Top Story
‘A la cart’ advertising from Korean Air & L’Oréal Paris as inflight trolley innovation rolled out – 16/05/08
SINGAPORE. Visitors and exhibitors at TFWA Asia Pacific in Singapore this week were treated to the sight of Korean Air cabin crew rolling two meal trolleys around the exhibition halls. But they weren’t serving food, instead it was a case of a la cart brand advertising from L’Oréal Paris.
Bengaluru International Airport announces operational start date; CISF takes over security responsibility – 16/05/08
INDIA. Bangalore's new international airport will become fully operational on 23 May, operator BIAL announced today. This week, India’s Central Industrial Security Force was handed responsibility for the new airport's security.
English football fans herald red letter day for Moscow Duty Free operations – 16/05/08
RUSSIA. Aer Rianta International predicts that next week’s Champions' League soccer final will provide Moscow Duty Free with the busiest and most lucrative few days in its history.
Scotch whisky honour for Dubai Duty Free’s Horan – 16/05/08
SCOTLAND. In a traditional ceremony held in Blair Castle in Perthshire, Dubai Duty Free Deputy Managing Director George Horan was inducted to the exclusive Keepers of the Quaich Society.
HMSHost moves to help small businesses succeed – 16/05/08
US. HMSHost has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Minority Business Development Agency to develop business opportunities for minority business enterprises in US airports.
Copenhagen Airport expands forex options – 16/05/08
DENMARK. Passengers at Copenhagen Airport will soon have a wider range of foreign exchange outlets to choose from when Forexchange opens three new outlets later this spring.
New format spells success for TFWA Asia Pacific – 15/05/08
SINGAPORE. TFWA Asia Pacific concluded today with most exhibitors and visitors praiseworthy of the new format involving a one-day conference and a three-day exhibition.
Citigroup takes a 50% stake in YVR Airport Services – 15/05/08
CANADA. Citi Infrastructure Investors, a division of Citigroup, takes a major stake in YVR Airport Services, one of North America’s leading airport development companies and a subsidiary of Vancouver Airport Authority.
Major success for Gebr Heinemann as Vienna Airport awards retail and food and beverage contracts at Skylink extension – 15/05/08
AUSTRIA. Gebr Heinemann was the big winner as Flughafen Wien (Vienna Airport) yesterday awarded the various contracts pertaining to its retail and food & beverage tenders at the VIE-Skylink extension. There are other international players there too, including SSP and HMSHost, as well as a powerful line-up of local names across retail and food & beverage.
Enduring support: Gebr Heinemann donates €75,000 to the Altona Children’s Hospital – 15/05/08
GERMANY. Leading travel retailer Gebr Heinemann has maintained its close relationship with the Altona Children’s Hospital in Hamburg with a €75,000 donation.
APTRA urges action on LAGs; three new members join the association board – 15/05/08
ASIA PACIFIC. Asia Pacific Travel Retail Association (APTRA) President Sunil Tuli calls on industry stakeholders to push for EU recognition of their aviation security regimes; meanwhile Guy Meldrum, Kyle Karsten and Nick Forbes join the APTRA board.
Retail and joint ventures continue to shine as Aéroports de Paris posts robust first-quarter growth – 14/05/08
FRANCE. Continued investment in commercial activities alongside a strong retail and joint venture showing has helped airport operator Aéroports de Paris deliver a +12.6% rise in group revenues in the first quarter of 2008.
Investing in the future – MEDFA 2008 conference programme takes shape – 14/05/08
UAE. MEDFA duty free conference organiser TFWA announced today that ‘Investing in the Future’ will be the theme for this year’s event, which takes place from 25-26 November at the Rotana Beach Hotel, Abu Dhabi.
FOOD & BEVERAGE TOP STORY
Fraport claims Frankfurt food & beverage strategy is 'right on track'; Cosi Asiate restaurant opens in Terminal 1 – 16/05/08
GERMANY. Fraport, parent of Frankfurt Airport, claims the latter's food & beverage development strategy is paying dividends, with revenue from the category up +85% between 2000 and 2007. The group is aiming to increase food & beverage retailing space at Frankfurt by +50% before 2013, beginning with its new Cosi Asiate - Asian cuisine restaurant.
