LANDLORDS AND RETAILERS
Autogrill-owned WDF renews Birmingham concession until 2021Source: ©The Moodie Report - 07/09/10
Caran d’Ache to unveil new luxury boutique concept at CannesSource: ©The Moodie Report - 07/09/10
First Hooters airport restaurant opens at Frankfurt AirportSource: ©The Moodie Report - 07/09/10
International passenger traffic leaps by double digits at ASUR airportsSource: ©The Moodie Report - 07/09/10
London Heathrow Airport's Best of British promotion proves the flavour of the monthSource: ©The Moodie Report - 07/09/10
Luigi Battuello joins SEA Aeroporti Milano in commercial roleSource: ©The Moodie Report - 07/09/10
SSP to open Panopolis and Saboten concepts at Singapore Changi AirportSource: ©The Moodie Report - 07/09/10
Changi Airport Group issues tenders for vital T1 concessionsSource: ©The Moodie Report - 06/09/10
St Petersburg opts for multiple duty free concessionairesSource: ©The Moodie Report - 05/09/10
ASUTIL conference-goers told to exceed consumer expectationsSource: ©The Moodie Report - 04/09/10
Copenhagen Airport names new low-cost pierSource: ©The Moodie Report - 03/09/10
Kelkoo apologises to BAA over “inaccurate” pricing surveySource: ©The Moodie Report - 03/09/10
Rising spend per passenger lifts Aelia performance in first halfSource: ©The Moodie Report - 03/09/10
Setur Duty Free unveils Zegna store at Istanbul Sabiha GökçenSource: ©The Moodie Report - 03/09/10
The Moodie Report Personality of the Month: Otto AmbagtsheerSource: ©The Moodie Report - 03/09/10
The Trinity Forum 2011 comes to BangkokSource: ©The Moodie Report - 03/09/10
Airport Travel Retail: Customer Focus & the Missing Trinity MemberSource: ©The Moodie Report - 02/09/10
ARI-Middle East makes key changes in Cyprus and QatarSource: ©The Moodie Report - 02/09/10
Red or Dead founder joins speaker line-up at ispyPLUSSource: ©The Moodie Report - 02/09/10
The Trinity Forum 2011 comes to BangkokSource: ©The Moodie Report - 02/09/10
Bahrain Duty Free names latest ‘Win & Choose’ car raffle winnerSource: ©The Moodie Report - 01/09/10
Confectionery holds up well as sales lag behind traffic at HellenicSource: ©The Moodie Report - 01/09/10
Heathrow launches latest Travel Product AwardsSource: ©The Moodie Report - 01/09/10
Ryanair withdrawal deals sharp blow to Belfast City AirportSource: ©The Moodie Report - 01/09/10
WDF launches first ever ‘WhiskyFest’ event at Scottish airportsSource: ©The Moodie Report - 01/09/10
Aéroports de Paris posts strong first-half retail gains despite traffic declineSource: ©The Moodie Report - 31/08/10
APTRA–Generation Index to track Asia Pacific travel retail evolutionSource: ©The Moodie Report - 31/08/10
Captain Morgan launches new look in travel retailSource: ©The Moodie Report - 31/08/10
Changi Airport Group calls tender for series of key speciality storesSource: ©The Moodie Report - 31/08/10
King Fahd International Airport completes expanded F&B offerSource: ©The Moodie Report - 31/08/10
Nuance-Watson (Singapore) welcomes a Champion to ChangiSource: ©The Moodie Report - 31/08/10
Vancouver Airport hails success of ‘Take off Fridays’ promotionSource: ©The Moodie Report - 31/08/10
Changi Airport seeks books concessionaire for T3 outletSource: ©The Moodie Report - 30/08/10
Delhi Duty Free unveils an Indian airport shopping extravaganzaSource: ©The Moodie Report - 30/08/10
Higher retail spend lifts Schiphol Group commercial activitiesSource: ©The Moodie Report - 30/08/10
Sales down but first-half profits up at Hellenic Duty Free ShopsSource: ©The Moodie Report - 30/08/10
Auckland opens new shops as JR/Duty Free unveils watch storeSource: ©The Moodie Report - 29/08/10
Burberry expands Heathrow presence with new T5 boutiqueSource: ©The Moodie Report - 27/08/10
DFS launches Jack Daniel’s barrel art auction to aid Haiti appealSource: ©The Moodie Report - 27/08/10
Dubai International Airport passenger traffic surges to record highSource: ©The Moodie Report - 27/08/10
Ethos unveils latest Swiss Watch Studio at Delhi T3Source: ©The Moodie Report - 27/08/10
Lacoste watches take centre stage at Zürich with NuanceSource: ©The Moodie Report - 27/08/10
Nuance-Watson (HK) and Scental in customer service driveSource: ©The Moodie Report - 27/08/10
Teacher’s introduces brand new look in travel retailSource: ©The Moodie Report - 27/08/10
Ambitious Holland Boulevard lends strong Dutch Sense of PlaceSource: ©The Moodie Report - 26/08/10
Auckland Airport posts ‘resilient’ commercial results for full yearSource: ©The Moodie Report - 26/08/10
Diageo Global Travel & Middle East posts ‘outstanding’ yearSource: ©The Moodie Report - 26/08/10
Egypt comes under the spotlight at MEDFA Conference 2010Source: ©The Moodie Report - 26/08/10
Aéroports de Paris invites passengers to blog the perfect airportSource: ©The Moodie Report - 25/08/10
Inflight Sales Group strengthens management teamSource: ©The Moodie Report - 25/08/10
Ivo Favotto returns to Australia in key role for The Nuance GroupSource: ©The Moodie Report - 25/08/10
London Heathrow Airport toasts the best of BritishSource: ©The Moodie Report - 25/08/10
Picture Gallery: Brown-Forman brings barrels of art to DFSSource: ©The Moodie Report - 25/08/10
Quaker Steak & Lube adds to dining offer at Cleveland HopkinsSource: ©The Moodie Report - 25/08/10
ATÜ Duty Free maintains expansion at key airports as sales reboundSource: ©The Moodie Report - 24/08/10
Auckland moves from joint venture to concession with HMSHostSource: ©The Moodie Report - 24/08/10
Baltona names Michal Stempski to business development roleSource: ©The Moodie Report - 24/08/10
Diageo, Gebr Heinemann and Budapest Airport align in Trinity unitySource: ©The Moodie Report - 24/08/10
Heathrow Airport enters the Notting Hill Carnival spiritSource: ©The Moodie Report - 24/08/10
Letter to the Editor – Columnist hits out at Kelkoo pricing reportSource: ©The Moodie Report - 23/08/10
Nuance-Watson (Singapore) unveils Biotherm Homme ForceSource: ©The Moodie Report - 23/08/10
Picture Gallery: ARC 2010 in reviewSource: ©The Moodie Report - 23/08/10
Auckland Airport avoids Commerce Commission study into Queenstown Airport deal but faces new legal challengeSource: ©The Moodie Report - 20/08/10
Heinemann Duty Free goes into overdrive at HamburgSource: ©The Moodie Report - 20/08/10
Lagardère Services captures Canberra news & books concessionSource: ©The Moodie Report - 20/08/10
Record traffic at Sydney and Copenhagen buoys MAp AirportsSource: ©The Moodie Report - 20/08/10
WDF hosts surprise 'flash mobs’ to celebrate summerSource: ©The Moodie Report - 20/08/10
Aldeasa launches first walk-through concept in SpainSource: ©The Moodie Report - 19/08/10
Bengaluru International Airport reveals T1 expansion plansSource: ©The Moodie Report - 19/08/10
David Odgers moves from Nuance in Sydney to eBay AustraliaSource: ©The Moodie Report - 19/08/10
Gebr Heinemann captures two-year extension at Vienna AirportSource: ©The Moodie Report - 19/08/10
Pierre Freyssinet departs Aeroboutique Inflight RetailSource: ©The Moodie Report - 19/08/10
Setur Duty Free more than doubles first-half sales as new International Terminal fuels businessSource: ©The Moodie Report - 19/08/10
Thai airports’ concession revenues climb +10% in first nine monthsSource: ©The Moodie Report - 19/08/10
Yen strength buoys Japanese outbound market; DFS posts big gains in high-end salesSource: ©The Moodie Report - 19/08/10
BAA Heathrow slams pricing survey as “misleading and incorrect”Source: ©The Moodie Report - 18/08/10
Changi Airport calls tender for key T3 restaurant conceptSource: ©The Moodie Report - 18/08/10
Fashion brand T.M. Lewin makes UK airport debut at ManchesterSource: ©The Moodie Report - 18/08/10
Gebr Heinemann deepens regional offer at Berlin’s airportsSource: ©The Moodie Report - 18/08/10
