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The Moodie Davitt Report hosts senior delegation from China’s State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council
The Moodie Davitt Report was honoured today to meet senior representatives of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, PRC at Moodie Davitt headquarters in London. Read More
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Department of Tourism studies future business model of Duty Free Philippines
As the Public-Private Partnership Center evaluates state-owned travel retailer Duty Free Philippines’ optimum business model, there will be no shortage of international interest in an investment opportunity. Read More
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Shinsegae Gangnam opening boosts Q3 revenue but profits are hit
The South Korean travel retailer and department store operator suffered from the high cost of key duty free downtown and airport openings. Read More
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Jessica’s Secret launches Chinese-dedicated duty free website for King Power
The company behind the popular price comparison app has developed a site for the Thai travel retailer that is geared to enhancing sales from Chinese travellers. Read More
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Asian travel retail helps keep Burberry on track amid repositioning
Growth in Burberry’s wholesale business and the performance of Asian travel retail allowed the luxury house to weather a tough period for overall sales. Read More
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The Moodie Blog – Take a break KitKat (and take a bow)
Is this the most productive airport retail space in the world by sales per square metre? Read more
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How’s that! Brisbane Airport prepares to host world first in-terminal cricket match
Travel retail personnel from Australia and India are set to rub shoulders with Australian cricket stars Brett Lee and Michael Kasprowicz in a 20-over exhibition match on 22 November. Read More
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A golden milestone: Gebr Heinemann and Ritter Sport mark a 50-year partnership
The two companies say their long-term collaboration is based on entrepreneurial virtues including reliability, mutual respect and a commitment to quality. Read More
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Dufry plots major store investment programme in Middle East and Africa
Dufry plans to extend its New Generation store network to Amman Queen Alia International Airport, one of several big investments in the Middle East and Africa. Read More
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Fraport Maryland adds two LaunchPad pop-up stores to Baltimore/Washington International
Stupid Delicious! and Finesse Lyfestyle are the latest pop-ups to open at the airport, as part of a programme to expose small local businesses to travellers. Read More
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Isavia to host 28th ACI Europe Airport Commercial & Retail Conference & Exhibition in Reykjavik
More than 400 airports, travel retail operators, brands and solution providers will gather in Iceland for the event between 18 and 20 March. Read More
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WHSmith and Duty Free Americas open seven airport stores in Rio de Janeiro
WHSmith enters the South American market in partnership with Duty Free Americas with seven stores at RIOgaleão Tom Jobim International. Read More
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European air passenger traffic growth “robust, but diminishing” in third quarter, reports ACI Europe
"Airport capacity issues, industrial unrest, rising oil prices and airline consolidation are putting the brakes on more gains," says the trade organisation's Director General Oliver Jankovec. Read More
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Film interview (part two): AOE Founder Kian Gould on digital transformation in travel retail
We present part two of an interview with AOE Founder & Chairman Kian Gould, “travel retail’s walking talking disruption man.” Read More
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Brand News
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A golden milestone: Gebr Heinemann and Ritter Sport mark a 50-year partnership
The two companies say their long-term collaboration is based on entrepreneurial virtues including reliability, mutual respect and a commitment to quality. Read More
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Dublin Airport passengers make a beeline for Marqette as local honey takes off
Ireland’s main gateway becomes a hive of industry as customers swarm to its award-winning Marqette T1 restaurant to sample Nect-Air honey harvested on airport land. Read More
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Perfumes y Diseño seals licensing agreement to launch El Ganso perfumes
The two Spanish companies say they share the same principles, which emphasise quality and freedom in design. Read More
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Chase Distillery embarks on ‘British Field to Bottle’ campaign with Dufry at Birmingham Airport
A promotion with Dufry-owned World Duty Free at Birmingham Airport highlights Chase Distillery's craft spirits and UK heritage. Read More
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MSC Cruises to open four stores as ambitious Ocean Cay development takes shape
The cruise line’s private island Ocean Cay will be a stopping point for ships on Caribbean itineraries. In other news, MSC has opened its largest Dior shop-in-shop yet, onboard MSC Opera. Read More
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Interview: Too Faced makes travel retail debut as it strives to ‘paint the world pink’
Get ready for a “kick ass” story. As fast-growing, Estée Lauder Companies-owned make-up brand Too Faced makes its travel retail debut with DFS at New York JFK T4, we present an exclusive interview with Global Brand President Eric Hohl about Read More
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Puressentiel targets the Middle East and Africa with travel retail-exclusive products
The French aromatherapy specialist is a sponsor and first-time participant at next week’s MEADFA Conference in Beirut. Read More
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Pierre Laubies replaces Camillo Pane as CEO of beauty powerhouse Coty
The naming of a new CEO and other senior changes signal a concerted move to change the fortunes of the NYSE-listed beauty group. Read More
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Luxottica and DFS partner in exclusive worldwide Ray-Ban launch
