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12 May 2024 • Issue 334

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Building on beauty

ARI Global Head of Beauty Deirdre Devaney on how the travel retailer has mastered great ranges in a key category.

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Riding the wave

Our latest column with Harding+ on what ingredients make a top-class cruise retail offer.

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Food Reimagined

WHSmith’s food & confectionery business comes under the spotlight in this column in partnership with Nestlé.

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Through the Red Door

In our latest profile in association with Elizabeth Arden, we speak to Virgin Atlantic Senior Manager – Inflight Services Food, Beverage & Ancillaries Audrey Hart

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Tribute to a pioneer

Profiling the extraordinary 55-year travel retail career of Dubai Duty Free Executive Vice Chairman and CEO Colm McLoughlin.

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On location

We pay a visit to the first Dior Spa in an airport, officially opened in partnership with Qatar Duty Free at Hamad International Airport in Doha this week.

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Sustainability Report

How travel retail is embracing planet-positive initiatives.

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‘Travel Experience Voices’

The latest trends and insights report from Lagardère Travel Retail highlights key themes that are high on the industry agenda. We present highlights and commentary.

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‘Ignite your senses’

DFS Group showcases the most extensive collection of wines & spirits in the history of its acclaimed Masters series. And for the first time, the event has been replicated outside Asia.

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Bounding forward in Bo’ao

The Moodie Davitt Report Asia Pacific Content Strategist Lara Netherlands tours the cdf Boao Duty Free Shop with China Duty Free Group.

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Leading the spirits conversation

Suntory Global Spirits Managing Director Global Travel Retail Ashish Gandham talks about innovation, consumer trends and the vital Americas market.

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Trends and insights

Hylink Group comments on the power of luxury marketing in the airport arena.

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Maison Francis Kurkdjian and “the genius of creativity”

In an extraordinarily candid and enriching conversation, Maison Francis Kurkdjian Co-founder & CEO Marc Chaya tells Martin Moodie about a long-term approach to return on investment rather than seeking instant reward; on avoiding “destructive and toxic launch fever”; and how embracing differences can bring light to the world rather than darkness.

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Issue 334 | 12 May 2024

The Moodie Davitt eZine is published 14 times per year by The Moodie Davitt Report (Moodie International Ltd). © All material is copyright and cannot be reproduced without the permission of the Publisher. To find out more visit www.moodiedavittreport.com and to subscribe, please e-mail kristyn@moodiedavittreport.com

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