Heathrow offers a taste of Britain with Harlequin restaurantSource: ©The Moodie Report - 18/08/10
The L’Oréal group irrigates Biotherm brand in South KoreaSource: ©The Moodie Report - 18/08/10
China Duty Free reaps rewards of Shanghai Expo 2010 promotionSource: ©The Moodie Report - 17/08/10
Heathrow celebrates veteran photographer in starry showSource: ©The Moodie Report - 17/08/10
Nuance-Watson and Lancôme team up for Changi launchSource: ©The Moodie Report - 17/08/10
Pricing study claims online retailers offer better value than tax freeSource: ©The Moodie Report - 17/08/10
Strong speaker line-up announced for ispyPLUS ConferenceSource: ©The Moodie Report - 17/08/10
Airports of Thailand assists business partners as revenues plungeSource: ©The Moodie Report - 16/08/10
Brown-Forman rolls out the barrel for DFS 50th anniversarySource: ©The Moodie Report - 16/08/10
Hong Kong International Airport's traffic reaches new highsSource: ©The Moodie Report - 16/08/10
Puig and Aldeasa unveil Carolina Herrera’s new 212 VIP fragrance with celebrity showcaseSource: ©The Moodie Report - 16/08/10
Dublin Airport passenger traffic slips by -4% in JulySource: ©The Moodie Report - 13/08/10
Proposed BAA ground staff strike set to hit travel retail sector hardSource: ©The Moodie Report - 13/08/10
The Loop at Dublin Airport launches ‘Big Pony’ CollectionSource: ©The Moodie Report - 13/08/10
Aldeasa adds theatre at Málaga with Bacardi Mojito campaignSource: ©The Moodie Report - 12/08/10
Dufry plots ambitious expansion in 2010Source: ©The Moodie Report - 12/08/10
Hooters opens first ever airport outlet at FrankfurtSource: ©The Moodie Report - 12/08/10
King Power Thailand-led consortium acquires Leicester City FCSource: ©The Moodie Report - 12/08/10
Manchester ranks as world's leading airport Twitter feedSource: ©The Moodie Report - 12/08/10
MAp Airports sells stake in Mexican group ASURSource: ©The Moodie Report - 12/08/10
Virgin Atlantic Airways renews Tourvest inflight duty free contractSource: ©The Moodie Report - 12/08/10
ATÜ Duty Free executive strikes gold with Paco RabanneSource: ©The Moodie Report - 11/08/10
Copenhagen Airport Shopping Centre revenues dip in first halfSource: ©The Moodie Report - 11/08/10
Dufry posts double-digit revenue and profits growth in first halfSource: ©The Moodie Report - 11/08/10
Frankfurt Airport breaks all-time high for passenger trafficSource: ©The Moodie Report - 11/08/10
Zürich Airport maintains strong commercial growth in JulySource: ©The Moodie Report - 11/08/10
'Global Travel Retail - Great Thinking Required:' Column 4Source: ©The Moodie Report - 10/08/10
Aelia and sister company SGEL capture Alicante fashion concessionSource: ©The Moodie Report - 10/08/10
Assaf & Kabbabé builds on its shopfitting know-howSource: ©The Moodie Report - 10/08/10
Bahrain Duty Free posts robust rise in first-half revenuesSource: ©The Moodie Report - 10/08/10
Canadian airport duty free sales climb in first halfSource: ©The Moodie Report - 10/08/10
Jack Daniel’s pop-up store to open in Sydney AirportSource: ©The Moodie Report - 10/08/10
King Power unveiled as Leicester City Football Club sponsorSource: ©The Moodie Report - 10/08/10
Caribbean ARI launches biggest-ever promotion in BarbadosSource: ©The Moodie Report - 09/08/10
Chivas Regal lights up Dubai Airport with new advertising displaySource: ©The Moodie Report - 09/08/10
Lagardère leads surge among The Moodie Reportfolio stocksSource: ©The Moodie Report - 09/08/10
Lotte strengthens powerhouse standing and eyes new horizons after AK Duty Free acquisitionSource: ©The Moodie Report - 09/08/10
Manchester Airports Group announces key management appointmentsSource: ©The Moodie Report - 09/08/10
Duty free sales outpace passenger growth in Abu DhabiSource: ©The Moodie Report - 08/08/10
Airmall USA opens UFood Grill at Cleveland Hopkins AirportSource: ©The Moodie Report - 06/08/10
ASUR posts +29.8% international traffic gain amid Mexicana woesSource: ©The Moodie Report - 06/08/10
Ballantine’s, Camus, Chanel, Lauder, Parker top Korean Air salesSource: ©The Moodie Report - 06/08/10
China Duty Free Group sets new standard with Hangzhou storesSource: ©The Moodie Report - 06/08/10
Delta set to reinvent the dining experience at New York LaGuardiaSource: ©The Moodie Report - 05/08/10
Dewar’s extends Gold Rush promotion to China and MalaysiaSource: ©The Moodie Report - 05/08/10
EYE survey underlines value of on-airport technology advertisingSource: ©The Moodie Report - 05/08/10
Retail revenue growth buoys Fraport Group in first half of 2010Source: ©The Moodie Report - 05/08/10
Jameson launches 'Experience Our World' campaign in DublinSource: ©The Moodie Report - 04/08/10
Bee Cheng Hiang captures Changi T3 delicatessen contractSource: ©The Moodie Report - 03/08/10
Collezioni set to open Dorothy Perkins at Glasgow AirportSource: ©The Moodie Report - 03/08/10
Copenhagen Airport broadens retail range with new Pandora storeSource: ©The Moodie Report - 03/08/10
Diageo GTME, Dubai Duty Free and Dubai Airports create powerful ‘Mentorship Experience’Source: ©The Moodie Report - 03/08/10
Dubai Duty Free Managing Director Colm McLoughlin named The Moodie Report Personality of the Month for JulySource: ©The Moodie Report - 03/08/10
SSP Chief Executive to speak at leading catering eventSource: ©The Moodie Report - 03/08/10
Win a Paco Rabanne golden hamper in our readers’ competitionSource: ©The Moodie Report - 03/08/10
Yves Saint Laurent hails ‘Wherever.Forever’ animationSource: ©The Moodie Report - 03/08/10
Autogrill beats disruptions with sound revenue and profits growthSource: ©The Moodie Report - 30/07/10
Black Tot rum offers a taste of history with Last ConsignmentSource: ©The Moodie Report - 30/07/10
Denver reveals US$900 million South Terminal plansSource: ©The Moodie Report - 30/07/10
Healthy per passenger figures buoy Brussels Airport in H1Source: ©The Moodie Report - 30/07/10
Hong Kong Customs invokes tobacco limits for inbound travellersSource: ©The Moodie Report - 29/07/10
Police links up with WDF in 'Contentainment' driveSource: ©The Moodie Report - 29/07/10
BAA (SP) unveils robust retail results for Heathrow and StanstedSource: ©The Moodie Report - 28/07/10
Bologna Airport issues major retail tenderSource: ©The Moodie Report - 28/07/10
Harold Gittelmon to run marathon in aid of cancer charitySource: ©The Moodie Report - 28/07/10
HMSHost brings local flavour to Alaska with new openingSource: ©The Moodie Report - 28/07/10
HMSHost unveils powerful Sense of Place at Belfast City AirportSource: ©The Moodie Report - 28/07/10
Puig and WDF team up in pioneering cross-category pop-up storeSource: ©The Moodie Report - 28/07/10
Riga Airport issues tender for management of commercial spaceSource: ©The Moodie Report - 28/07/10
Ferrero stages a Kinder-fest at Munich AirportSource: ©The Moodie Report - 27/07/10
HMSHost unveils new Harvest Market at Belfast City AirportSource: ©The Moodie Report - 27/07/10
LVMH posts strong first half; retail division records healthy growthSource: ©The Moodie Report - 27/07/10
CTC-ARI Airports launches campaign around Commandaria wineSource: ©The Moodie Report - 26/07/10
Dubai posts double-digit first half traffic growthSource: ©The Moodie Report - 26/07/10
Glasgow Airport names Francois Bourienne as Commercial DirectorSource: ©The Moodie Report - 26/07/10
Rémy Cointreau and Sky Connection unveil Louis XIII universeSource: ©The Moodie Report - 26/07/10
Sydney Airport launches strong advertising platform at new T1Source: ©The Moodie Report - 26/07/10
Rod Wiltshire steps down from post of Aldeasa US PresidentSource: ©The Moodie Report - 25/07/10
Auckland Airport maintains strong passenger growth in JuneSource: ©The Moodie Report - 23/07/10
Euro remains key currency for UK travellers, says AmexSource: ©The Moodie Report - 23/07/10
