News
The Middle East aviation, tourism and travel retail sectors face a serious, escalating and potentially sustained downturn after US military strikes on Iranian nuclear sites dramatically intensified a regional crisis already at boiling point.
Martin Moodie reports in words, pictures and video on Alfarag Duty Free’s transformational store opening at Bole International Airport. “This is something that will uplift the travel retail industry in Africa,” says Managing Director Anwar Farag.
ACI Europe revealed winners of the annual Best Airport Awards during the Gala Dinner of the 35th ACI Europe Annual Congress and General Assembly held yesterday (19 June) in Athens.
Oettinger Davidoff posted 2024 sales of CHF 541.7 million (US$663.7 million), up 1% year-on-year, maintaining growth momentum as the company marks its 150th anniversary.
News
In the interview, the Imex Pan Pacific Group Chairman highlights his 40-year journey as a pioneering figure in travel retail and his instrumental role in Vietnam’s rise as an emergent regional powerhouse.
Spirits and Wines
Leading French wine company Barton & Guestier last night celebrated its 300th anniversary with a sumptuous gala occasion at Palais de la Bourse in Bordeaux. The Moodie Davitt Report was there.
The Moodie Davitt Report offers unrivalled Chinese language coverage of key China-related stories, anchored by our dual WeChat platforms – our weekly Moodie Davitt Account and Moodie Davitt Report China Travel Retail Express, which publishes daily.
The collaboration will be showcased through the ‘K-Reflection’ art exhibition co-hosted by the retailer at Incheon International Airport central Millennium Hall in Terminal 1 on 22 August to 17 September.
The ‘liquid to lips’ mantra, so key to converting browsers to buyers, reigns supreme here. And certainly one sip of a fine Speyside expression from The Macallan Harmony collection has me determined to buy on departure.
By integrating education and discovery across hotels, lifestyle venues and the Clarins store at the cdf Mall, the City Quest delivered a memorable campaign during the peak Labour Day holiday period.
“This new duty-free store stands proudly alongside the finest in the world, not just as a shopping experience, but as proof of what can be built here at home when passion and purpose come together,” says Alfarag Chairman & CEO Ayderus H.M. Farag. The Moodie Davitt Report Founder & Chairman Martin Moodie reports from Addis Ababa.
Travellers were encouraged to make sustainable swaps in their day-to-day life – from opting for a reusable coffee cup to purchasing a refillable product.
The Terminal 5 development – spanning 11,000sq m and featuring 40 new stores, cafés and dining options – comes just over five years after work began on the airport’s largest commercial investment to date.
According to Chief Sustainability Officer Laurence Pardieu-Duthil, education, visibility and cross-brand consistency are key pillars of the campaign. Its goal? To establish refills not only as a sustainable choice, but as a modern beauty ritual.
We bring you the latest lounge and hospitality services openings from around the world in our newly launched Airport Hospitality World title.
The Moodie Davitt Report, in association with Airport Dimensions, features the latest in a new podcast & video series under the title ‘Explore the Experience Era’. This time we speak to London Gatwick Airport Chief Commercial Officer Jonathan Pollard.
“It was a meaningful time to meet CDFG, China’s largest duty-free company, in person to explore the possibility of cooperation between the two companies and discuss the future of the industry,” said Lotte Duty Free Marketing Division Head Namgung Pyo.
By showcasing refill solutions across its global brand portfolio, the company aims to make the environmentally friendly habit more accessible and mainstream for consumers worldwide.
Titled ‘Intelligent Airports: From Friction to Flow’, the report explores what Gebr. Heinemann describes as “a realistic but aspirational tech-enhanced vision for airports”.
In this episode, we meet Nerissa Polke, a dynamic Singapore-based businesswoman and founder of organic beauty brand Liht Organics, which made its travel retail debut at the recent TFWA Asia Pacific show in Singapore.
China Duty Free Group is set to unveil a store at M8, a landmark commercial complex on Avenida de Almeida Ribeiro in the heart of the Macau Peninsula’s business district.
By activating across all four Changi terminals simultaneously and integrating data, personalisation and tech, YSL Beauty has set a new benchmark for ‘shoppertainment’ and experiential retail in the channel.
In a highlight session of the AAA Retail & Commercial Forum in Sydney, Mastercard Australia Vice President, Digital & Retail Partnerships Leah Rocheleau will offer insights into spending trends among leading inbound nationalities.
Our latest selection of images comes from Indira Gandhi International Airport where Delhi Duty Free is spotlighting Indian whisky with a Rampur Distillery showcase.
In a major interview, Lagardère Travel Retail Chairman & CEO Dag Rasmussen and newly named CEO Frédéric Chevalier speak to Dermot Davitt about their respective new roles, planning the transition and business continuity amid market change.
in association with
in association with
