ASIA PACIFIC. The Asia Pacific Travel Retail Association (APTRA) is launching its first Airports Forum at TFWA Asia Pacific Exhibition & Conference in Singapore in May.
The association is also holding a number of other events during the show: the fourth APTRA KPMG Insights Seminar, a presentation to conference delegates, its annual general meeting, and a series of meetings with airports, brands and retailers.
The inaugural APTRA Airports Forum will take place on the eve of the TFWA event (7 May). The private meeting is open to airport executives and is intended to give participants “a chance to discuss travel retail best practice with their peers”, APTRA said.
M1nd-set will present research it has conducted specifically for airports in the region as well as insights on market trends and topical advocacy issues. Attendees will also discuss how the APTRA service to airports should be enhanced “in order to set priorities for the coming year and for future Airport Forums”, noted APTRA.
APTRA President Jaya Singh will present on the association’s current activities during the TFWA Asia Pacific conference programme. These include enhanced service to airports, selected advocacy developments, the evolution of the Responsible Retail Training Programme and the 2017 research programme.
The fourth APTRA KPMG Insights Seminar will be held on 10 May in Room 3111, Level 3 of the Marina Bay Sands Exhibition Centre. Companies sponsoring the seminars include: Bommidala Group, Brown-Forman, Changi Airport Group, DFS, Distell, Eastern Duty Free, The Edrington Group, Jonathan Holland & Associates, Moet Hennessy, Regent Asia Group and Treasury Wine Estates.
The seminar will feature insights from KPMG’s ongoing Global Connected Consumer research into technology innovations in the retail sector and what the future consumer will expect from their retail journey.
Research partner m1nd-set will also reveal findings from its 2017 studies into consumer behaviour in China, Japan, Korea and India, as well as highlights from the 2016 series, which included reports on Australia & New Zealand, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines. This year’s APTRA consumer research programme is sponsored by Remy Cointreau.
APTRA members are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting on 10 May, also in room 3111 MBS level 3.