Heathrow aims to engage passengers with sports promotionSource: ©The Moodie Report - 23/07/10
Sydney Airport retail revenue surges by double digitsSource: ©The Moodie Report - 23/07/10
Abu Dhabi International Airport posts double-digit traffic growthSource: ©The Moodie Report - 22/07/10
B&S Paul Global unveils new-look military duty free storeSource: ©The Moodie Report - 22/07/10
JCDecaux Airport retains contract at London LutonSource: ©The Moodie Report - 22/07/10
TFWA adds new space and fresh faces to 2010 Cannes exhibitionSource: ©The Moodie Report - 22/07/10
Dewar’s offers personalised engraving at Toronto PearsonSource: ©The Moodie Report - 21/07/10
Dubai Duty Free claims Superbrands' Brand of the Year titleSource: ©The Moodie Report - 21/07/10
SSP wins contract to run Burger King outlets at Alicante AirportSource: ©The Moodie Report - 21/07/10
Stefanel shares continue to plungeSource: ©The Moodie Report - 21/07/10
Bombay Sapphire Revelation gleams at Hong Kong InternationalSource: ©The Moodie Report - 20/07/10
Dubai Duty Free retains world's largest airport retailer crownSource: ©The Moodie Report - 20/07/10
Sydney-centric focus key to ambitious T1 project: The Vogel GroupSource: ©The Moodie Report - 20/07/10
Dixons Travel to open three stores at Copenhagen Kastrup AirportSource: ©The Moodie Report - 19/07/10
Dublin Airport passenger traffic falls by double digits in first halfSource: ©The Moodie Report - 19/07/10
Hong Kong International Airport serves up 3D movie excitementSource: ©The Moodie Report - 19/07/10
Long-haul traffic buoys Parisian passenger growth in JuneSource: ©The Moodie Report - 19/07/10
The Moodie Report Special Supplement: Sydney Airport Terminal 1 – Delivering the dreamSource: ©The Moodie Report - 19/07/10
Ballantine's leaves an impression on World Duty Free customersSource: ©The Moodie Report - 16/07/10UK. A World Duty Free customer has won a VIP trip to watch The Open Championship in Scotland, thanks to a competition held by Ballantine’s Scotch whisky. The ‘Guess the Number of Tees in the Box’ competition ran in the World Duty Free store in London Heathrow T3 throughout June, alongside other promotional activities. Jaeger-LeCoultre and Valiram celebrate major watch launchSource: ©The Moodie Report - 16/07/10
Bahrain Duty Free recognises staff excellence with awardsSource: ©The Moodie Report - 15/07/10
Entries flood in for inaugural Airport Food & Beverage AwardsSource: ©The Moodie Report - 15/07/10
Gebr Heinemann continues roll-out of new retail identity with latest store at Bratislava AirportSource: ©The Moodie Report - 15/07/10
Hershey's celebrates its first travel retail boutiqueSource: ©The Moodie Report - 15/07/10
Nuance unveils Bombay Sapphire Revelation in TorontoSource: ©The Moodie Report - 15/07/10
Passenger traffic soars at Thailand’s airports in first six monthsSource: ©The Moodie Report - 15/07/10
Robust long-haul traffic buoys London Gatwick AirportSource: ©The Moodie Report - 15/07/10
Aldeasa adds retail theatre to Málaga AirportSource: ©The Moodie Report - 14/07/10
Copenhagen Airport passenger numbers climb sharply in JuneSource: ©The Moodie Report - 14/07/10
Early booking deadline looms for ASUTIL 2010Source: ©The Moodie Report - 14/07/10
BAA Heathrow rewards World Duty Free staff for innovationSource: ©The Moodie Report - 13/07/10
Ballantine’s launches new-look prestige range in travel retailSource: ©The Moodie Report - 13/07/10
HKIA offers a taste of Hong Kong with art promotionSource: ©The Moodie Report - 13/07/10
Munich Airport posts ‘dynamic gains’ in June passenger trafficSource: ©The Moodie Report - 13/07/10
Zürich Airport posts strong commercial performance in JuneSource: ©The Moodie Report - 13/07/10
BAA passenger traffic slips back in JuneSource: ©The Moodie Report - 12/07/10
Favarger brings its local specialities to Swiss gatewaySource: ©The Moodie Report - 12/07/10
Hong Kong International Airport launches major promotional driveSource: ©The Moodie Report - 12/07/10
SSP set to roll out Montreux Jazz Café concept to Zürich AirportSource: ©The Moodie Report - 12/07/10
TAV Airports inaugurates new operation at Antalya GazipaşaSource: ©The Moodie Report - 12/07/10
Changi Airport Group issues latest round of T3 tendersSource: ©The Moodie Report - 09/07/10
Fashion to the fore as Guess boutique opens at Perth AirportSource: ©The Moodie Report - 09/07/10
TAV Airports posts double-digit surge in H1 passenger numbersSource: ©The Moodie Report - 09/07/10
Aelia rolls out new retail identity at Bordeaux and LilleSource: ©The Moodie Report - 08/07/10
ASUR passenger traffic leaps by +25.5% in JuneSource: ©The Moodie Report - 08/07/10
Auckland Airport invests in Queenstown Airport ‘tourism jewel’Source: ©The Moodie Report - 08/07/10
BAA Boston introduces Vigix vending machines at LoganSource: ©The Moodie Report - 08/07/10
Bahrain Duty Free names latest winners of ‘Daily Draw’ promotionSource: ©The Moodie Report - 08/07/10
Changi Airport Group invites offers for key T3 concessionsSource: ©The Moodie Report - 08/07/10
European passenger traffic posts encouraging growth in MaySource: ©The Moodie Report - 08/07/10
Lancôme tempts travellers with Summer Destination Must-HavesSource: ©The Moodie Report - 08/07/10
WDF launches Pandora pop-up shop at London HeathrowSource: ©The Moodie Report - 08/07/10
Airport Food & Beverage Conference & Awards reset for JanuarySource: ©The Moodie Report - 07/07/10
BAT sets gold standard with new smoking facilities at KansaiSource: ©The Moodie Report - 07/07/10
DFASS boosts Asian presence with Bangkok Airways accountSource: ©The Moodie Report - 07/07/10
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol fuels World Cup football feverSource: ©The Moodie Report - 06/07/10
JR/Duty Free, Travelex and HMSHost ring the changes in ChristchurchSource: ©The Moodie Report - 06/07/10
MAp Airports' Doug Benham to deliver ARC2010 keynote addressSource: ©The Moodie Report - 06/07/10
TAV food & beverage division extends reach in IstanbulSource: ©The Moodie Report - 06/07/10
The Moodie Reportfolio: Lotte and Dufry perform strongly in JuneSource: ©The Moodie Report - 06/07/10
A winning weekend for the Dubai Duty Free Irish DerbySource: ©The Moodie Report - 05/07/10IRELAND. Dubai Duty Free has released more details and pictures of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby weekend, describing it as one of the most exhilarating weekends of the Irish social and racing calendar. With golf at the prestigious Palmer Ryder Cup Course at The K Club, a glitzy black tie ball in aid of the Leinster Branch of Special Olympics, and Sunday’s racing, the entire weekend was a spectacular event. Qatar Duty Free forms dream team with Doha BankSource: ©The Moodie Report - 05/07/10
Travel retail’s Hand in Hand for Haiti education project makes breakthrough progressSource: ©The Moodie Report - 05/07/10
Dubai Duty Free tops US$607 million in powerful first-half showingSource: ©The Moodie Report - 03/07/10
Red letter day in Delhi as new Terminal 3 is inauguratedSource: ©The Moodie Report - 03/07/10
China Duty Free opens top-class retail offer at Hangzhou AirportSource: ©The Moodie Report - 02/07/10
LVMH to acquire Sack's and expand beauty business in BrazilSource: ©The Moodie Report - 02/07/10
WDF celebrates official launch of Edinburgh Airport storeSource: ©The Moodie Report - 02/07/10
Dufry pledges Global Support for disadvantaged families and children with new social centreSource: ©The Moodie Report - 01/07/10
Gebr Heinemann takes its new retail identity to Salzburg AirportSource: ©The Moodie Report - 01/07/10
New Escape Lounge opens at Manchester Airport T1Source: ©The Moodie Report - 01/07/10
Retail and advertising growth drives HKIA full-year performanceSource: ©The Moodie Report - 01/07/10
