The QDF Factor: Profiling the entrants to an extraordinary industry competition by The Moodie Davitt Report News Room | 10 October 2021January 22, 2024 | info@moodiedavittreport.comShare: INTERNATIONAL. Welcome to this special eZine dedicated to The QDF Factor 2021, a joint initiative from Qatar Duty Free and The Moodie Davitt Report to champion innovation and differentiation in travel retail.First hosted in 2020, The QDF Factor is a competition that was open to all brands, both within and outside the travel retail channel. It offers a top prize of a six-month listing in 2022 at Qatar Duty Free’s award-winning retail offer in Hamad International Airport, Doha, recently voted Best Airport in the World by Skytrax.The victor will also win a free six-month US$50,000 multi-media advertising campaign with The Moodie Davitt Report.Click the image to open The QDF Factor eZineIn these pages we profile and salute the companies that made submissions – many of the highest quality – which underline the spirit of innovation and differentiation that exists in our sector, and that is at the heart of the Qatar Duty Free offer.The competition culminates at the Virtual Travel Retail Expo this week. The shortlist will be announced by Qatar Duty Free on Monday 11 October, with the winner revealed at a special ceremony on Friday 15 October.The QDF Factor underlines Qatar Duty Free’s unswerving commitment to the channel and alongside The Moodie Davitt Report, our joint belief that innovation is critical to delivering the travelling consumer the quality of offer that will surely drive our sector’s recovery.
Video of the Day: Toblerone’s ‘Chocolate Like Nobody’s Watching’ campaign invites bold indulgenceToday’s featured video comes courtesy of creative agency LePub Milan, part of the Publicis Groupe, which developed the ‘Chocolate Like Nobody’s Watching’ campaign for Toblerone.
Images of the Day: Capturing the enduring allure of Changi Airport Terminal 4“I love the serenity here, the ceiling and store heights, the lush carpet, the greenery and the outstanding retail and food & beverage offer that never feels forced on the consumer. There’s a subtle fusion of local and international and a surprise at every turn,” writes Martin Moodie.
Lotte Duty Free hopeful of positive High Court rent refund verdict as Shilla and Shinsegae pursue legal claimsFollowing a favourable Supreme Court ruling, the Korean travel retail is optimistic the higher court will order a full refund of airport rents paid during the COVID-ruined March to August 2020 period. UPDATED.
