KitKat and Akihabara add flavour to Narita shopping experience

If Baked Potato, Soy Bean, Maccha Milk, French Salt, Pumpkin (!), College Tater, Red Bean Paste, Salt Watermelon, Houiji Tea and Apple Vinegar don’t constitute wacky then I’m Donald Trump.

Tales from Tokyo down on the Front Line

Now this young man is clearly well-trained. He knew all about Japanese whiskey (as he should) but his personality was natural, not schooled.

Farewell John Gentzbourger, friend, gentleman, family man, bon vivant

He was so successful with Camus, and so synonymous with it, that it was widely thought he was the owner, hence the sobriquet Jean Gentzbourger Camus, by which he became known all around the world.

Scents and sensibility at sea

The innovation I like most is called Scents & Spirits, an ‘experience wall’ designed to fuse the worlds of fragrances and ‘luxury libations’.

Reinventing the Lexicon of travel retail

The term ‘operators’ should be banned from our industry anyway; it sounds like someone using a forklift machine.

Finding a new companion for (travel retail) life

I note, for example, that Doug has already posted three stories online today, which, to remind you, is Sunday, New Year’s Eve. Who to battle daily now?

How L’Oréal Travel Retail’s Emmanuel Goulin declared and shared happiness at Christmas

It is a gesture that emboldens the Trinity spirit and affirms the Christmas spirit. Truly, happiness declared. And happiness shared.

Why Emmanuel is Declaring Happiness and why it pays to attend The Trinity Forum…

Since The Trinity Forum in early November, Emmanuel has been busy rolling out Lancôme Travel Retail’s ‘Declaring Happiness’ campaign. I think we can safely declare that today Emmanuel is himself full of happiness.

Beauty

December 19, 2017

Packing up in duty free for the holiday

I watched as some of the world’s most illustrious beauty brands were stripped out of their packaging and stuffed into this young woman’s holdalls. Doesn’t do much for the selective distribution argument does it?

Airports

December 18, 2017

World class in Waiheke – and making a connection through duty free

I’m over north-eastern Australia on the long Emirates flight from Auckland to Dubai, as my final trip of the year draws to a close. I’m winging my way back to Ireland for Christmas after visits to Melbourne and Auckland airports (more on their respective retail developments on our home page). When I travel at this

Airports

December 14, 2017

The Moodie Blog: An echo of the city at Melbourne Airport

For any forward-looking airport company, taking the best of the city or region it represents and translating it faithfully to its own travel environment is both aspiration and challenge. And not that many airports get it right. Some add touches of local flavour in the shopping or food offer but little in the way of

Writing like an angel in Haikou and heading for the stars in Singapore

From Hong Kong to South Canterbury – A Global Gift of Support

Mama don’t take my Toblerone (Dark) away