Tourvest names winners in Annual Sales Person AwardsSource: ©The Moodie Report - 01/07/10
APTRA names Michael Barrett to Executive Officer roleSource: ©The Moodie Report - 30/06/10
British Airways reviews in-house retail model but no decision madeSource: ©The Moodie Report - 30/06/10
Derek Larsen named The Moodie Report Personality of the MonthSource: ©The Moodie Report - 30/06/10
Ferrero customers score with soccer World Cup campaignSource: ©The Moodie Report - 30/06/10
HMSHost receives award for approach to minority businessesSource: ©The Moodie Report - 30/06/10
Jameson aims to deliver smooth World Cup finish in South AfricaSource: ©The Moodie Report - 30/06/10
Diageo ‘Summer Spirit’ campaign set to drive footfall and salesSource: ©The Moodie Report - 29/06/10
FDFA opens trade floor to non-members as anniversary loomsSource: ©The Moodie Report - 29/06/10
Nuance maps a new route for malt whiskies at Sydney AirportSource: ©The Moodie Report - 29/06/10
Sacramento International Airport calls RFPs for key concessionsSource: ©The Moodie Report - 29/06/10
SSP and partner open Street Food concept at StockholmSource: ©The Moodie Report - 29/06/10
Westfield to redevelop concessions programme at Chicago T5Source: ©The Moodie Report - 29/06/10
Absolut celebrates DFS milestone with Bling-BlingSource: ©The Moodie Report - 28/06/10
Cape Blanco captures Dubai Duty Free Irish DerbySource: ©The Moodie Report - 28/06/10
HDS Retail launches Red Canoe brand at Montréal TrudeauSource: ©The Moodie Report - 28/06/10
HMSHost lands exclusive Amazon Kindle airport retail dealSource: ©The Moodie Report - 28/06/10
Southern Comfort pledges funds to Gulf Relief FoundationSource: ©The Moodie Report - 28/06/10
‘The Age Matters’: Chivas Bros launches major consumer campaignSource: ©The Moodie Report - 28/06/10
Dufri fashions new denim ‘Smart Bag’ range for travel retailSource: ©The Moodie Report - 25/06/10
Erik Thomsen named Vice President Commercial at TFWASource: ©The Moodie Report - 25/06/10
GMR-Malaysia Airports consortium wins Malé Airport bidSource: ©The Moodie Report - 25/06/10
Heathrow challenges the high street for value in new ad campaignSource: ©The Moodie Report - 25/06/10
Hellenic Duty Free Shops structure streamlined in share transferSource: ©The Moodie Report - 25/06/10
Nuance-Watson (HK) takes environmental drive to new levelSource: ©The Moodie Report - 25/06/10
BAA (SP) releases robust financial forecast for full yearSource: ©The Moodie Report - 24/06/10
Malaysia Airports posts robust rise in retail revenueSource: ©The Moodie Report; Business Times - 24/06/10
Nuance introduces new electronics concept at ZürichSource: ©The Moodie Report - 24/06/10
SSP becomes Platinum Sponsor for key F&B eventSource: ©The Moodie Report - 24/06/10
Canadian airport duty free sales surge in MaySource: ©The Moodie Report - 23/06/10
Dubai Airports posts strong surge in May passenger trafficSource: ©The Moodie Report - 23/06/10
SSP rises high in survey of top UK businessesSource: ©The Moodie Report - 23/06/10
ZON Duty Free parent posts leap in Q1 net profitSource: ©The Moodie Report - 23/06/10
Bahrain Duty Free announces latest ‘Daily Draw’ winnersSource: ©The Moodie Report - 22/06/10
Better dialogue with partners crucial to success – TondatoSource: ©The Moodie Report - 22/06/10
Biotherm invites travellers to feel the fragrant ForceSource: ©The Moodie Report - 22/06/10
Historic first flight lands at Dubai World CentralSource: ©The Moodie Report - 22/06/10
Lagardère Services accelerates Asia Pacific driveSource: ©The Moodie Report - 22/06/10
Luxottica appoints Valerie Mills to key Americas roleSource: ©The Moodie Report - 22/06/10
Online pre-registration opens for 2010 TFWA World ExhibitionSource: ©The Moodie Report - 22/06/10
Sydney Airport seeks Expressions of Interest for T2 concessionsSource: ©The Moodie Report - 22/06/10
Aldeasa and Paco Rabanne strike a chord at Málaga AirportSource: ©The Moodie Report - 21/06/10
Cyprus Airports Duty Free attracts 152,000 entries to prize drawSource: ©The Moodie Report - 21/06/10
Dublin Airport passenger numbers slide by -15% in MaySource: ©The Moodie Report - 21/06/10
Dubai Airports makes two key appointments to commercial teamSource: ©The Moodie Report - 20/06/10
ACI Europe names Best Airport Award winners for 2010Source: ©The Moodie Report - 18/06/10
Grupo Vierci to launch ambitious duty free venture in ChileSource: ©The Moodie Report - 18/06/10
MAp Airports bounces back with robust traffic growth in MaySource: ©The Moodie Report - 18/06/10
The Moodie Report launches new column with The DalmoreSource: ©The Moodie Report - 18/06/10
AdP bounces back with solid traffic growth in MaySource: ©The Moodie Report - 17/06/10
Changi Airport Group calls major tender for luxury boutiquesSource: ©The Moodie Report - 17/06/10
HMSHost named as Platinum Sponsor for inaugural FAB eventSource: ©The Moodie Report - 17/06/10
Hong Kong International Airport posts healthy passenger growthSource: ©The Moodie Report - 17/06/10
Picture Gallery: Estée Lauder unveils Pure ColorSource: ©The Moodie Report - 16/06/10
Qatar Airways Hope School opens in Sichuan ProvinceSource: ©The Moodie Report - 16/06/10
Copenhagen Airport passenger numbers rebound in MaySource: ©The Moodie Report - 15/06/10
Dubai Duty Free names its second Double MillionaireSource: ©The Moodie Report - 15/06/10
Eight companies pre-qualify for Medina Airport projectSource: ©The Moodie Report - 15/06/10
Leading airline CEOs to focus on ancillary revenues at ARC2010Source: ©The Moodie Report - 15/06/10
Malaysia Airports launches major World Cup campaignSource: ©The Moodie Report - 15/06/10
Nuance-Watson (Singapore) launches summer promotion with MACSource: ©The Moodie Report - 15/06/10
Bahrain Duty Free launches daily prize draw campaignSource: ©The Moodie Report - 14/06/10
GMR opts to run Hyderabad duty free concession in-houseSource: ©The Moodie Report - 14/06/10
Madrid and Barcelona lead Spanish airport traffic growth in MaySource: ©The Moodie Report - 14/06/10
Munich Airport posts sharp traffic growth in MaySource: ©The Moodie Report - 14/06/10
Dubai Duty Free and Dubai Cares team up for major retail philanthropy programmeSource: ©The Moodie Report - 13/06/10
Zürich Airport posts strong commercial results for MaySource: ©The Moodie Report - 13/06/10
Ash cloud sees European airports post dramatic downturn in AprilSource: ©The Moodie Report - 11/06/10
Changi Airport Group calls major speciality retail tenderSource: ©The Moodie Report - 11/06/10
Frankfurt Airport posts record May for passenger numbersSource: ©The Moodie Report - 11/06/10
Red-letter day at Sydney Airport as International Terminal expansion is celebratedSource: ©The Moodie Report - 11/06/10
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UK. WDF has extended its travel retail and duty free contract at Birmingham International Airport for ten years, until 2021. WDF, which produced revenues of £21 million (US$32 million) at the airport in 2009, will be developing an extensive new World Duty Free store as part of the airport’s overall airside redevelopment by early 2011.
SWITZERLAND. Caran d’Ache is taking a fresh approach to next month’s TFWA World Exhibition with a completely new travel retail boutique concept on a relocated and expanded booth. The Swiss brand will display its wide range of novelties, including limited editions, colour products for children and adults, and its core collection designed for travel retailers.
GERMANY. Frankfurt Airport welcomed Hooters American Restaurant and Sports Bar last month as the latter opened its first airport location worldwide at the Airport City Mall Frankfurt. The new franchise operation features a menu containing a wide variety of typically American sandwiches, chicken wings, desserts, burgers, and seafood specialities.
