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Louis Vuitton, Chanel and host of other world-famous brands form glittering roll-call as Airport Authority Hong Kong awards luxury tender contracts
We bring you exclusive results of one of the key airport tenders of recent years. The selected line-up is a roll-call of the luxury world’s biggest, best and hottest brands, with Louis Vuitton – via only its fifth individual airport presence – the glittering icing on a very rich cake. Read More
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Who will be the next TFWA President after four-way race (so far)?
And then there were four. An election for one of travel retail's highest-profile positions takes place on Friday. We examine the four candidates to have surfaced so far. You can even have your say in our 'People's vote'. Read More
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L’Oréal Travel Retail creates Sense of Place around the world with Kiehl’s Loves campaign
A series of striking activations mark the third year of the Kiehl’s Loves campaign, which has visited cities from Seoul to San Francisco offering exclusive products and immersive activations designed to create a strong Sense of Place. Read More
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Out now: First State of the Industry report from The Data Circle
The Data Circle, a new research joint venture formed by Generation Research, The Moodie Davitt Report and m1nd-set has published its inaugural State of the Industry Report covering the first half of 2018. Read More
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Amazon considering launching grocery stores in airports, say reports
The shopping giant is rumoured to have held talks with two US airports to launch its grocery subsidiary Amazon Go. Read More
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The Moodie Blog – Red hot but 18 degrees below
“How was your day?” Michael asked me. “Great, ” I joked, “I found out the secret recipe.” “That’s good, ” he replied. “So now we have to kill you.” Read more
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Paradies Lagardère awarded two spaces at San Francisco Airport T1
The travel retailer will introduce Mills Cargo, a new travel essentials concept, and Bourbon Pub, a restaurant by San Francisco-based chef Michael Mina. Read More
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Asia Pacific visitors to Europe spent significantly less in third quarter of 2018
The latest Planet Shopper Index highlights currency pressures and economic slowdown as causes for the weakened figures. Read More
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Gerry Munday to retire from Furla
Munday, a well-known and highly respected figure in the industry, is set to retire from her role as Furla Global Travel Retail Director later this week. Read More
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The Harry Potter Shop opens at London Gatwick North Terminal
The 614sq ft store offers a range of official Wizarding World products including Harry Potter Christmas jumpers, a personalised Hogwarts acceptance letter, and ‘magic’ wands. Read More
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“Unforgettable experiences”: Lagardère Travel Retail inaugurates ten commercial outlets at Toulouse Blagnac Airport
There are five retail stores and five food & beverage outlets that balance global and local brands in an “exceptional and ambitious” environment. Read More
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Jing Daily: How China’s first e-commerce law will shape the future
China’s new e-commerce law will further regulate the country’s online luxury sales market, and one practice that definitely won’t benefit from the law is daigou buying. Read More
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Duty Free Philippines teams up with e-commerce retailer Speed Regalo to boost online shopping
“We deliver smiles,” runs the Speed Regalo tagline. Duty Free Philippines will be hoping that the tie-up with the fast-growing e-commerce retailer will also deliver a big boost in sales. Read More
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Smaller destinations led Asian arrivals growth in 2017, reports Mastercard
Oita and Kumamoto in Japan and Daegu in South Korea all experienced rises of more than +50% in overnight arrivals, according to new Mastercard research. Read More
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Brand News
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L’Oréal Travel Retail creates Sense of Place around the world with Kiehl’s Loves campaign
A series of striking activations mark the third year of the Kiehl’s Loves campaign, which has visited cities from Seoul to San Francisco offering exclusive products and immersive activations designed to create a strong Sense of Place. Read More
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The Glenlivet marks 35 years of Dubai Duty Free with exclusive 35yo limited edition
To celebrate Dubai Duty Free’s 35th anniversary, The Glenlivet has released its first 35yo whisky. The limited edition expression retails at US$10,000. Read More
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Gerry Munday to retire from Furla
Munday, a well-known and highly respected figure in the industry, is set to retire from her role as Furla Global Travel Retail Director later this week. Read More
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American Crew adds new skincare products to men’s grooming range
The Revlon brand has introduced six skincare items to its line-up at Oslo Airport, in partnership with Heinemann and Travel Retail Norway. Read More
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The Harry Potter Shop opens at London Gatwick North Terminal
The 614sq ft store offers a range of official Wizarding World products including Harry Potter Christmas jumpers, a personalised Hogwarts acceptance letter, and ‘magic’ wands. Read More
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Jing Daily: How China’s first e-commerce law will shape the future
China’s new e-commerce law will further regulate the country’s online luxury sales market, and one practice that definitely won’t benefit from the law is daigou buying. Read More
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Louis Vuitton, Chanel and host of other world-famous brands form glittering roll-call as Airport Authority Hong Kong awards luxury tender contracts
We bring you exclusive results of one of the key airport tenders of recent years. The selected line-up is a roll-call of the luxury world’s biggest, best and hottest brands, with Louis Vuitton – via only its fifth individual airport Read More
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Lacoste partners with Lotte Duty Free to open in Busan