DFS says the launch underlines the companies’ mission to highlight products through engaging social media campaigns that can be bought to life in-store. Read More
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Leonidas partners with International Duty Free in exclusive ruby chocolate launch
With a ‘Have you met Ruby’ tag-line, the limited-edition Leonidas Manon Ruby Collection made its travel retail debut at Brussels Airport. Read More
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Image of the day: A chocolate celebration
A briefcase is exchanged between Al Nassma’s Patrick Dorais and Dubai Duty Free’s Colm McLoughlin – but there is nothing suspicious about the important chocolate contents being handed over. Read More
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Qatar Duty Free and Aigner open eye-catching pop-up boutique
Qatar Duty Free brings Aigner's leathergoods collections to life through a new pop-up at Hamad International Airport. Read More
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The Moodie Davitt e-Zine: Striking Sense of Place installations, dynamic new concepts, and Trinity Forum reflections
Many key industry themes and trends are explored in this issue of Travel Retail’s Lookbook, from Sense of Place installations and the importance of handcrafted products to the blurring of lines between retail and food & beverage. Read More
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Food & Beverage
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Fraport Maryland adds two LaunchPad pop-up stores to Baltimore/Washington International
Stupid Delicious! and Finesse Lyfestyle are the latest pop-ups to open at the airport, as part of a programme to expose small local businesses to travellers. Read More
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Dublin Airport passengers make a beeline for Marqette as local honey takes off
Ireland’s main gateway becomes a hive of industry as customers swarm to its award-winning Marqette T1 restaurant to sample Nect-Air honey harvested on airport land. Read More
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‘Let’s Eat and Fly’: Moscow Domodedovo Airport opens 9,000sq ft dining area
The largest dining area in Russia's second busiest airport has opened for business, featuring home-style Russian cooking, street food, oriental cuisine and a coffee shop. Read More
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Destination Dallas Fort Worth: Save the date for FAB 2019 – June 26-27
The world's only event dedicated solely to the airport world's burgeoning food & beverage sector heads to the USA for the first time. Get ready for a FAB-ulous Texas welcome in the Lone Star state. Read More
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How Lagardère Travel Retail and SAVE are building a Venetian wonderland
Lagardère Travel Retail’s master concession at Venice Marco Polo Airport has delivered benefits for retailer and airport, as underlined by the partners' major new retail to dining development. Read More
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Retail and F&B spurs improved Q2 results for Singapore Myanmar Investco
SMI moves into the black, driven by good performances by retail and F&B. Read More
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Elior ponders splitting off Areas food & beverage concession business
Big breaking news from the travel-related food & beverage sector as Elior Group mulls a break-up and a potential divestment of its concession subsidiary Areas. Read More
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The Moodie Davitt e-Zine: Striking Sense of Place installations, dynamic new concepts, and Trinity Forum reflections
Many key industry themes and trends are explored in this issue of Travel Retail’s Lookbook, from Sense of Place installations and the importance of handcrafted products to the blurring of lines between retail and food & beverage. Read More
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Features
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Jessica’s Secret launches Chinese-dedicated duty free website for King Power
The company behind the popular price comparison app has developed a site for the Thai travel retailer that is geared to enhancing sales from Chinese travellers. Read More
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A golden milestone: Gebr Heinemann and Ritter Sport mark a 50-year partnership
The two companies say their long-term collaboration is based on entrepreneurial virtues including reliability, mutual respect and a commitment to quality. Read More
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Interview: Too Faced makes travel retail debut as it strives to ‘paint the world pink’
Get ready for a “kick ass” story. As fast-growing, Estée Lauder Companies-owned make-up brand Too Faced makes its travel retail debut with DFS at New York JFK T4, we present an exclusive interview with Global Brand President Eric Hohl about Read More
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The Bairs are back: Heathrow releases new version of popular Christmas advert
The UK's much-loved teddy bears, Doris and Edward Bair, long for the quintessential British Christmas in the latest instalment. Their tale, Heathrow Airport says, mirrors that of many of its passengers over the festive season. Read More
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Destination Dallas Fort Worth: Save the date for FAB 2019 – June 26-27
The world's only event dedicated solely to the airport world's burgeoning food & beverage sector heads to the USA for the first time. Get ready for a FAB-ulous Texas welcome in the Lone Star state. Read More
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How Lagardère Travel Retail and SAVE are building a Venetian wonderland
Lagardère Travel Retail’s master concession at Venice Marco Polo Airport has delivered benefits for retailer and airport, as underlined by the partners' major new retail to dining development. Read More
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The Moodie Davitt e-Zine: Striking Sense of Place installations, dynamic new concepts, and Trinity Forum reflections
Many key industry themes and trends are explored in this issue of Travel Retail’s Lookbook, from Sense of Place installations and the importance of handcrafted products to the blurring of lines between retail and food & beverage. Read More
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Time to “demystify digital’: Travel retail digital pioneer Kai Schmidhuber launches airport workshop programme
“Save millions – and still do the right thing.” That’s what former Fraport Senior Vice President Kai Schmidhuber is promising from a new workshop programme designed to cut through what he calls the “omni-channel hype” and “digitisation madness”. Read More