MEXICO. Leading airport group ASUR (Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste) has posted a +8.9% rise in passenger traffic year-on-year in August, to 1.43 million. Crucially from a travel retail viewpoint, international traffic leapt by +15.1% in the month, with a strong contribution from the key gateway of Cancún International Airport.
UK. London Heathrow Airport’s ‘Best of British’ food & beverage campaign has got off to a flying start, marked by improved consumer awareness of the F&B offer, greater footfall into the outlets, and improved sales. Martin Moodie toured Terminal 5 yesterday, sampling some 45-year-old malt whisky, exquisite chocolates and outstanding ‘Plane Food’ along the way. 
ITALY. Luigi Battuello has been appointed Commercial Director Non Aviation of SEA Aeroporti Milano after nine years at the outlet mall operator McArthurGlen. He rejoins the travel retail industry, having held various positions at Dufry earlier in his career.
SINGAPORE. Leading food travel group SSP has captured two new concessions at Singapore Changi Airport, in terminals 1 and 3. One is a Panopolis bakery, the other a Saboten Japanese noodle concept. The new units cement SSP’s strong position in the food & beverage business at Changi Airport.
SINGAPORE. Changi Airport Group has tendered the key confectionery concession at Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 1, with bids due by 23 September for the 304sq m unit. The airport company has also issued a tender for the first 'dual concept' Watch & Jewellery concession in the same terminal, with bids due by 28 September. 
RUSSIA. St Petersburg Pulkovo Airport’s new terminal will have “a minimum of two” duty free retailers and at least two food & beverage concessionaires when it opens towards the end of 2013. That’s according to the Northern Capital Gateway consortium which took over operations at the airport in April under a 30-year management deal. Currently Aer Rianta International joint venture Lenrianta is the dominant travel retailer at the location. 
PUERTO RICO. The 14th ASUTIL conference closed on Friday 3 September with a stirring call to exceed customer expectations from Michael J. Reardon of the Disney Institute, while economist Carlos Melconian set out a cautiously optimistic forecast for regional growth. The Moodie Report's Peter Dowling reports from Puerto Rico on the annual conference's closing day.
DENMARK. Copenhagen Airport’s new low-cost pier, scheduled to open on 31 October, has officially been named CPH Go. "The signal the new name is intended to give passengers is: more cheap tickets to more destinations," says the airport operator.
UK. Price comparison website Kelkoo has apologised to BAA for inaccuracies in a recent pricing survey, in which it claimed that Heathrow Airport offered the lowest savings compared to the domestic market among a series of leading European airports. Kelkoo admits that the data it published about Heathrow was “inaccurate”.
FRANCE/INTERNATIONAL. Aelia today reported sales of €305 million for H1 2010, up by +7% on a like-for-like basis on the same period last year. The figures were buoyed by a +8.9% rise in sales per passenger at the SDA joint venture with Aéroports de Paris, with non-EU sales per passenger up +10%. Read on for details. 
TURKEY. Leading travel retailer Setur Duty Free this week opened a new Ermenegildo Zegna boutique at its Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SGIA) operation. The 40sq m unit offers a range of fashion & accessories from the Zegna brand. Setur Duty Free will complete its strong fashion line-up at the airport with a Salvatore Ferragamo outlet next month. 
NETHERLANDS. Schiphol Group Managing Director Business Area Consumers Otto Ambagtsheer has been named The Moodie Report Personality of the Month for August, in association with The Dalmore Single Malt Scotch Whisky. Ambagtsheer and his commercial team led the drive to create the new Holland Boulevard concept at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, which opened last week.
THAILAND. The Trinity Forum, the world’s leading airport commercial revenues conference, will be held in Bangkok, Thailand on 9–11 February 2011 with an unprecedented strength of speaker line-up. From the retailer community, confirmed presenters to date include DFS Chairman and CEO Ed Brennan, Dufry Group CEO Julián Díaz, Dubai Duty Free Managing Director Colm McLoughlin, King Power International Chairman Vichai Raksriaksorn, Duty Free Americas Airports Division President Enrique Urioste and The Nuance Group President and CEO Roberto Graziani.
INTERNATIONAl. Our latest contributors’ column, sponsored by Diageo Global Travel & Middle East, is by former Philip Morris International duty free executive and now industry consultant Mick Dawidowicz. He talks about customer focus, identifies 'the missing Trinity member' and criticises the online retail offer of the world's top 30 airports.
QATAR/CYPRUS. Aer Rianta International-Middle East (ARI-ME) has named Martin Mullen as Senior Retail Consultant to Qatar Duty Free, moving from his post as CTC-ARI Airports Head of Retail and Marketing, based in Cyprus. Taking up his role in Cyprus is Toni McDonald, whose experience in retailing with ARI dates back to the early years of Moscow Duty Free. Read on for details.
UK. Wayne Hemingway, Founder of the Red or Dead fashion label, will be one of the keynote speakers at this year’s ispyPLUS inflight conference, the organisers have confirmed. The conference takes place on 15 September and runs alongside the key ISPY cabin crew event, which runs from 13 to 17 September.
BAHRAIN. Bahrain Duty Free has announced the latest winner of its popular Win & Choose car raffle. The winning ticket holder, Essam Mohamood Ahmed from Egypt , chose a Lexus LX570 as a prize. Only 1,000 tickets were available for the draw, priced at BHD50 (US$133) each, with sales online and in the retailer's stores.
GREECE. More details have emerged about Hellenic Duty Free Shops’ first half results, released earlier this week. Hellenic said that sales (-8.9%) had not kept pace with passenger growth (+1.1%), falling particularly sharply in April (volcano cloud) and June. Confectionery, up +4.0%, resisted the negative trend.
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.
NORTHERN IRELAND. Ryanair has announced its withdrawal from operations at Belfast City Airport from 31 October, a move that will have severe implications for the airport’s business, including commercial. The carrier accounted for around one-third of total traffic at the airport in 2009, handling 800,000 passengers. Belfast City has just concluded a £6 million upgrade of its Departures areas, including new-look WDF and HMSHost outlets.
UK. WDF has launched its first ‘Whiskyfest’ event, which runs across World Duty Free stores at Scottish airports for nine weeks from August to October this year. The retailer is highlighting the range of exclusive whiskies at its stores, and offering -20% off 40 of them, alongside a host of showcasing events from brand owners. 
FRANCE. Aéroports de Paris today unveiled strong first-half growth in retail and services. Aéroports de Paris Chairman and CEO Pierre Graff said: “Traffic was severely disrupted in April by the eruption of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull. Despite this, Aéroports de Paris Group’s results for the first half of 2010 are satisfying, due in particular to the increase in revenue per passenger achieved in shops within restricted areas.” 
ASIA PACIFIC. The Asia Pacific Travel Retail Association (APTRA) will collborate with industry analyst Generation Research to produce regular statistical reports on the duty free and travel retail industry in the Asia Pacific region. The APTRA–Generation Index will chart the evolution of the five core product categories using data supplied by airport retailers, airport authorities and owners, operators of downtown shops and border shops, and airlines. 
INTERNATIONAL. Diageo Global Travel & Middle East (GTME) has announced the launch of a new pack design and updated iconography for its Captain Morgan brand. The new packaging will roll out in travel retail from September onwards and will be adopted in more than 50 countries where Captain Morgan rum products are sold. 
SAUDI ARABIA. King Fahd International Airport (KFIA) has completed the successful first-stage revamp of its dining offer, including the introduction of the Middle East’s first airport Krispy Kreme outlets. Through 2010 and 2011 KFIA will unveil further new shopping and dining concepts to cater to the airport’s increasing passenger numbers.
SINGAPORE. Nuance-Watson (Singapore) has teamed up with Coty Prestige Travel Retail Asia Pacific for the first Asian airport launch for Davidoff’s new men’s fragrance, Champion. The exclusive Asian roll-out will be marked by a three-week promotion at Singapore Changi Airport, where customers can participate in a lucky draw to win a Nintendo Wii game console. In addition travellers may enjoy a sports-inspired fun workout at a specially designed Davidoff Champion ‘Wii Lounge’.
CANADA. Vancouver International Airport has hailed the success of its recent ‘Take off Fridays’ summer promotion which saw concessions sales per passenger “drastically increase”. The retail and community promotion, which drew its inspiration from activity during the 2010 Olympic Games at YVR, received positive feedback from both the community and business partners, said the airport.
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. 
NETHERLANDS. Schiphol Group has reported a solid +2.8% year-on-year rise in revenues from its Consumers Business Area in H1 2010, to €137.6 million. Crucially, average spend in the See Buy Fly shops rose by +3.4% to €15.74 in the half. The division’s revenues were hit to the tune of €2.7 million by the volcanic ash cloud in April and May. Revenue for the group as a whole hit €545 million in the half, down by -1.5%, though profits grew sharply. 