WEBSITE OF THE WEEK
Website of the Week: Qantas In Sky Shopping – 07/05/08
AUSTRALIA. Australia’s national airline Qantas may be one of the most recognised brands in the world, but its online shopping portal projects a weak Sense of Place, despite featuring a well laid-out product showcase.
SKYHIGH SALES - INFLIGHT BROCHURE REVIEW
Inflight Brochure Monitor: China Eastern Air Duty Free – 24/04/08
CHINA. The China Eastern Air (CE-Air) Duty Free inflight brochure is a simple and straightforward publication with a heavy emphasis on detailed product information and on the all-important skincare and colour cosmetics categories.
LATEST BRAND NEWS
Bacardi Group stirs travellers' emotions with new brand experiences - 16/05/08
INTERNATIONAL. Bacardi Global Travel Retail has devised a number of new channel-exclusive brand experiences designed to make emotional connections with travellers.
YSL Beauté introduces new summer scents - 08/05/08
FRANCE. Yves Saint Laurent Beauté has introduced a clutch of summer fragrances from its flagship brand, with Cinéma, Elle and L’Homme all undergoing a seasonal revamp. The company has also unveiled a new summer fragrance from Oscar de Renta.
Bobbi Brown gets personal with new custom palettes - 08/05/08
UK. Bobbi Brown has taken the concept of personalised beauty to the next level with a new system that incorporates Eye Shadow and Blush Compacts that can be used individually or assembled into palettes. The company has also unveiled the Quick Face Collection, for women who need to make up in minimal time.
BPI and Issey Miyake invoke a seasonal dream of water - 08/05/08
FRANCE. Beauté Prestige International (BPI) has updated its L’Eau d’Issey summer fragrance concept with two new editions: one for men and one for women. L’Eau d’Issey Eau de Toilette pour l’Eté and L’Eau d’Issey pour Homme Eau de Toilette l’Eté 2008 both feature a “rêve d’eau” (dream of water) motif.
U’Luvka Vodka plays on male-female synergies – 08/05/08
UK. U’Luvka, the premium Polish grain vodka from The Brand Distillery targeting women as well as men, is on track to expand its presence in travel retail, with listings in key airport destinations through the Nuance Group Europe, as well as in Dubai Duty Free and the Gulf.
Clarins revamps UV Plus Day Screen High Protection - 08/05/08
FRANCE. Clarins has reformulated its UV Plus Day Screen High Protection SPF40 skin care product, with the addition of its patented Expertise 3P Complex. This is claimed to help counter all types of modern pollution, including artificial electromagnetic waves.
Mona Moona set to spin the Wheel of Fortune – 08/05/08
BELGIUM. Wheel of Fortune, the second generation of the costume jewellery brand’s Invisible Memory collection, has just been launched onboard Singapore Airlines and will be unveiled at the TFWA Asia Pacific exhibition next week.
Maui Jim shines with new listings in Asia – 08/05/08
US. Following its launch last month at Beijing and Shanghai airports with Sunrise Duty Free, Maui Jim has secured further listings with Lotte at Incheon Airport in South Korea, Nuance-Watson in Hong Kong and DFS in Macau – a perfect lead-up to its presence at next week's TFWA Asia Pacific show.
Maxxium names Laurent Cosson's successor – 07/05/08
INTERNATIONAL. Mariska Van Beukering takes the position of Marketing Manager for Europe South and Middle East, reporting to Regional Director Glen Williams.
Investindustrial to acquire Selective Beauty - 07/05/08
FRANCE. Perfume Holdings, a subsidiary of the Southern European mid-market buyout fund Investindustrial, has reached an agreement to acquire 72% of Selective Beauty Holding, an international developer and distributor of fragrances and cosmetics.
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LATEST FEATURES
The Moodie Report Digital Print Edition - 13/05/08
INTERNATIONAL. Welcome to the May issue of The Moodie Report Digital Print Edition, available in full – editorial and advertising – through our unique online digital format. In this issue we hear from Dufry CEO Julián Díaz on his vision of a more consolidated travel retail industry; we go on location to South Korea’s Paradise Duty Free and examine its dream of becoming the best duty free retailer in the world; we provide a detailed review of this year’s Trinity Forum; and we examine the Sense of Place currently on show at Adelaide and San Francisco. Plus much, much more.