The French lifestyle brand expects the 30sq m store, in South Korea’s second largest city, to enhance its presence in Asia. Read More
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Inter Parfums unveils First Instinct Sheer by Abercrombie & Fitch
Described as a fragrance for the woman “who follows her first instinct”, the perfume will be in-store by February 2019. Read More
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La Prairie celebrates Skin Caviar Luxe Cream Remastered with Macau MGM Cotai and DFS
Swiss skincare specialist La Prairie marks the launch of its Skin Caviar Luxe Cream Remastered with an immersive installation at Macau MGM Cotai in partnership with DFS. Read More
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Moët & Chandon pop-up launches at Changi Airport with partners DFS Group
Travellers are able to personalise bottles of Moët & Chandon, enjoy complimentary tastings and send messages around the world from an instant-printing “photobox”. Read More
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“Immersive and multi-sensory”: DFS Group hosts spectacular tenth edition of Masters of Time exhibition
The 2018 DFS Masters of Time X collection, curated for the event's tenth anniversary, features over 450 rare watches and exclusive jewellery masterpieces from 30 brands. These were showcased in memorable style at the launch event this weekend. Read More
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Reaching out to 210 million consumers: Lotte Duty Free completes marathon Chinese influencer live broadcast
One store. 20 hours. 100 Chinese influencers. 210 million potential viewers. Read on for details of a Lotte Duty Free social media initiative that generated extraordinary reach. Read More
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Food & Beverage
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Paradies Lagardère awarded two spaces at San Francisco Airport T1
The travel retailer will introduce Mills Cargo, a new travel essentials concept, and Bourbon Pub, a restaurant by San Francisco-based chef Michael Mina. Read More
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Amazon considering launching grocery stores in airports, say reports
The shopping giant is rumoured to have held talks with two US airports to launch its grocery subsidiary Amazon Go. Read More
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“Unforgettable experiences”: Lagardère Travel Retail inaugurates ten commercial outlets at Toulouse Blagnac Airport
There are five retail stores and five food & beverage outlets that balance global and local brands in an “exceptional and ambitious” environment. Read More
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Moët & Chandon pop-up launches at Changi Airport with partners DFS Group
Travellers are able to personalise bottles of Moët & Chandon, enjoy complimentary tastings and send messages around the world from an instant-printing “photobox”. Read More
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Currency depreciation hits Corporación América Airports’ Q3 commercial revenue
Despite traffic growth across its core Latin American markets CAA’s commercial business was sharply down, though partially offset by the group's Italian operations. Read More
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New retail and food & beverage outlets to open in extended Leeds Bradford terminal
The new outlets will launch following construction of the extension in 2019/2020, with passenger volume in the airport expected to rise from four million today to seven million by 2030. Read More
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HMSHost’s Art of Holiday Travel takes off at Miami International Airport
The holiday pop-up project encourages travellers to help produce works of art in three major US airports. The murals will later be donated to local charities supporting youth in need. Read More
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How ‘dustbin analysis’ slashed costs for one travel food & beverage company
A hands-on investigation by Travel Food Services COO Gaurav Dewan not only improved the bottom line for his company, it increased sustainability, too. Read More
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Features
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Out now: First State of the Industry report from The Data Circle
The Data Circle, a new research joint venture formed by Generation Research, The Moodie Davitt Report and m1nd-set has published its inaugural State of the Industry Report covering the first half of 2018. Read More
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Jing Daily: How China’s first e-commerce law will shape the future
China’s new e-commerce law will further regulate the country’s online luxury sales market, and one practice that definitely won’t benefit from the law is daigou buying. Read More
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Reaching out to 210 million consumers: Lotte Duty Free completes marathon Chinese influencer live broadcast
One store. 20 hours. 100 Chinese influencers. 210 million potential viewers. Read on for details of a Lotte Duty Free social media initiative that generated extraordinary reach. Read More
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Interview: Kai Schmidhuber on why travel retail must avoid the digitisation “money-destruction machine”
The race to digitisation in airport commerce and travel retail has become a potential investment black hole, argues one of the sector’s leading voices. Read More
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Picture Gallery: Starboard launches “a sensory shopping journey” onboard Celebrity Edge
We bring you the first images of the retail environment onboard the new Celebrity Edge, as Starboard Cruise Services reveals “a next-level shopping experience” across 7,000sq ft of space. Read More
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Duty Calls: Paul & Shark sets out to Save the Sea
We speak to Paul & Shark’s Catherine Bonelli about the company’s Save the Sea initiative, which uses fashion and art to highlight the dangerous pollution of our oceans. Read More
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DFA opens 10,000sq m Panda Free Shop on Uruguay-Brazil border, the retailer’s biggest-ever store
The store, which opened on 27 November, forms part of the extensive Rio Branco Shopping zone. Read More
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Ten Easy Pieces: Meet Victorinox Head of Travel Retail Thomas Bodenmann
Thomas talks ‘Cider India’ and life in the Swiss army, the challenge of selling knives in airports and his ability to speak Italian “like a Swiss cow”. Read More