GREECE. Hellenic Duty Free Shops (HDFS) today unveiled a +9.7% rise in pre-tax profits to €21.6 million for its travel retail operations for the first half of 2010. This was despite a -8.9% drop in sales to €93 million. HDFS General Director George Velentzas said: “The parent HDFS [i.e. the travel retail operations –Ed]… significantly increased its profitability despite the increase in sales, still remaining the most profitable company in the travel retail industry.”
NEW ZEALAND. Auckland Airport has completed the second of two major retail milestones for the year with the August opening of six new-look speciality stores in the eastern side of the ambitious airside redevelopment. Additionally JR/Duty Free has opened a luxury watches area; and more exciting retail and food & beverage developments are imminent as the airport (and the whole country) builds up for Rugby World Cup year in 2011. 
UK. Luxury fashion brand Burberry has opened a new store at London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5. The 847sq ft store offers a wide range of accessories including bags, small leathergoods, timepieces, sunglasses as well as ready-to-wear items. “The store will strengthen the luxury fashion offering at Heathrow and deliver on our promise of providing passengers with an exciting and engaging shopping experience,” said Heathrow Retail Concessions Director Brian Woodhead.
INTERNATIONAL. Following Jack Daniel’s recent barrel art initiative created by Brown-Forman to mark the 50th anniversary of DFS, the travel retailer has launched a special auction website to raise funds for the Hand in Hand for Haiti appeal. Each of seven unique Jack Daniel’s barrels has been made available for auction on a dedicated site created by DFS: 
UAE. Dubai International Airport has reported record passenger numbers for July, with volumes passing 4 million for the first time ever. The Middle Eastern hub handled 4.3 million passengers in the month, up by +14.3% on July 2009, with the strongest growth coming from Eastern Europe, Asia Pacific and Russia & CIS routes. Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths says: “This is an important milestone that reflects the consistent growth we have seen over the past years."
INDIA. Ethos Swiss Watch Studios has opened its latest duty free outlet at Indira Gandhi International Airport's new Terminal 3. It offers 15 Swiss watch brands such as Omega, Chopard, Cartier, Longines, Edox and Tissot. Ethos Swiss Watch Studios is India’s largest Swiss watch retail chain and is the only multi-brand retail chain present at airports across India. 
SWITZERLAND. Lacoste Watches, part of the Movado/MGI Group, are taking centre stage in a Fashion Week animation at Zürich Airport, organised by Nuance. The one-month promotion, located on the first floor opposite the Chocolate Tax Free shop, centres on the launch of the new, fashion-forward Goa collection.
HONG KONG. As part of its ‘Customer Focus Year’ at Hong Kong International Airport, Nuance-Watson (HK) has partnered with beauty supplier Scental in an exclusive Training Fair to empower staff business skills. “This demonstrates the power of a collaborative approach where both parties have taken a step beyond their common interests and focused passionately on customer service excellence and maximising customer satisfaction,” said the retailer.
INTERNATIONAL. Teacher’s whisky is refreshing its look in the travel retail sector with the launch of new packaging which emphasises the high malt content of the blended Scotch. “Our new pack maintains the very distinct and recognisable trademark shape of Teacher’s but is now bolder and sleeker,” said Beam Global Spirits & Wine Director for European Travel Retail Gareth Brown.
NETHERLANDS. Schiphol Group yesterday unveiled the Holland Boulevard, a high-class Dutch-themed retail, food & beverage, lounge and entertainment zone between piers E and F at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. The area features the world’s first library at an airport, a unit celebrating the history of the Bols brand, a revamped museum store, massage, relaxation and kids’ play areas, plus an impressive Dutch Kitchen from HMSHost. The Moodie Report was on hand for the opening.
NEW ZEALAND. Auckland International Airport Limited today posted what it described as better than expected annual results for 2010. While retail income was down -9.0% over 2009 and retail income per international passenger fell sharply, the company said this was due to a combination of one-off factors, including the change to a dual duty free retailer model.
INTERNATIONAL. Diageo Global Travel & Middle East (GTME) turned in an “outstanding” performance for 2010, according to Managing Director Jane Ewing. “This is probably the best overall performance that GTME has ever reported,” she said. "GTME has recorded very strong double-digit growth across all performance measures: volume, sales and profit.”
MIDDLE EAST. The Middle East Duty Free Association (MEDFA) and TFWA are finalising the programme for the annual MEDFA Conference, which will take place at the Mena House Oberoi Hotel overlooking the Great Pyramid of Giza in Cairo on 28-29 November. Under the theme ‘Reality and Opportunity,’ the speakers will examine current performance and challenges in the region and prospects for the future.
FRANCE. Aéroports de Paris (AdP) is aiming to improve service quality at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport through passenger interaction following the introduction of its 'Dites-nous' (tell us about it) web-forum. From 25 August AdP will invite its customers to blog about their ideas for the perfect airport on its new site: 
HONG KONG. Inflight Sales Group, the Hong Kong-based inflight concessionaire, has announced two key additions to its management team with the appointment of Tommy Yiu to the newly created position of General Manager and the promotion of Clara Lam as Manager – Product Innovation. 
AUSTRALIA Ivo Favotto, The Nuance Group’s Executive Vice President Strategy & Business Development, is to return to his native Australia to become the company's Director – Sydney Airport. He will also have Australia-wide responsibilities for store development and government relations, which fits in neatly with his role over the past three-and-a-half years in his Zürich-based role.
UK. Passengers flying through Heathrow are to be treated to the 'best bites of Britain' to mark the airport’s first British Food Fortnight. From 26 August to 12 September, more than 20 restaurants, bars and cafés across all the airport’s terminals will be offering some of the nation’s favourite treats and tipples to provide passengers with a quintessential taste of Britain. 
INTERNATIONAL. Brown-Forman has chosen a unique way to mark the 50th anniversary of DFS as various artists turned Jack Daniel’s barrels into pieces of art. Each will be sold to benefit industry charity Hand in Hand for Haiti. Here we present an extended Picture Gallery of the completed works as they will appear on display at DFS stores in seven airports.
US. Quaker Steak & Lube opened at the new Airmall at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport earlier this month, offering its award-winning buffalo wings with a variety of signature sauces. Located in Concourse B, the fast-casual dining unit spans 1,800sq ft and is operated by Ohio-based AVI Foodsystems.
TURKEY. Turkey’s leading duty free retailer, ATÜ Duty Free, is pushing ahead with expansion at its key airport locations, and is aiming to hit 2008 sales levels in 2010, after a difficult 2009. The company has opened two new gate stores at Istanbul Atatürk International Airport, as well as further new outlets at Izmir Adnan Menderes and Ankara Esenboga airports.
NEW ZEALAND. A long-standing joint venture between Auckland Airport and HMSHost to run most of the airport’s food & beverage operations is being replaced with a traditional concession agreement. The new structure, effective next month, will prompt an exciting new F&B offer for travellers through New Zealand’s biggest gateway, the airport company pledges.
POLAND. Polish travel retailer and shipchandler Baltona, which was acquired by Indian travel retail group Flemingo earlier this year, has named Michal Stempski as Business Development Consultant. Stempski had worked for the Polish division of French travel retailer Aelia, and before that for Inflight Service. 
HUNGARY. Diageo Global Travel & Middle East, Gebr Heinemann and Budapest Airport recently partnered to create a major ‘Trinity’ activation at the Hungarian gateway around Johnnie Walker’s sponsorship of the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Formula 1 team, driving a +50% increase in sales of Johnnie Walker. 
UK. Heathrow Airport is preparing for this year’s Notting Hill Carnival by hosting an exclusive preview of the steel bands and performers in the Terminal 5 International Arrivals area. Passengers can also tour a pop-up exhibition by internationally celebrated carnival artist Carl Gabriel, which runs from 23 August for a week. 
INTERNATIONAL. Long-time Philip Morris International duty free executive and occasional columnist for The Moodie Report Mick Dawidowicz has hit out at a recent Kelkoo survey that claimed to compare online and airport 'tax free' retail pricing in Europe. “Once again the industry is being defined by outside ‘observers’ or self-styled experts who know little or nothing about the business – and generally get it wrong, usually to the detriment of the industry,” he says in a hard-hitting reply. The Moodie Report invites further comment.
