Year in Review: Interviews of 2023
Interviews of the Year III
“We’re not just a wine brand, we’re offering an entire experience”
Meet Michael Jackson, the Penfolds Global Director – Global Travel whose life journey reads like a rollicking adventure yarn and who is now determined to help the famed Australian wine brand tell its own compelling story to retailers and consumers alike. Full story here.
Michael Jackson and Martin Moodie onboard the Penfolds boat in Cannes during TFWA World Exhibition
Dubai Duty Free Chief Operating Officer Ramesh Cidambi on spending trends, investment and caution for 2024
At the MEADFA Conference in November, in conversation with Dermot Davitt, Dubai Duty Free Chief Operating Officer Ramesh Cidambi discussed the company’s glittering 40-year history, its strategic priorities into a fifth decade, key spending and penetration trends plus concerns and challenges. With its crystal clear messaging and candid views across a range of topics, plus the depth of data and insight supplied by Cidambi, the interview gathered a powerful readership across our platforms and via social media. Full story here.
“In beauty, Tom Ford will have the opportunity to accelerate its expansion in travel retail and explore new markets, categories and regions” – Sung Pak
Sung Pak on leveraging Tom Ford’s multi-axis portfolio in travel retail
In a milestone deal, The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) recently completed the acquisition of the Tom Ford brand. The move has significant implications for Tom Ford in travel retail, opening opportunities to build cross-category synergies with spaces that offer the brand’s fragrance, makeup and eyewear lines in combination. In this memorable interview, ELC Tom Ford Senior Vice President Travel Retail Worldwide Sung Pak talks about the brand’s recent positive results in the channel, and previews what the next chapter holds. Full story here.
How Heaven’s Door captured the spirit of Bob Dylan
Martin Moodie, a lifelong Dylan aficionado, discovers the story behind (and ahead of) Heaven’s Door, an American whiskey that in both liquid and label bears the creative stamp of the great American singer-songwriter. Full story here.
The new Heaven’s Door distillery in Pleasureville, Kentucky has been chosen for the site’s natural beauty and unique ecosystem
“Travel retail is booming for Coty”
Coty Senior Vice President Global Travel Retail Guilhem Souche discusses the factors that have led to Coty Travel Retail’s recent surging sales growth, the diversification of the Coty portfolio and elevating the shopping experience with retailtainment and digitalisation. Full story here.
Quaternity in action: Coty, Heathrow, Dufry and JCDecaux joined forces for the exclusive pre-launch of Burberry Goddess Eau de Parfum
Framing the future of luxury eyewear with Thélios
While Thélios may be a fledgling player in the global eyewear category, the star-studded power of its brand portfolio and the heavyweight backing of luxury goods giant LVMH mean it is a formidable one. This interview with Thélios Chief Brand and Product Officer Sara Osculati and Head of Travel Retail Alessandro Eucaliptus explores the eyewear company’s disruptive approach to luxury eyewear, its ambitions in travel retail, its selective distribution strategy and how it plans to leverage LVMH’s luxury expertise to elevate the sunglasses category. Full story here.
L’Oréal Groupe’s Blanca Juti on ‘The Essentiality of Beauty’
“Does the world need another lipstick?” That’s the question Blanca Juti asked herself when tapped for the role of Chief Corporate Affairs & Engagement Officer. The answer was yes, but not for the reasons you might expect. Read on for this fascinating story of a beauty industry executive who is an anthropologist by background, but who sees herself as storyteller, researcher and historian all in one, a passionate advocate of an inclusive world and a champion of beauty as an essential concept that reaches far beyond the superficial and the cosmetic. Full story here.
Martin Moodie meets the remarkable Blanca Juti at L’Oréal Groupe headquarters in Paris
The Moodie Davitt eZine
Issue 330 | 22 December 2023
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