INTERNATIONAL. Welcome to The Moodie Davitt October Magazine in digital format – an edition packed with insightful interviews from industry leaders and profiles of companies that are helping to guide our sector in new directions.
This issue, and the two Category Insight supplements (on Luxury Goods and Confectionery & Food respectively) that accompany it, was initially published to coincide with TFWA World Exhibition in Cannes and has been updated for The Trinity Forum, which takes place in Hong Kong this week (25-26 October).
We cover a range of themes in these pages, from a fast-changing consumer and travel landscape to the converging channels of retail and dining, to stories of ethical purpose in corporate life.
Among the updated content is an exclusive interview with Dufry (soon to be Avolta) CEO Xavier Rossinyol on the new group branding and identity. We also carry highlights of a compelling conversation with Heathrow Airport Retail Director Fraser Brown on traffic growth, attracting new brands and consumer spending trends.
We mark a number of important corporate milestones in these pages. Dubai Duty Free turns 40 on 20 December – which we celebrated with a special publication recently. In this issue we reflect on the significance of the anniversary and carry the latest developments as the retailer prepares to enter a fifth decade.
We were on location last month in Shanghai as Sunrise Duty Free celebrated its 24th anniversary in extraordinary style at the CDF Sunrise Complex.
We report on ARI North America’s 25th anniversary, we highlight landmark retail projects for DFS Group in Chongqing and Hawaii, we visit Germany for Gebr. Heinemann’s return to Düsseldorf Airport and we carry details of an ambitious project by Latin American pioneer Shopping China.
We bring you much more besides, including the latest on the Estée Lauder Companies’ Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign – to which we have lent our strong support by turning our titles pink for the month of October.
We also carry further fascinating, detailed interviews with leaders in the beauty sector, including KOSÉ Group President & CEO Kazutoshi Kobayashi, SK-II CEO Sue Kyung Lee and L’Oréal Groupe General Manager for Travel Retail Worldwide Vincent Boinay as he moves to a senior group role in Asia.
Please enjoy this edition of The Moodie Davitt Magazine and our accompanying two Category Insight supplements – devoted to luxury goods and to confectionery & food respectively – with our compliments.
