In 2023, there were few openings as highly anticipated as that of the Global Beauty Plaza, the shining new jewel of the Block C expansion of the cdf Sanya International Duty Free Shopping Complex in Haitang Bay.
The space is host to some of the most prestigious beauty, skincare and fragrance brands in the world and consequently some of the most dazzling stores in our channel.
These include a stellar line-up of flagship boutiques and counters from The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC), which are the subject of this Moodie Davitt Spotlight Series eZine.
ELC’s significant investment into the Global Beauty Plaza underlines not only its commitment to continuing its ongoing partnership with China Duty Free Group (CDFG) but also its belief in Hainan’s offshore duty-free business, despite ongoing challenges in North Asian travel retail.
In these pages we feature commentary from top leaders within ELC including Global Travel Retail President Israel Assa, who looks back at the biggest milestones of the beauty giant’s ten-year-strong partnership with CDFG.
In his own words, Assa introduces the brands, stores and high-touch experiences that characterise ELC’s offer in the Global Beauty Plaza.
We also feature key insights from a few ELC brand heads. These include Estée Lauder Vice President and General Manager Travel Retail Worldwide Alice Marvillet, who discusses the brand’s prestige Re-Nutriv range.
Tom Ford Beauty, Kilian Paris, Darphin, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Travel Retail Worldwide Sung Pak and Jo Malone London, Bobbi Brown, Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle Senior Vice President and General Manager, Travel Retail Worldwide Ayaz Furniturewalla discuss the biggest fragrance trends changing the landscape and how their respective brands are meeting the challenge.
Through evocative words and photos, we present The Estée Lauder Companies’ impressive roster of stores across fragrance, skincare, haircare and makeup in these pages. We also present The Estée Lauder Companies Spotlight Series eZine in Chinese for our readers in China.
We hope you enjoy this special edition. ✈
The Moodie Davitt Report Brands Director Hannah Tan-Gillies
