Source: ©The Moodie Report, Focus Taiwan - 12/06/13
TAIWAN. A leading politician says the move towards duty free status would boost the Kinmen Islands’ tourism potential and aid the local economy.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 12/06/13
LATIN AMERICA. Welcome to The Moodie Report’s Latin America Special Edition, published to coincide with the annual ASUTIL Conference in Punta Cana.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 10/06/13
SINGAPORE. DFS Galleria Singapore has topped an important retail customer satisfaction index in Singapore for the fourth year running.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 06/06/13
UK/INTERNATIONAL. There is less than a month to go until The Moodie Report Great Travel Retail Educathlon, which will include teams from around the world.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 14/05/13
MOROCCO. Flemingo has secured an exclusive build, operate and transfer master concession at Tangier Med Port Seaport for a ten-year term with a five-year extension.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 05/05/13
SOUTH KOREA. Consolidation in the travel retail industry continues as Hotel Shilla agrees to buy a 19.9% share in rival Dongwha Duty Free. UPDATED STORY.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 03/05/13
INTERNATIONAL. The proportional partial demerger of Autogrill's Travel Retail & Duty Free business moved a step closer today with board approval.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 02/05/13
INTERNATIONAL. Welcome to The Moodie Report e-Zine, travel retail's fastest-growing title. As always we review the week's big stories, with comment and analysis. We muse on Flemingo Group’s plans to raise another US$50 million as it moves closer to an IPO next year – and assess the company’s ambitions to be seen as the travel retail industry’s emerging markets specialist. We hail World Duty Free Group’s newly launched WhiskyFest, round up the major industry results news from recent days, plus there's much, much more.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 01/05/13
CHILE. The Falic Group-controlled Duty Free Americas is entering the Chilean market, with three stores at Mall Zofri in Iquique to open by early 2014.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 30/04/13
IRELAND. Aer Rianta International (ARI) generated profits of €27.4 million in 2012, parent company Dublin Airport Authority said today.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 19/04/13
CHINA. The Hurun Report is named Strategic Media Partner in China for the China Travel Retail conference, taking place in Sanya 8-9 May. 胡润百富正式成为中国旅游零售大会中华区战略媒体合作伙伴, 将一同出席于2013年5月8日至9日 中国三亚举行的第二届中国旅游零售大会
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 16/04/13
SINGAPORE. DFS Group has won an award for ‘Best People Practices’, recognising customer service excellence at its DFS Galleria Singapore store.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 16/04/13
BRAZIL. Inframérica is entering negotiations for over 50 new retail and F&B outlets at Brasilia Airport to open before the FIFA World Cup in June 2014.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 15/04/13
INTERNATIONAL DFS recorded a robust performance in the first quarter of 2013, according to parent company LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 13/04/13
FRANCE. DFS Group is playing a consultancy role to a major redevelopment of the historic La Samaritaine department store in Paris by owner LVMH.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 11/04/13
CHINA. L’Oréal Group believes Chinese consumers will become the leading purchasers by nationality of its luxury products within two years.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 09/04/13
CANADA. Duty free sales at Canada’s border slipped -2%, while airport sales surged ahead +7.8% according to Canada’s Duty Free Shops Program.
Source: ©The Foodie Report - 02/04/13
INTERNATIONAL.The third annual Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) Conference and Awards will be hosted this year by Dubai Airports at Atlantis, The Palm.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 01/04/13
MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA. The Middle East & Africa Duty Free Association (MEADFA) has updated its logo after the change in name of the orgnisation.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 21/03/13
SOUTH KOREA. The Shilla Duty Free's booming Chinese business has led to a major retail expansion on Jeju and the launch of a pre-order website for Chinese visitors.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 19/03/13
SOUTH KOREA. Walkerhill Duty Free has rebranded in the first stage of an ambitious plan to expand commercial space at its premium Seoul location.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 18/03/13
INTERNATIONAL. Dufry has embarked on a major project to expand its Arrivals and Departures stores at São Paulo Guarulhos Airport.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 14/03/13
INTERNATIONAL. Highly experienced industry executive Carlo Bernasconi has joined Flemingo Duty Free as an Independent Director and Board member.
