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Hainan offshore duty free sales rise +20.69% to US$380.7 million over seven-day holiday period
The Year of the Rabbit has hopped off to a strong start in Hainan with Lunar New Year holiday sales climbing strongly year-on-year and running +329% higher than in pre-pandemic 2019. UPDATED with confirmed offline and online figures. Read More
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L’OCCITANE and Gebr. Heinemann team up for ‘Gift of Nature’ campaign at Frankfurt Airport
The four-month campaign offers travel retail-exclusives, vibrant photo opportunities and edutainment elements. L’OCCITANE is donating €1 for every rope swing Instagram photo posted of the pop-ups. Read More
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L’OCCITANE Group celebrates Elemis B Corp certification
Elemis completed its B Corp Impact Assessment after two years of implementing sustainable changes to its business practices and achieved a 93% score. Read More
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Lagardère Travel Retail unveils world first automated point of sale duty free concept at Brussels Airport
The ‘Quick N’ Easy’ concept offers Belgian beers and chocolate products in Pier A at the airport, with customers paying contactlessly for goods when exiting the store. Read More
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Breakthrough for tourism stakeholders as Philippines approves tax refund scheme for foreign visitors
The government approves a proposal to refund taxes to foreign tourists, as it targets significant tourism growth this year. It has also endorsed an e-visa upon arrival programme, with Chinese and Indian tourists as the priority. Read More
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The Moodie Blog: Why you should get on down to Harry’s place
Talk to anyone in the business who knows him and you will never hear a bad word spoken of Harry. And at a time of huge supply chain challenges, he has become even more of a go to man. Read more
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Autogrill announces leadership changes as Dufry merger looms; Paolo Roverato to become CEO
We bring you major industry personnel news, as the merger between travel food & beverage and retail sector giants Autogrill and Dufry moves closer. Read More
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Lukas Brosi named as new CEO of Zurich Airport
Replacing the long-serving Stephan Widrig as the new CEO, Brosi will lead the company’s strategic development. Read More
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Karl Sutcliffe named Vice President Store Operations Hawaii for DFS Group
The well-respected executive has enjoyed a successful career in travel retail both with Aer Rianta International and (for more than ten years) with DFS Group. Read More
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SSP opens Malaysia’s first Jamie Oliver restaurant at Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Adding to its diverse F&B options at KLIA, the travel restaurateur has just unveiled the eponymous restaurant of celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, the first in Malaysia. It will open more restaurants this year including Burger King and Hard Rock Cafe Read More
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Moodie Davitt Passenger Traffic Monitor: How airports performed in the recovery year of 2022
Our column brings key passenger data from 2022 across the world’s airports, as industry recovery continues. LATEST: Malaysia Airports reports that domestic passengers reached 36.2 million in 2022 across its local network, 69.6% of the 2019 total. Read More
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Images of the Day: Auckland Airport bounces back from devastating flooding
Auckland Airport as you have never seen it as heavy rainfall and catastrophic rainfall wreak havoc on the main New Zealand gateway. But the Auckland team has responded with true Kiwi grit. Read More
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Melbourne Orlando International Airport opens its newly upgraded passenger terminal
In preparation for an air travel spike, Melbourne Orlando International Airport in the US has unveiled a bigger and better terminal. It features an array of F&B and retail options. Read More
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Moodie Davitt WeChat: Key stories from Week 45
We present highlights from last week’s Moodie Davitt Report WeChat Official Account, with a readership base now of an impressive 3,645 followers. Read More
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Brand News
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L’OCCITANE and Gebr. Heinemann team up for ‘Gift of Nature’ campaign at Frankfurt Airport
The four-month campaign offers travel retail-exclusives, vibrant photo opportunities and edutainment elements. L’OCCITANE is donating €1 for every rope swing Instagram photo posted of the pop-ups. Read More
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L’OCCITANE Group celebrates Elemis B Corp certification
Elemis completed its B Corp Impact Assessment after two years of implementing sustainable changes to its business practices and achieved a 93% score. Read More
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Lagardère Travel Retail unveils world first automated point of sale duty free concept at Brussels Airport
The ‘Quick N’ Easy’ concept offers Belgian beers and chocolate products in Pier A at the airport, with customers paying contactlessly for goods when exiting the store. Read More
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Safilo posts strong sales growth and margin improvement in 2022
The eyewear group registered solid growth in 2022, with sales up by +4.2% at constant exchange rates to €1076.7 million, thanks to the strong sales performance of both its own brands and licenced businesses. Read More
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Images of the Day: Auckland Airport bounces back from devastating flooding
Auckland Airport as you have never seen it as heavy rainfall and catastrophic rainfall wreak havoc on the main New Zealand gateway. But the Auckland team has responded with true Kiwi grit. Read More
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Moodie Davitt WeChat: Key stories from Week 45
We present highlights from last week’s Moodie Davitt Report WeChat Official Account, with a readership base now of an impressive 3,645 followers. Read More
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Images of the Day: Dior pops up with trademark finesse at Changi
The mega event marks Dior’s comeback at the “world-class” Changi Airport after three years. And what a return it is. Read More
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The Moodie Davitt Report invests in PERFUMIST
“Much like wine, perfume involves both a creative and consumer journey. The greater the consumer awareness of the category, the more successful the world of fragrance will become.” Read More
