different Millions (DMIL) is a multi-channel network that specialises in beauty content. Read More
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Food & Beverage
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Travel Food Services ‘keeps festive spirits alive’ with cake ceremony at Indian airports
The cake mixing ceremony followed strict social distancing guidelines and was held at airports in Delhi, Chennai and Kolkata. Read More
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Interest builds in Summit of the Americas – A Virtual Experience 2021; event website now live and registration is open
Special discounted pricing is on offer for ‘Early Bird’ exhibitor bookings for the Summit of the Americas, and registration is now open for visitors at the official website. Read More
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gategroup completes acquisition of LSG’s European operations
gategroup completes the acquisition of the European operations of LSG Group from Lufthansa, a move first announced last year. Read More
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The Moodie Davitt eZine: China and ecommerce, the future of luxury
In this edition of The Moodie Davitt eZine, Travel Retail’s Lookbook, we assess how the future of luxury might take shape, through a new report from Bain & Company. Read More
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Malaysia Airports targets Q1 2021 for upswing in regional travel
Retail revenues fall by -77% year-on-year in the first nine months due to the COVID-19 crisis. Malaysia Airports predicts recovery in regional travel from early 2021 as borders gradually reopen. Read More
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New consumer research into the Chinese and Indian travelling shopper now available from The Moodie Davitt Report
The Moodie Davitt Business Intelligence Unit and Voiceback Analytics announce the release of consumer research that examines the attitudes and shopping preferences of Chinese and Indian travellers in the post-COVID era. Read More
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Autogrill strikes €300 million financing deal
The company said it would use the additional liquidity to finance labour costs, investments, working capital and the payment of rents. Read More
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Guest Column: Is value for money still a driver in modern travel retail?
TW.0 & Partners’ Marco Ghiotto urges a return to the price competitiveness principle that initially sparked the duty free industry on its path to success. Read More
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Features
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Local heroes: KrisShop launches three more brand stores
KrisShop adds three new brand stores to its extensive omnichannel offer, each sharing a common theme – homegrown, passionate founders and great brand stories. Read More
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FAQ makes a spectacular debut with Hyundai Duty Free in Dongdaemun, Seoul
After debuting to an “overwhelming response” from buyers at the Virtual Travel Retail Expo, FAQ makes its hotly anticipated travel retail launch with the ambitous Korean duty free retailer, Hyundai Duty Free. Read More
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Lagardère Travel Retail and Nestlé launch exclusive KitKat Chocolatory partnership across Pacific airports
Have a break, have a KitKat. With a difference. Travellers through Lagardère Travel Retail Pacific stores in the region be able to sample tantalising flavours such as Volcanic Papua New Guinea, Uji Matcha and Sake. Read More
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The Experiential Column in association with CircleSquare: The trick with the Chinese traveller
We bring you the latest in our column series from experiential marketing, brand activation and consumer engagement specialist CircleSquare. Read More
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The Moodie Davitt eZine: China and ecommerce, the future of luxury
In this edition of The Moodie Davitt eZine, Travel Retail’s Lookbook, we assess how the future of luxury might take shape, through a new report from Bain & Company. Read More
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Video of the Day: CGTN captures the buzz of CDF Mall in Haitang Bay
The programme offers a fascinating insight into this giant brand emporium and how Chinese shopping behaviour there has very much returned to normal. Read More
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New consumer research into the Chinese and Indian travelling shopper now available from The Moodie Davitt Report
The Moodie Davitt Business Intelligence Unit and Voiceback Analytics announce the release of consumer research that examines the attitudes and shopping preferences of Chinese and Indian travellers in the post-COVID era. Read More
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Lotte Duty Free opens dedicated LUXEMALL platform to clear stock online to non-travellers
Encouraged by the extension of a programme that allows COVID-hit travel retailers to sell duty free stock through domestic channels to non-travellers, Lotte Duty Free unveils a new online platform offering an unprecedented range of goods. Read More