Source: ©The Moodie Report - 07/09/10
 INTERNATIONAL. Leading eyewear group Luxottica is to host its second sunglasses category management workshop in Cannes next month, as it maintains its drive to grow the sunglasses sector in travel retail. The event will take place at TFWA World Exhibition on the morning of Tuesday 19 October.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 02/09/10
 INTERNATIONAL. Leading premium fashion, luxury and sports eyewear group Luxottica has launched its first ever travel retail exclusive as part of the company’s ambitions to push the boundaries of the sunglasses category. ‘Ray-Ban for Travellers’ is an exclusive gift box set containing two pairs of sunglasses; one for men and one for women.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 01/09/10
 FRANCE. Felipe Oliveira Baptista takes over as the new Creative Director of French casual sportswear brand Lacoste from today. In other news, Lacoste has announced a change of partnership for eyewear, with Marchon Eyewear Inc taking over the licence from Charmant, effective January 2011.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 01/09/10
 UK. BAA today launched the Heathrow Travel Product Awards for 2010, which will recognise "the best travel accessories and gadgets" on offer at the airport. The awards will be decided by the British public, who are being encouraged to vote online for their favourite items. This year, 12 categories are being put to the public vote, including Travel Must-Have, Best Handbag, Top Travel Read and Best Travel Entertainment.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 01/09/10
 ITALY. Italian eyewear company Luxottica Group unveiled its strongest set of financial results ever in the second quarter of 2010, reaffirming its market-leading position. For the first time in the history of the group, net sales for the quarter approached €1.6 billion, with net income reaching €150 million.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 30/08/10
 INDIA. Delhi Duty Free Services, a three-way partnership between two of the industry’s leading retailers and Delhi International Airport Limited, has opened over 30,000sq ft of duty free shopping space at Indira Gandhi International Airport’s new Terminal 3 in Delhi. “Operating at T3, the sixth-largest terminal in the world with a 34 million passenger handling capacity, we expect huge footfall and see enormous scope for the growth of airport retailing in India," says Delhi Duty Free Services CEO Nicholas Goddard Palmer.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 30/08/10
 US. Maui Jim Sunglasses will unveil new styles at the upcoming TFWA World Exhibition in Cannes (Stand number: Green Village M59). Maui Jim Sunglasses Director Global Travel Retail Giles Marks said: “Maui Jim believes in excellence of lens, modernity of style and variety to suit every lifestyle. The autumn collection of Maui Jim Sunglasses gives us all of that in bundles.”
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 06/08/10
 CHINA. One month on from their official opening, China Duty Free Group's stores at Hangzhou International Airport’s new terminal are delivering sales results beyond forecasts while transforming the customer experience at this key tourist gateway. The Moodie Report Special Correspondent Peter Dowling reports on location directly from Hangzhou on one of the most ambitious projects of recent years in China's burgeoning travel retail industry.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 06/08/10
 INTERNATIONAL. Tuesday is the deadline for entries to The Moodie Report's latest readers' competition, which has already attracted strong interest. To mark the unveiling of the first ever Paco Rabanne cross-category pop-up store at London Heathrow T3, and the launch of the new Lady Million fragrance, Puig Travel Retail is offering The Moodie Report’s retailer and airport company readers the chance to win a golden hamper of products from the Paco Rabanne brand.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 06/08/10
 Children’s eyewear specialist Zoobug is launching a sports sunglasses collection for kids at the upcoming TFWA World Exhibition in Cannes (Stand number: Green Village K68). Designed to coincide with the two-year run-up to the London 2012 Olympics, the range will be exclusive to travel retail.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 02/08/10
 UK. Polaroid Eyewear has announced it will be exhibiting at the TFWA World Exhibition in Cannes for the first time this year. The company will introduce its 2010/11 collection for adults, as well as its licensed Disney and Hello Kitty lines for children and teens.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 29/07/10
