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UK. Memphis Media, organiser of the Airline Retail Conference (ARC), has gone into liquidation.
The company was due to host two inflight retail events in 2016 – the ARC Asia-Pacific at Marina Bay Sands Singapore on 25-26 February; and the ARC Conference Europe on 7-8 June at Olympia Conference Centre, London.
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Memphis Media has been attempting to transfer paid delegates from the Singapore and UK event to other conferences organised by Terrapin (also in Singapore) – the well-established Aviation Festival Asia (23-24 February), organised by Terrapinn in Singapore (www.terrapinn.com/exhibition/aviation-festival-asia/C58307.stm) and a similar event in London on 8 and 9 September.
It is reliably understood that Memphis Media lacked the client numbers to run the events effectively. a factor accentuated by what it saw as increasing pressures on the inflight retail channel.
As a result of the closure, popular and respected ARC Senior Sales Manager Karen Lindsay is now seeking alternative roles in travel retail. She can be contacted at klindsay1973@btinternet.com