SINGAPORE. Biotherm Homme has unveiled its first masculine fragrance, Force, now available in Asia with the exclusive launch at Nuance-Watson (Singapore). Besides a specially designed gondola featuring Biotherm Homme’s new model, Tyson Ballou, the promotional campaign also involves fragrance-testing by beauty advisors and limited edition gwps comprising miniatures and a travel pouch.
UK/INTERNATIONAL. Last month’s Airline Retail Conference (ARC), the first to be held since new organisers Ink Publishing took over the event, offered some useful pointers about the future direction of the rapidly changing inflight channel. We present a special Picture Gallery and a video capturing some of the highlights of the two-day event. 
NEW ZEALAND. The Commerce Commission has informed Auckland Airport that it is not conducting an investigation into Auckland Airport’s acquisition of a minority stake in Queenstown Airport. But relief over that decision has been tempered by a subsequent legal challenge by national carrier Air New Zealand and local Queenstown interests.
GERMANY. Heinemann Duty Free has placed a 1959 Porsche on display at its Hamburg Airport store – and is offering the two-seater car for sale to passengers. The retailer’s latest campaign, aimed at male shoppers, also includes fashion and fragrances, plus other motorsports memorabilia. 
AUSTRALIA. Lagardère Services Asia Pacific has been awarded the news & books concession at Canberra Airport following a tender. The travel retailer will operate a 190sq m store in the new Southern Concourse Terminal at the airport, which is currently undergoing a major upgrade of its facilities. 
INTERNATIONAL. Record passenger traffic at Sydney and Copenhagen airports buoyed MAp Airports’ core portfolio in the month of July. Sydney Airport traffic climbed by +9.4% year-on-year in July to 3.09 million passengers, while Copenhagen Airport traffic hit 2.21 million, up by +11.3% on last year. Read on for details.
UK. Travel retailer WDF gave passengers flying from Manchester and London Gatwick airports a surprise last week, in the form of an impromptu ‘flash mob’ event. “We really wanted to create a different and memorable event to celebrate the height of the summer holiday period which also entertained and involved our passengers,” explains WDF Head of Digital Marketing Sue Gosling.
SPAIN. Aldeasa has inaugurated two new stores, ‘The Shop’ and ‘The Express Shop’ at Barcelona El Prat Airport Terminal 2. Crucially, The Shop is the first walkthrough concept for AENA and Aldeasa at an airport in Spain, says the retailer. Now it plans to extend the concept to Madrid-Barajas and Alicante airports.
INDIA. Bangalore International Airport Limited today unveiled its spectacular T1 expansion plans for Bengaluru International Airport. “We are committed to the success and growth of Bengaluru International Airport and share the vision of making it the gateway to South India,” said GVK Chairman GV Krishna Reddy.
AUSTRALIA. David Odgers, The Nuance Group Australia’s Director of the SYD Airport Tax and Duty Free operation, has left the company to take a role as Director with eBay Australia. “I have had a great time with Nuance but am ready for a new challenge,” he told The Moodie Report.
AUSTRIA. Gebr Heinemann has gained a two-year extension to its existing duty free concession at Vienna International, airport group Flughafen Wien AG announced today. The award takes the retailer’s contract to the end of 2012, and at substantially better terms for the airport authority, according to Flughafen Wien.
FRANCE. Pierre Freyssinet, Managing Director of Aeroboutique Inflight Retail and one of the most progressive and respected voices within the sector, is leaving Aelia’s inflight retail subsidiary after 12 years to pursue a new challenge. He will first assist new management in the transition process, he told The Moodie Report.
TURKEY. Setur Duty Free’s sales at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport have surged by +155% in the first half of 2010 compared to a year ago. The strong growth is underpinned by the move to a new International Terminal in November 2009, and by a doubling of passenger traffic. Read on for details, and for news of the next phase of openings at SGIA.
THAILAND. Despite a difficult third quarter, Airports of Thailand (AoT) concession revenues leapt by +10.78% in the first nine months of the 2010 financial year (to the end of June), compared to the same period a year earlier, with the figure hitting Bt3.99 billion (US$126 million). The growth came against the backdrop of a +13.03% surge in total revenues at the Thai airports group in the period, and a +17.9% rise in passenger traffic.
JAPAN. Travel retailers targeting Japanese travellers around the world are benefiting from the continued strength of the Yen against the US Dollar. DFS Chairman and CEO Ed Brennan told The Moodie Report: “Yen spending in our core Japanese markets has increased better than 10 points since the Yen’s strengthening to 85. Big ticket items such as watches and jewellery are seeing sales trends which are double other categories."
UK. BAA Heathrow has slammed a survey from price comparison website Kelkoo that claimed it offered the lowest tax free savings compared to the domestic market among a series of leading European airports. BAA disputed the findings, saying the conclusions are “both misleading and incorrect.”
UK. Shirtmaker T.M. Lewin has opened its first UK airport store at Manchester Terminal 1. The 110sq m outlet offers a full range of tailored men’s suits, shirts, ties and cufflinks. Womenswear includes shirts, suits, knitwear and accessories. Read on for details of the new store plus a special Picture Gallery.
GERMANY. Gebr Heinemann is deepening its offer of regional products at Berlin’s key airports as it prepares for the opening of a new international airport serving the capital, which opens in June 2012. The company has just added a range of speciality Berlin pickles, which it says typify its drive to expand its destination offer. 
UK. Heathrow Airport says it is offering passengers a traditional taste of Britain with the opening of The Harlequin, an 80sq m alehouse and eatery in Terminal 1 Departures. The new concept has been devised by F&B partner The Restaurant Group to offer the airport’s international passengers a quintessentially British experience and menu.
ASIA PACIFIC. Earlier this summer Scental Travel Retail Asia Pacific (L’Oréal) organised a pioneering promotion for its Biotherm brand in South Korea – the first time an event has taken place simultaneously domestically and on-airport. The promotion, which sported a “1-2-3 Hydration” theme, focused on Biotherm’s key moisturising portfolio.
CHINA. With two weeks left to run, China Duty Free Group’s 'See You at World Expo 2010, Shanghai' campaign is boosting spending at 56 of its stores across China – and inspiring the Chinese retail giant to plan further nationwide promotions. The campaign rewards customers who purchase over a certain value with entry into a monthly prize draw, with tickets to the Shanghai Expo on offer.
UK. Heathrow Airport is celebrating the career of the airport's longest-serving resident photographer Dennis Stone by hosting two exhibitions featuring the travels of some of the world's greatest stars. The exhibitions will showcase images from the book 'A Life At The Airport: A Heathrow Photographer' published by the airport operator.
SINGAPORE. Nuance-Watson (Singapore) has teamed up with beauty supplier Scental to stage an exclusive Asia Pacific pre-launch at Singapore Changi Airport for Lancôme’s new heritage fragrance Ô d’Azur. This is the first time that Lancôme has held an Asia Pacific pre-launch event at Changi Airport. Lancôme Division Manager Lina Ly says "the deliciously fresh Ô d’Azur will be the perfect travel companion.” 
UK/INTERNATIONAL. Travel Retail Training has announced its speaker line-up for the ispyPLUS inflight retail conference, which takes place on 15–17 September. The event runs alongside the key ISPY cabin crew event, which runs from 13-17 September. 
INTERNATIONAL. Brown-Forman has chosen an artistic and unique way to mark the 50th anniversary of travel retail giant DFS. Artists from around the world were commissioned to turn Jack Daniel’s whiskey barrels into pieces of art, and the completed works are on display at DFS stores in seven airports until 30 September. In turn they will be sold to benefit travel retail industry charity Hand in Hand for Haiti.
HONG KONG. Strong summer traffic momentum continued for Hong Kong International Airport as all three traffic categories recorded double-digit growth in July. Airport Authority Hong Kong CEO Stanley Hui Hon-chung said: “The market rebound during the summer holiday travel season has been particularly strong. July saw a high average load factor of close to 80% for passenger flights at HKIA.” 
SPAIN. To celebrate Carolina Herrera’s 212 VIP fragrance, Spanish companies Puig and Aldeasa are giving passengers a taste of the New York-style celebrity glamour with their latest 'retailtainment' concept. Notes Aldeasa Commercial Director Eugenio Andrades: “We firmly believe that this newness and energetic activity in-store is what our customers really want to see."
IRELAND. Passenger numbers at Dublin Airport hit 2.03 million in July, a -4% decline on the same month last year, according to the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA). UK traffic dropped by -9% while transatlantic volumes dipped by -5% compared to July 2009. In the year to date, passenger traffic has fallen by -14%.
