The Moodie Report team has once again taken up residence in our Riviera apartment opposite the Palais, as Cannes prepares itself for TFWA World Exhibition 2010. As the picture shows, the finishing touches are being put to the facade of the Palais for this year’s event, as Sunday night’s opening draws near. Arriving here
Miscellaneous
A little welcome clarity from Clinique
The day before any big press-day is never easy – the day before your annual Cannes issue closes is stressful enough to see most journalists run low on lucidity. Thankfully, for this writer, a little clarity was on offer pre-press day last week at the swish Dorchester Spa, courtesy of Clinique and the launch event
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Fine food: shame about the football
Fine food and football: two essential ingredients of a balanced, fulfilled existence. Both were available in abundance to guests of Delaware North Companies at their suite at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday night, although at very different levels of quality. The Moodie Report was fortunate enough to be among guests of the ambitious F&B operator to
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Miscellaneous
Toasting the collective spirit of travel retail
Tomorrow, the Thursday before the TFWA World Exhibition, I would normally depart for Cannes, playing a couple of rounds of golf with industry friends before the show begins. Like all of us, I probably take – or took – for granted, the enjoyment, conviviality and pleasant surrounds of Cannes. Not any more. I have been
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People
The road to recovery
Check one. Any angels singing? No. Check two. Any flames raging or little red-horned men around? No. So far so good. And confirmation that I was still in the real world rather than the after variety post my operation came in the reassuring presence of my wife by the side of my bed. I had
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Who maketh my spirit to shine…
Don’t let us get sick Don’t let us get old Don’t let us get stupid, all right? Just make us be brave And make us play nice And let us be together tonight – Don’t Let us Get Sick, Warren Zevon I return to my old friend Zevon for inspiration as the moment comes to take
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People
True team-mates
The Moodie Report may carry the name of its founder but the organisation is built around a terrific team of people, many of whom I have known a long time. Events related to my health over the past few months have provided a real test for my team, placing a huge extra burden on several
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Events
No more time for whispering
Today The Moodie Report is in the pink. Literally and metaphorically. The masthead of our website has gone from its familiar blue to pink. And so have all the headlines on our home page. Next week so will our e-Newsletter and ‘7 Days PDF’. Why the change of hue? Simple – October marks The Estée
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Irish generosity in a frame
The other day a huge parcel arrived at Moodie Report HQ from Dubai Duty Free. As I was away from the office my colleagues puzzled over what this large object could be. Had I won a major prize in a Dubai Duty Free raffle? Was it a giant-sized invitation to the retailer’s next sporting event?
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People
The fruits of one man’s labours
From Jeremy Belcher of Bardinet Vins & Adet Seward Export comes the lovely and moving story of a new wine that is about to be released in travel retail – Navasqüés Garnacha ‘100’ Navarra 2009. Jeremy is a top guy and one of the most knowledgeable people on wine that I know. The new wine
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Scaling Mount Difficulty
Some 16 weeks ago, on the 9th of June, the date of my cancer diagnosis, my wife and I drank a bottle of Mount Difficulty Pinot Noir from my native New Zealand. Later we signed and dated the label. Both the wine’s name and its origin seemed particularly apt for the struggle that we knew
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Events
All change at TFWA?
It’s good to see TFWA open up on the subject of proposed changes to its statutes governing the role and eligibility criteria of the association’s President. In a refreshingly candid interview with me this week, Philip Gerzon (above), Managing Director of Gerzon Duty Free, speaking in his capacity as a Member of TFWA’s Management Committee
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Events
Back on the dreadful dreadmill
I’m back on the dreaded treadmill (affectionately known as the ‘dreadmill’) in preparation for a couple of forthcoming challenges in my life. One is The Moodie Multi-National Marathon next March. As reported, the event, sponsored by M&M’s – is a unique initiative designed to bring together the international travel retail community behind a good cause,
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