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Guerlain and Ever Rich Duty Free partner to build awareness of bee protection
The ‘Bee School’ event led by brand owner and retailer invited 20 children to learn about the importance of bee protection through fun games, exhibitions and a beekeeper experience. Read More
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Starboard Cruise Services names Caryl Capeci as Strategic Advisor for luxury categories
With a strong background in both cruise retail and jewellery, Capeci will lead growth strategy, partnership expansion and luxury brand stewardship across fine jewellery, luxury and Swiss categories. Read More
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Marchon Eyewear launches Nautica Tenite Renew collection
The new range includes sunglasses and other eyewear featuring bio-based and certified recycled materials. Read More
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Images of the Day: ‘Fantastico Peru’ – Lagardère Travel Retail reveals new destination concept in Lima
“This is a new step towards creating different duty free experiences for travellers, focused on local authenticity,” says the travel retailer, which is marking one year of duty free operations at Lima Airport. Read More
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Marcolin names Alessio Puleo as Group Marketing Director
Puleo takes responsibility for group brand management and trade marketing and training, as well as marketing analysis at the eyewear group. Read More
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Food & Beverage
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Autogrill announces leadership changes as Dufry merger looms; Paolo Roverato to become CEO
We bring you major industry personnel news, as the merger between travel food & beverage and retail sector giants Autogrill and Dufry moves closer. Read More
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SSP opens Malaysia’s first Jamie Oliver restaurant at Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Adding to its diverse F&B options at KLIA, the travel restaurateur has just unveiled the eponymous restaurant of celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, the first in Malaysia. It will open more restaurants this year including Burger King and Hard Rock Cafe Read More
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Melbourne Orlando International Airport opens its newly upgraded passenger terminal
In preparation for an air travel spike, Melbourne Orlando International Airport in the US has unveiled a bigger and better terminal. It features an array of F&B and retail options. Read More
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Amazon Just Walk Out technology debuts with Paradies Lagardère at Charlotte Douglas Airport
The checkout-free retail experience is installed at Goods Express@CLT, as Paradies Lagardère advances its digital services platform. Read More
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HMSHost names Shelby Scales as Vice President, Strategic Alliances
The highly respected executive will lead HMSHost’s relationships with Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise partners and other woman- and minority-owned businesses. Read More
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King Khalid Airport 2022 duty free sales soar above pre-pandemic level by +51%
Strong passenger volumes exceeding pre-pandemic levels and close collaboration with Lagardère Travel Retail-owned Aelia Duty Free drove a stellar commercial performance in 2002 for Riyadh Airports Company. Read More
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casualfood names Michael Schorm and Andreas Förster as Managing Directors
The travel F&B specialist’s founders Stefan Weber and Michael Weigel take seats on a newly-formed Strategic Advisory Board as casualfood makes significant changes to its management team. Read More
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Edinburgh Airport releases three prime advertising, lounge and retail opportunities
The opportunities are for a new 365sq m lounge, a 359sq m convenience store and a contract to manage the travel hub’s advertising portfolio. Read More
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Features
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Hainan offshore duty free sales rise +20.69% to US$380.7 million over seven-day holiday period
The Year of the Rabbit has hopped off to a strong start in Hainan with Lunar New Year holiday sales climbing strongly year-on-year and running +329% higher than in pre-pandemic 2019. UPDATED with confirmed offline and online figures. Read More
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Lotte Duty Free outlines ambitions to grow Melbourne Airport business to US$243.3 million in sales
“The Melbourne Airport store will be a key base for Lotte Duty Free to expand its global business and market recovery,” says Lotte Duty Free CEO Kim Ju-Nam as the Korean retailer reveals ambitious plans to transform the business. Read More
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China Duty Free Group presence puts Korean retailers on guard in Incheon tender
China Duty Free Group’s apparent strong interest in the Incheon contracts has, to coin a western phrase, thrown a very large cat among the pigeons. Read More
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Chinese outbound group tours to resume on 6 February to 20 selected countries
Big news as China’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism announces a pilot scheme resumption of overseas group tours. Just 20 countries are included in the initial phase. We reveal which are in and, importantly, which are out. UPDATED. Thailand top Read More
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The Moodie Davitt eZine: Marking Lunar New Year and accelerating travel retail’s growth in 2023
In this edition we examine how 2023 looks like shaping up for travel & tourism, the prospects for outbound travel from China and how travel retail is marking Lunar New Year. Read More
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DFS launches phase one of Chongqing Jiangbei Airport Terminal 3a concession
The stylish multi-brand sunglasses store kicks off the travel retailer’s five-year fashion, watches and jewellery concession in style. Read More
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ForwardKeys/Dragon Trail webinar: China outbound travel surges for Lunar New Year; Peak 2023 travel choices outlined
We bring you the key takeaways from an outstanding webinar staged today on the resurgence of Chinese outbound travel. Read More
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On location – Tallink celebrates opening of elegant, digitally-led shopping environment on MyStar cruise ferry
At 2,500sq m over two decks, the next generation vessel – which serves the vital Tallinn-Helsinki route – houses the largest retail environment of any ship in the Baltic Sea, with many market firsts from brand partners. Read More