Alpha unveils Biza concept – Peter Williams vows to ‘radically redefine the UK airport shopping experience' – 02/05/08
UK. Alpha Group says that it will “radically redefine the UK airport shopping experience” with its new retail brand concept called Biza which was formally rolled out today at Manchester Airport. CEO Peter Williams notes: “Biza will genuinely push the boundaries of airport shopping, creating an experience that brings exciting, original design and establishes a unique brand in travel retail.” UPDATED STORY as we talk live on The Moodie Podcast to Peter Williams at Manchester.
Paradise Duty Free aims for US$160 million in 2008 sales as business booms – 28/04/08
SOUTH KOREA. Paradise Duty Free, based in the country’s second city of Busan, is reaping rich rewards from a major expansion of its downtown store in late 2006. Last year company sales rose +30% to US$140.6 million, this year they should hit US$160 million. Martin Moodie visited the company in Busan and discovered one of the world's great duty free stores.
‘Dreamstore’ unveiled at Trinity Forum – brands rate best airport duty free retailers – 02/04/08
CHINA. What would be the line-up if one built a hypothetical greenfield airport and selected the retailers based on those currently considered the best in their respective categories? That was the question posed in a groundbreaking project called ‘Dreamstore’ that capped The ACI Airport Business & Trinity Forum which closed in Shanghai today.
Traffic Monitor: The latest airport and airline passenger trends - latest edition – 30/04/08
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LATEST DATA ROOM
Japanese visitor arrivals to Hawaii slump – 02/05/08
US (HAWAII). With mounting concerns over fuel surcharges and the Japanese economy, travel to the traditionally important destination of Hawaii continues to decline year-on-year. March saw a -11.9% fall, while first-quarter figures were off by -7.0%.
International passenger traffic posts strong gains in March, reports ACI – 01/05/08
INTERNATIONAL. ACI’s latest passenger figures show a strong rise in international traffic in March; the first quarter also showed good growth.
Strong Q1 retail revenues buoy Brussels Airport – 30/04/08
BELGIUM. Brussels Airport today reported a +10.7% surge in Q1 retail revenues to €10.3 million. Total revenues rose +10.6% to €83.9 million in the quarter, while EBITDA leapt +19.6% to €43.4 million.
T5 impact begins to alter Heathrow terminal mix – 28/04/08
UK. Aviation analyst Air4casts has produced some timely analysis of the impact on London Heathrow Airport’s passenger patterns by terminal, following the opening of troubled T5 on 27 March.
Boeing reports solid double digit first-quarter earnings growth as net income hits US$1.2 billion – 28/04/08
US. The Boeing Company has announced a +43% growth in first-quarter earnings per share to US$1.62 per share as net income rose +38% to US$1.2 billion. Operating margin expanded to 11.3% as revenue rose to US$16.0 billion while operating cash flow more than doubled to US$1.9 billion.
Incheon International Airport unveils major new branding and bullish retail projections – 25/04/08
SOUTH KOREA. Duty free retail sales at Incheon International Airport are projected to climb from US$1.17 billion last year to US$3 billion by 2015. Incheon International Airport Corporation believes the airport will become the world’s biggest duty free sales location this year, following the opening of the new Concourse in June and the revamping of the stores in the existing Passenger Terminal Building by May. UPDATED STORY with latest pictures from the Korean gateway and The Moodie Podcast.
2007 a ‘successful year’ for Asia Pacific airlines: AAPA – 25/04/08
ASIA PACIFIC. Preliminary financial performance figures for 2007 from the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines show that the combined revenues of its member airlines reached US$103 billion, +11% higher than the figure reported in 2006.
Dubai Airport outshines Singapore Changi with strong growth in first quarter passenger traffic, says CAPA – 25/04/08
ASIA PACIFIC. Dubai International Airport has edged ahead of Singapore Changi Airport in terms of passenger throughput for the first time in the first quarter of 2008, said the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA). In the three months ended 31 March Dubai handled 9.34 million passengers – fractionally more than Changi’s 9.32 million.
