The Moodie Davitt Report Print Edition May 2016

Welcome to the digital, iPad-compatible version of The Moodie Davitt Report Print Edition for May 2016, available in full – editorial and advertising. This edition and the accompanying Category Insight supplement are published to coincide with the TFWA Asia Pacific Conference & Exhibition, which starts on Sunday.

The fast-emerging Japanese downtown duty free market is a core focus of this issue, courtesy of Senior Editor Peter Dowling’s on location special report. He talks to the leading players in the country about this new channel, and about how the market is building onbakugai, the Chinese ‘buying explosion’.

We also home in on the latest developments in South Korea’s downtown duty free business, which has been through a turbulent period, in particular because of the controversial licensing system governing the channel.

In other major features, Gebr Heinemann senior management talks about consumers and consolidation, while in the Middle East, Dubai Duty Free Executive Vice Chairman Colm McLoughlin reflects on the impact of the new Concourse D at Dubai International.

We also take a tour of Mumbai Duty Free’s striking Departures business at Mumbai International T2, a shopping arena complemented beautifully by the terminal’s varied and eye-catching food and speciality retail offer.

In a major brand interview, newly appointed Shiseido Travel Retail President Philippe Lesné talks about the logic behind creating a unified travel retail division for the company’s cosmetics and fragrances business.

And in our latest profile of family-owned companies that have survived and flourished in a world dominated by multinationals, we meet Cognac Prunier, 300 years young and stronger than ever.

You’ll find much more besides in the issue, as well as our special Category Insight supplement with a focus on premium spirits and wines.

We hope you enjoy this May 2016 issue of The Moodie Davitt Report Print Edition.

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