Source: ©The Moodie Report China* - 13/03/13
CHINA. Hainan Provincial Duty Free Co Ltd has pledged to create a “duty free shopping paradise” at the Mission Hills Tourism Town Center in Haikou.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 12/03/13
SOUTH KOREA. The country’s airport and downtown duty free market grew by +17.8% last year to US$5.3 billion, driven by surging Chinese spending.
Source: Prime news agency; The Moodie Report - 11/03/13
RUSSIA. The state-owned railway company will run a duty free pilot scheme for one year, say local reports, with the option to extend it to other routes.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 10/03/13
CHINA. China Duty Free Group has brought forward the opening schedule for its extraordinary Haitang Bay shopping complex on Hainan Island.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 07/03/13
INTERNATIONAL. LS travel retail has revealed further details of its 2012 performance, which was driven by strong organic growth plus acquisitions.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 07/03/13
INTERNATIONAL. Autogrill Group posted €6 billion in revenues in 2012, underpinned by a strong performance from the Travel Retail & Duty Free division.
Source: ©The Moodie Report China - 06/03/13
CHINA. Hainan Provincial Duty Free Co. Ltd is to open its first off-airport store on Hainan Island, at the Mission Hills Tourism Town Center in Haikou. DFS Group will provide key partnership services.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 27/02/13
TAIWAN. Moodie Corporate, the corporate publishing division of The Moodie Report, is proud to officially launch ‘Ever Rich at 18 – Towards a Bright Future'.
Source: ©The Moodie Report China* - 25/02/13
CHINA. More details emerge of the phenomenal Chinese New Year sales being generated at China Duty Free Group’s Sanya store on Hainan Island.
Source: ©The Moodie Report China* - 19/02/13
CHINA. 春节期间海南三亚离岛免税店销售火爆。Sales at China Duty Free Group's Hainan Island outlet in Sanya surged during Chinese New Year.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 01/02/13
THAILAND. His Majesty King Bhumibol has bestowed the family name ‘Srivaddhanaprabha’ on the Group Chairman of Thailand's King Power.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 31/01/13
INDONESIA. PT Angkasa Pura I (Persero) releases its RFQ for specialist retail/spa/currency exchange operations at Ngurah Rai Airport.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 25/01/13
INTERNATIONAL. Welcome to the iPad-compatible version of The Moodie Report Print Edition for January, available in full – editorial and advertising.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 24/01/13
CANADA. Duty free sales at Canada’s land border and airport stores posted solid increases year-on-year in 2012, according to the Frontier Duty Free Association.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 24/01/13
INTERNATIONAL. This week's edition, which for the first time incorporates our food & beverage title The Foodie Report, is a real blockbuster.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 24/01/13
UK. WHSmith says it is seeking growth within its Travel division in the UK and internationally, after revealing a -4% fall in like-for-like sales to 20 January.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 17/01/13
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO. Airports Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (AATT) is poised to launch commercial tenders for a business park close to Piarco Airport.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 17/01/13
INTERNATIONAL. Welcome to The Moodie Report e-Zine, which as always offers an insightful take on the week's top travel retail stories.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 14/01/13
SINGAPORE. As part of a worldwide in-store campaign themed Passage to Paradise, DFS is championing young local artists at its Scottswalk store.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 10/01/13
CHINA. China Duty Free Group experienced a surge in sales in late 2012, following the increase in the offshore duty free allowance for Hainan island.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 03/01/13
SOUTH KOREA. A new line-up of operators, some from outside the retail and hospitality sectors, is set to transform the country's travel retail landscape.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 27/12/12
TAIPEI. Ever Rich is set for a double celebration in late February as its new downtown duty free store gets off to a strong start.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 13/12/12
MACAU. Heinemann Asia Pacific and fashion house Canudilo have opened a duty free beauty store called Esscents Duty Free in Sands Cotai Central.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 04/12/12
SRI LANKA. Flemingo International has launched Spirited by Flemingo, a new duty paid distribution division catering to businesses in Sri Lanka.
Source: ©The Foodie Report* - 19/11/12
USA. Areas USA has officially reopened the Pompano Beach Service Plaza after completion of US$16 million upgrade.
Source: Travel Markets Insider* - 15/11/12
CANADA. A Strategic Review of the land border duty free industry is nearing an end, with retailers poised for a positive outcome, reports Travel Markets Insider.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 15/11/12
INTERNATIONAL. Welcome to The Moodie Report e-Zine for 15 November, which as always offers an insightful take on the week's top travel retail stories.
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