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A badly weakened Korean Won is putting great pressure on profitability across Korea’s duty-free industry, with retailers adjusting their strategies to manage exchange rate volatility.
Our image selection for today comes from The Moodie Davitt Report’s Instagram channel, where the latest episodes of Moodie Davitt Showtime continue to attract strong engagement worldwide.
This new edition extends the ‘Spirit of Travel’ collection, a project that seeks to connect the legacy of Hennessy X.O with the cultural experiences of travellers.
EVERRICH Duty Free is reinforcing Taoyuan International Airport’s role as a gateway to Taiwanese culture through a year-round programme of cultural experiences designed to connect travellers with the island’s heritage, creativity and local communities.
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“I remember thinking, ‘We’re a very, very small charity – small but mighty – but this will catapult us onto a global stage.’” So says Natalie Ridler, Co-Founder of Morgan’s Army (Women in Travel Retail’s 2026 charity), of an unlikely connection with the travel retail community.
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KAO Travel Retail leveraged TFWA Asia Pacific to reinforce its APAC growth ambitions, spotlighting strong momentum for SENSAI and KANEBO alongside a pipeline of innovation-led skincare launches and elevated traveller experiences.
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We bring you the latest lounge and hospitality services openings from around the world in our popular Airport Hospitality World title.
The Avolta-owned travel retailer is rolling out a FIFA World Cup 2026-themed promotional campaign across more than 200 stores in US host-city airports, alongside its renowned beverages partner.
Iyer comes to the role at Kreol Group with over two decades of leadership experience in FMCG, beverages and travel retail.
Two ultra-exclusive products, born of a product synonymous with duty free, an astoundingly sustained success over decades. And two acts of kindness, different in scale but bound together by a common sense of humanity as tightly as a Toblerone bar is by that irresistible mix of honey, almonds and nougat
The Moodie Davitt Report is pleased to announce the find tranche of finalists from select award categories, less than a month ahead of the blockbuster Bengaluru event taking place on 7-8 July.
Dolce & Gabbana’s first combined beauty and eyewear pop-up showcases the power of cross-category storytelling, bringing fragrance and fashion together within a single immersive retail space.
With immense sadness we report the passing of Tony Detter (58), a long-time, much-admired and deeply respected member of the travel retail community.
The multilingual website, available in Japanese, English and Chinese, showcases the company’s brand portfolio, TREXs, campaign activity and premium amenity business.
The peak summer travel season and events including the FIFA World Cup are driving strong engagement across travel retail social feeds, and this week we highlight the standout posts capturing the momentum.
As a multi-year transformation of food & beverage at Dublin Airport is completed, The Moodie Davitt Report tours many of the new sites to learn more about the enhanced consumer experience.
A -31.1% slide in passenger volumes to and from the Middle East held back traffic figures in May as Heathrow marked its 80th anniversary.
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.
Zhuhai Duty Free’s completes its departures shopping business at the key Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region hub by snapping up the arrivals duty-free contract.
Women in Travel Retail+ hosted a sold-out event at Diageo’s London headquarters to support Morgan’s Army, celebrate the legacy of Sinead Moodie, and explore the future of travel retail through an all-women Trinity panel.
The Middle East conflict continues to take a terrible human and economic toll. Traffic across nine airports in the Asia Pacific and Middle East & Africa regions saw a drastic -54% (or 27 million passengers) collapse during March and April.
The framework takes a research-led approach to rethinking airport food & beverage environments, connecting operational performance with traveller wellbeing, emotional comfort and evolving hospitality demands.
In our second episode, Martin Moodie, the world’s leading duty-free commentator and Founder of The Moodie Davitt Report, introduces you to two single malt whiskies from The Macallan, one of the truly famous Scotch whiskey distilleries of the world.
The Skross CEO discusses the company’s brand transformation, the launch of a new travel-focused electronics range and the values underpinning its growth strategy in travel retail.
A statue to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, founder of the Maratha Kingdom, is unveiled at India’s newest gateway, in a statement of regional pride.
The company is revising down its full-year profit targets to reflect declining passenger numbers and weakening consumer demand across all divisions; WHSmith has also announced a new share placement to raise capital.
