Mamma mia, Korea we go again…

I do not read British newspaper The Sun, but I did stop at BA’s Heathrow T5 lounge to admire the title’s unlikely marrying of events Korean and Swedish in one brilliant headline.

Plenty of heat in the FAB judging kitchen

With four nationalities and diverse backgrounds and perspectives represented on the judging panel, there’s plenty of heat, lots of spice and even the occasional boilover in the judging kitchen.

The state of ‘being Heinemann’

‘Being Heinemann’ is about respecting the status quo but also challenging it. It’s about honouring history (five generations and 139 years of it) but also writing new chapters.

Travel packing as you never saw it, daigou style

I didn’t believe you could get so many cosmetics items into one small wheelie case. But never underestimate the ingenuity of the daigou, nor the sheer power of money.

Heading home from my Jeju journey

What a beautiful island Jeju is, full of natural wonder, history (some of it dark and poignant) and culture. It is known as a healing place, somewhere to take stock of life’s pressures and priorities.

Airports

April 11, 2018

On location in changing times for Japanese travel retail

I’m just returning from a fascinating trip to Japan, where the travel retail market is evolving due to new business dynamics, changing consumer habits and a continued surge in visitor growth led by China. In advance of our full report in Moodie Davitt Print & Interactive editions for May, here are five takeaways from a

Miscellaneous

April 7, 2018

Welcome to Korean duty free 2018-style

It’s a simple formula. The demand exists in China, it is fulfilled in Korea. Welcome to Korean travel retail 2018-style. It is like nothing you will see anywhere else.

Miscellaneous

April 4, 2018

Korean duty free – no place for the faint-hearted

Shinsegae Duty Free has been in my view travel retail’s most impressive newcomer of recent times and based on their current momentum will be a top ten industry player in the near future.

Airports

April 3, 2018

How Korea’s travel retail pie is developing a very different flavour

There are too many duty free retailers here fighting over a pie that on the one hand is rising but on the other has a base that could crumble at any time.