Ecommerce and Digital Media
The Moodie Davitt eZine: Shiseido places experiential retail at the heart of its evolution
This issue explores Shiseido Travel Retail’s approach to structured discovery in beauty and highlights the Terminal 3 opening at Frankfurt Airport, where a central marketplace is redefining the passenger journey.
Images of the Day: HTDF taps cultural storytelling in Hainan to drive record Golden Week sales uplift
Today’s choice of images comes from Hainan province, where Hainan Tourism Investment Duty Free Co posted an impressive +33% year-on-year sales surge during the busy Labour Day Golden Week holiday at its shopping emporium.
This week on social media: Culture, craft and community in focus across retailers and airports
From art, entertainment and cultural celebrations to people-driven initiatives, retailers and airports are using social media to spotlight the values and connections that define today’s travel experience. We share a selection of notable highlights from across the sector.
Kering Eyewear unveils travel retail-exclusive Gucci sunglasses and summer campaign
The collection and supporting eyewear campaign underlines Kering Eyewear’s channel-focused strategy aimed at reinforcing Gucci Eyewear’s presence in travel retail.
Coty’s sustainable My Fragrance Garden activation blooms at Sydney Airport with Heinemann Oceania
My Fragrance Garden has made its Asia Pacific travel retail debut at Syndey Airport, blending immersive beauty discovery with environmentally conscious storytelling.
Gebr. Heinemann hits record €4.7 billion turnover in 2025 amid volatile backdrop
At the annual media conference, Gebr. Heinemann board members underscored the challenge of declining spend per passenger and the urgent requirement to remain relevant to a new generation of travellers.
The Moodie Davitt Spotlight Series eZine: Celebrating 80 years of KOSÉ Group
In this special edition, we celebrate KOSÉ Group’s milestone 80th anniversary. Guided by its enduring philosophy, ‘Creating Beauty in a Sustainable World’, KOSÉ Holdings Corporation continues to define what modern beauty leadership looks like in today’s changing landscape.
Interview: Melissa Benner on The Hershey Company’s travel retail reset and Americas growth strategy
“Experiential retail expectations from shoppers today are not what they were five years ago,” says The Hershey Company Commercial Lead Americas Melissa Benner.
L’Oréal Travel Retail Asia Pacific boosts omnichannel strategy through Agoda partnership
The collaboration reinforces L’Oréal’s strategy in the travel retail data ecosystem, leveraging Agoda’s strong presence as one of Asia’s most downloaded travel apps to expand consumer reach across the region.
Swiss International Air Lines to exit inflight duty-free as it shifts focus to digital shopping platform
The airline said the move reflects changing consumer behaviour, with fewer onboard purchases and a clear shift toward online price comparison and pre-travel shopping.
AX26: 77% of travellers demand unified digital offer as airport satisfaction hits record 82%
We speak to Airport Dimensions CEO Mignon Buckingham to examine the commercial implications of the company’s wide-ranging annual study into airport experience, which features insights complied from over 11,000 travellers.
Images of the Day: Avolta captures travel retail’s scale, scope and storytelling power
Avolta’s latest posts lay bare the extraordinary scale and often unseen influence of travel retail, reframing the channel as a powerful global media platform as much as a commercial one.
