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INTERNATIONAL. Welcome to The Moodie Report e-Zine. This week we focus on Abu Dhabi Airports’ upcoming pre-tender meeting on commercial opportunities at the new Midfield Terminal Building at Abu Dhabi International Airport. Chief Commercial Officer Mohammed Al Bulooki speaks to Dermot Davitt about the company’s vision for the planned 35,000sq m of commercial space.
In Kenya, the tender process for a duty free master concessionaire at Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta International Airport is unfurling into a dramatic and complex tale. Martin Moodie looks at the situation to date and examines the intense interest in the market from some of the industry’s biggest players.
Elsewhere we look at how the new Chinese Outbound Tourism Quality Service Certification (QSC) scheme could change the game for downtown travel retailers reliant on Chinese traffic. We reveal party plans for Puig as it launches Carolina Herrera’s new feminine fragrance, 212 VIP Rosé, and we bring further details of an important, celebrity-driven initiative by MAC Cosmetics in support of AIDS victims.
In Eye in the sky, our monthly column on the inflight retail market, we take a closer look at the rationale behind China Sales Group’s decision to begin purchasing directly from brand suppliers, following the expiry of its contract with Inflight Sales Group. We examine the implications for both companies.
Also in this issue we present the first of our new-look Stock Watch pages, exploring one public company in detail each issue. We start with travel retail’s newest listed company, World Duty Free, examining progress on the Milan stock market after three months of trading.
We hope you enjoy this issue and look forward to your feedback.
