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The redesigned Le Marché Duty Free introduces a more open layout, enhanced discovery and curated categories shaped by extensive consumer insight.
The company generated revenue of €2.264 billion in 2025, up +2.2% year-on-year, while EBITDA increased +12.6% to a record €250 million.
With the 2026 Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) + Hospitality Conference & Awards fast approaching, The Moodie Davitt Report is delighted to unveil the second round of finalists from selected award categories.
Copenhagen was the host city for the latest annual Nordic Travel Retail Seminar, which attracted 136 guests to the Carlsberg Museum & Business Centre.
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The Moodie Davitt Report Brands Director Hannah Tan was on location at Decimo in London, where Coty relaunched Marc Jacobs Beauty ahead of a travel retail roll-out at JFK and Palma de Mallorca airports.
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As Pride Month begins, The Moodie Davitt Report has unveiled a vibrant rainbow-themed homepage takeover, reaffirming our commitment to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion across the global travel retail community.
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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 travel retailer partners with mybird to roll out sustainable wood-based straws across Dubai International Airport while supporting local ocean clean-up initiatives.
Going green is the theme of the week, as airports and travel retailers mark World Environment Day (5 June). We share some standout social media posts highlighting sustainability efforts, responsible travel messages and environmental initiatives.
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
Welcome to our coverage of the 2026 ASUTIL Conference, taking place in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic from 2 to 5 June.
Located in the Terminal 2 departures lounge, the 338sq m venue will offer seating for more than 300 guests, featuring a design-led interior inspired by Belle Vue’s heritage and the sporting culture of the North West of England.
The initiative is designed to attract more international visitors through a range of promotional activities, building on strong momentum at the World Tower store, where foreign shopper numbers increased +70% year-on-year between January and May.
Located in the centre of the Yangtze River Delta, Changzhou Benniu International Airport is a major aviation hub for the Suzhou-Wuxi-Changzhou metropolitan area, and the third-largest airport in Jiangsu.
“We want to take our offering to the next level as an experiential brand rather than just functional,” was the mission. And Ospree Duty Free-run Le Marché Duty Free has responded with style.
Among the latest confirmed speakers are Brussels Airport Food and Beverage Manager Michiel Arnouts; Malaysia Airports Senior General Manager Commercial Services Hani Ezra Hussin; SSP America CEO George Mboya; Chef, Author and Storyteller Ranveer Brar; and tRetail Labs Founder & CEO Sushanta Das.
In his leader column for The Moodie Davitt Report Magazine, published to coincide with the 25th ASUTIL Conference being hosted in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic this week, our Founder & Chairman Martin Moodie looks back on the event’s history and recalls fond memories of two editions in particular.
Studio Fiore is a creative consultancy dedicated to the travel retail sector, offering expertise in destination enrichment, guest experience and strategic activation.
Located in Terminal 1, the store showcases the brand’s artistic installations and distinctive spatial design elements, creating an engaging and multi-sensory experience for travellers.
An Iranian drone and missile attack on Kuwait International Airport today (3 June) has intensified concerns about the security of aviation infrastructure across the Gulf.
Today’s visit to Manchester Airport offers a close-up look at how Avolta is blending retail, hospitality, entertainment and local storytelling across the key northern English gateway’s commercial estate.
FDFA President Tania Lee says, “The current environment is a moment in time, but the competitive imbalance [with US border store competitors] is ongoing. If that imbalance is not addressed, the loss of sales and economic activity will continue to shift outside of Canada, even as travel recovers.”
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 childrenswear brand has entered the South Korean travel retail market with a Jeju Island boutique that combines Japanese craftsmanship and destination-inspired storytelling.
The Double Serum campaign demonstrated how a data-led digital strategy can connect traveller engagement with measurable conversion, offering a blueprint for the digital travel retail campaigns of the future.
The Shilla Duty Free Singapore is bringing sunshine, savings and Disney magic to Changi Airport through a summer campaign designed to boost engagement and conversion during peak summer travel months.
