Has there ever been a duty free shop like it? Almost certainly not. The image is of the spectacular façade of the new RegStaer duty free shop at Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport Terminal C, where the retailer celebrated its Grand Opening this week. The nautical theme was considered ideal for the upmarket clientele who will frequent
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German company on the ball with Russian media
At the opening of Russian travel retailer RegStaer’s impressive new duty free store at Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport this week, the company’s Chairman Alexander Baev was joined at a press conference for Russian media by Pierre Viarnaud (pictured centre), Area Director for Russia and the CIS for RegStaer’s main supplier, Gebr Heinemann of Germany. The eager
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Events
Unleashing the Power of polo
King Power International (Thailand) Chairman Vichai Raksiaksorn has always had to be on the ball, especially during the past year as the Thai travel retailer has had to fight the toughest battle imaginable to retain its Suvarnabhumi airport contracts in a long-running (and politically motivated) battle with Airports of Thailand. Now, with that battle seemingly
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You are unique – you are Magnifique
The Devil may wear Prada but the scarlet woman wears Magnifique. That was certainly the case at the spectacular launch of Lancôme’s much-anticipated new feminine fragrance in Paris this week. The setting (le Grand Palais in Paris), the organisation, the Brand Ambassador (more of her in a moment) and the new scent were all, in their differing
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Inspirational World Duty Free duo lead incredible fund-raising effort for the blind
Here’s a heart-warming story from World Duty Free’s Gatwick Airport team.Lynda Armstrong and Moira Smith have raised £100,000 in aid of Guide Dogs For The Blind – that’s an amazing £65,000 over their original target. Thanks to their combined efforts – and the generosity of donors – World Duty Free was able to sponsor 12 puppies
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A taste of green and black
The Aussies and Welsh stole our best coaches; the French stole our dreams; now the Irish and the English are coming to our fine shores to steal our glory. Oh it’s hard to be a rugby-loving Kiwi publisher living on the wrong side of the world, especially during the current sporting gloom that hangs blacker than Dan
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Who was that masked man?
“Who was that masked man?” we ask again for the second time in recent weeks on The Moodie BLOG*. Our picture was taken during the recent TFWA Asia Pacific show in Singapore on the Escale stand where the company unveiled Amala, its new natural skincare brand. Escale also hosted the world premier launch for
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Aldeasa underway in Atlanta
The Moodie Report is in Atlanta, Georgia, for one of the more significant travel retail openings of recent times. Tomorrow at noon, Aldeasa will formally inaugurate its new duty free shop at the city’s Hartsfield Jackson International Airport – the world’s busiest airport in terms of total passenger numbers. It’s a big moment for the