 UK. Sunglasses brand Police is using WDF’s Contentainment digital media concept to engage with passengers this summer. To celebrate the launch of the movie ‘The Expendables’, bespoke digital content is being streamed on WDF’s Contentainment video walls in its stores at Heathrow T5, Gatwick South, Manchester, Glasgow, Jersey, Edinburgh, Birmingham and Bristol from 14 July to 24 August. And sales of the brand have already risen sharply two weeks into the campaign, says WDF.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 28/07/10
 UK. Puig Travel Retail and WDF have aunched the world’s first Paco Rabanne cross-category pop-up shop at Heathrow Airport T3. The store will open for an initial three months, coinciding with the summer season. The 32sq m Paco Rabanne ‘universe’ houses fragrances, watches and sunglasses from the brand’s portfolio. WDF Commercial Director Jo O’Connor hails the project, saying it has delivered “great theatre”.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 27/07/10
 FRANCE. LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the world’s leading luxury products group, recorded revenue of €9.1 billion in the first half of 2010, up +16%, boosted by double-digit organic revenue growth in all business units. The Selective Distribution division, which includes leading travel retailer DFS, saw a +14% upswing in first-half revenue and recorded growth of +36% in profit from recurring operations.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 26/07/10
 ITALY. Marcolin and Diesel have signed a five-year licensing contract for the production and worldwide distribution of Diesel eyewear, including sunglasses. The agreement signals Marcolin's entry into the diffusion fashion segment currently dominated by brands such as Ray-Ban and Police.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 22/07/10
 INTERNATIONAL. The organisers of the TFWA World Exhibition have added more space for exhibitors at this year's event, which takes place from 17 to 22 October in Cannes. Nearly 440 companies have confirmed their participation, including 37 new and returning exhibitors. Read on for further details of this year's event.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 19/07/10
 ITALY. Luxury goods house Bulgari and Italian eyewear specialist Luxottica Group have announced a ten-year extension of their licensing agreement. The deal covers the design, production and worldwide distribution of prescription frames and sunglasses under the Bulgari brand.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 02/07/10
CHINA. Tomorrow, 3 July, is an auspicious occasion as the new 96,000sq m international terminal opens at Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport. The commercial offer includes two highly ambitious and upscale retail stores run by China Duty Free Group (CDFG) set in the international and domestic lounges. CDFG President Lu Lu described the company’s partnership with the airport as “a great milestone”.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 02/07/10
 UK. Following the completion by BAA of its new security area at Edinburgh Airport, WDF has officially launched its World Duty Free store. The 6,942sq ft shop is the centrepiece of the newly designed airport facilities and has been re-located to sit immediately opposite the entrance into the Departures lounge. A first for World Duty Free, it also features a new-look World of Whiskies store.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 22/06/10
 INTERNATIONAL. Leading eyewear group Luxottica has named Valerie Mills as its Senior Director Travel Retail Americas. Mills replaces Marco Gadola who is returning to Europe with Luxottica Travel Retail.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 17/06/10
 SINGAPORE. Changi Airport Group has called a major tender for seven luxury brand name boutiques at Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 1. The tender is set to be one of the biggest this year at the key Asian gateway. The vital luxury concessions are to be tendered in two clusters, one for those above 100sq m and the other for those under 100sq m. The deadline for bids is 14 July.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 16/06/10
 INTERNATIONAL. As the travel retail industry's attention turns to the next trade fair in October, The Moodie Report talks to Ian Kirk, Managing Director of exhibition consultants Pentalpha, which transforms the brands' visions for their stands into reality.
Source: ©The Moodie Report - 15/06/10
UK/SOUTH AFRICA. Polaroid has reported a strong performance onboard South African Airways in its first listing season. Two models from Polaroid Eyewear’s collection were listed on the airline from March 2010, with the P4036a men’s metal item outselling the airline’s previous top selling brand, the brand claimed.
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