UK. "These sorts of strikes never achieve anything apart from damage: damage to business, damage to jobs, damage to the interests of tourists who want to come to visit Britain, or people who want to leave Britain and have a holiday overseas." British Prime Minister David Cameron hits out at proposed union action that threatens disruption at BAA airports this summer, and which would seriously affect travel retail.
IRELAND. What’s your passion? Sport, Seduction, Adventure or Style? Ralph Lauren and Dublin Airport retail complex The Loop are offering passengers the choice of four men’s fragrances, dubbed the ‘Big Pony’ Collection, at a temporary stand-alone store until 29 August. The collection takes inspiration from the designer’s Big Pony shirts embroidered with an oversize version of Ralph Lauren’s signature polo-player logo.
SPAIN. Aldeasa is inviting shoppers at Málaga Airport to try mixing a Bacardi Mojito as part of a month-long promotional and entertainment campaign. The new marketing activity forms part of Aldeasa’s ‘Shopping Experience’ initiative, which aims to enhance passengers' enjoyment at the airport and drive spending.
INTERNATIONAL. Dufry Group plans to open close to 20,000sq m of new retail space in 2010, covering 152 stores, CEO Julián Díaz told analysts after Thursday’s half-year results announcement. More than half of the stores will open in Q3 and Q4, with a strong contribution from Dufry’s Hudson acquisition. Díaz also reiterated the retailer’s desire to expand in emerging markets, with Russia, China and India of particular interest. 
GERMANY. Hooters American Restaurant and Sportsbar has opened its first ever airport outlet at Frankfurt Airport Terminal 1. Fraport AG Executive Board Member Herbert Mai said: “Fraport is embarking on a major expansion of retail space and offerings to meet the needs of diverse customer groups and the growing traffic. With Hooters, we now have some 250 retail stores, restaurants and service outlets.”
UK. An international consortium led by Aiyawatt Raksriaksorn of King Power International Group (Thailand) has acquired Leicester City Football Club. “I am passionate about football and I see in Leicester City a club with tremendous passion and potential; it has excellent management on and off the pitch and I am convinced that it has the right mix of ambition and realism to drive the team, and club, forward,” said Raksriaksorn.
UK. Manchester Airport is the world’s number one airport Twitter feed, according to a new global survey by airport social media firm AirGate Solutions. “It’s fantastic to receive this recognition – during our recent experiences with snow and the volcanic ash cloud, Twitter became a vital channel,” says Manchester Airport’s Head of External Communications Russell Craig.
SOUTH AFRICA. Tourvest Duty Free announced today the renewal of its contract to manage the inflight duty free sales of Virgin Atlantic Airways until 2014. A delighted Tourvest Duty Free Chief Executive Officer Selwyn Grimsley said: “We are looking to provide Virgin Atlantic customers with an enhanced product, offering even more choices such as a range of inflight snacks to complement those already on offer." 
INTERNATIONAL. Tevfik Ilhan Çimencioglu, an executive for ATÜ Duty Free based at Istanbul Atatürk International Airport, has won a Paco Rabanne ‘golden hamper’ in The Moodie Report’s latest readers’ competition, organised in association with Puig Travel Retail. Tevfik Ilhan correctly named Ernest Hemingway as the famous great-grandfather of Lady Million advertising campaign model Dree. 
DENMARK. Shopping Centre revenues at Copenhagen Airports (including retail and food & beverage) fell by -6.4% year-on-year in the first six months, the group reported today. This was mainly due to a change in contract conditions and a temporary closing of two food & beverage units. Encouragingly, spend per passenger rose in the half, and duty free revenues also increased (by +7.5%) in the period. 
GERMANY/INTERNATIONAL. Encouraging news from Frankfurt Airport as Germany’s major international gateway sets new monthly and daily passenger records during July. Parent company Fraport Group’s overseas airports also prospered during the month with high double-digit traffic increases in Lima, Peru; Antalya, Turkey; and Burgas, Bulgaria. Read on for all the latest passenger numbers.
SWITZERLAND. Commercial activities at Zürich Airport maintained their robust performance in July as net sales to consumers from shops and restaurants climbed by +7.2% year-on-year to CHF44 million (US$41.5 million). Net sales per departing passenger increased by +1.3% over July 2009. Year-to-date commercial turnover is up by a healthy +5.7% against passenger traffic growth of +3.5%.
INTERNATIONAL. Our latest ‘Global Travel Retail – Great Thinking Required’ column, sponsored by Diageo Global Travel & Middle East, comes from Dean Vogel of The Vogel Group, a leading Sydney retail consultancy. He argues that a recognisable airport brand, underpinned by a firm business-to-business strategy, can strengthen relations between airports and concessionaires and improve the consumer experience.
SPAIN. French travel retailer Aelia and sister company SGEL have captured a five-year fashion concession at Alicante Airport, which will open in March next year under the Aelia Retail España banner. The move is the partnership’s second contract in Spain's travel retail sector: in February the alliance won a fashion & accessories concession at Málaga Airport’s new T3, which is due to open later in 2010. 
LEBANON. Assaf & Kabbabé, the number one shopfitting company in Lebanon and one of the leading retail design companies in the Gulf region, is aiming to build on its presence in travel retail following the opening of several ground-breaking duty free projects. In its home market, the company recently celebrated the opening of the first two phases of Beirut Duty Free's refurbishment of its Departures area at Beirut Airport.
BAHRAIN. Bahrain Duty Free Shops has reported a strong +9.6% rise year-on-year in consolidated sales for the first six months of 2010, with net profit increasing by +13.5%. Passenger numbers increased by just +2.7%. Basic earnings per share for the six months increased by +13.6%. Spend per head and penetration levels also posted healthy rises. 
CANADA. Airport duty free sales in Canada climbed by +12% year-on-year to C$96 million (US$92.7 million) in the first six months of 2010, according to figures from the Canadian Border Services Agency, reported by the Frontier Duty Free Association (FDFA). Land border sales fell marginally (-0.5%) to C$56.8 million (US$54.8 million) in the same period. Both channels showed good sales growth in June.
AUSTRALIA. The Nuance Group has announced plans to open a Jack Daniel’s pop-up store in its Departures store in Sydney Airport. The temporary store is modeled after Nuance’s inaugural Jack Daniel’s store at Houston George Bush International Airport. It will open in late August and remain in operation until the end of October. 
BARBADOS. Caribbean ARI (CARI), a key travel retail concessionaire at Barbados Grantley Adams International Airport, has launched its biggest-ever promotion for passengers around the Kadooment (Carnival) season. The ‘CARI Me Back to Barbados’ campaign runs at each of the company’s four stores, and is giving the retailer wide exposure through a partnership with broadcaster CBC. 
DUBAI. Chivas Regal has installed a new lightbox advertising display featuring the latest execution of its ‘Live With Chivalry’ advertising campaign at Dubai International Airport. “As one of the world’s busiest and most culturally diverse airports, Dubai is an obvious location for Chivas Regal to promote the next instalment of the ‘Live With Chivalry’ campaign,” said Pernod Ricard Gulf Marketing Controller John O’Sullivan.
INTERNATIONAL. Lagardère, parent company of leading French travel retailer Aelia, reported the best performance among stocks listed on The Moodie Reportfolio for July 2010, while The Nuance Group co-parent Stefanel saw its shares slump by -92.3%. The Moodie Reportfolio, our basket of travel retail-related shares, saw a gain of +7.3% over the previous month.
SOUTH KOREA. Having completed the acquisition of fellow Korean travel retailer AK Duty Free late last month, Lotte Duty Free is eyeing further growth opportunities. “We finished the AK acquisition after many obstacles and we changed to the Lotte name in three shops at Incheon International [perfumes & cosmetics], Gimpo and Coex,” Lotte Duty Free President YS Choi told The Moodie Report. The AK takeover swells Lotte’s turnover and status as a powerhouse of the Asian and global duty free industry. Read on for full details.
UK. Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has named Penny Coates as its new Chief Operating Officer and Andrew Harrison (currently Commercial Director) as the new Managing Director for Manchester Airport (effective 15 September). MAG Group CEO Geoff Muirhead said: “This move comes at a time of significant change for MAG and is a major opportunity for the business to strengthen our industry-leading position." 
UAE. Duty free retail turnover at Abu Dhabi International Airport grew by +19% year-on-year during the first half of 2010 to US$75 million. This figure was driven by an impressive +7.2% rise in per-passenger spend to US$14.47. Abu Dhabi Airports Company Chief Commercial Officer Huraiz Almur bin Huraiz says: “Retail spending at our airport is significantly stronger than passenger growth (+11.7%), a clear sign that we are succeeding in encouraging travellers to spend more."
US. Airport retail management company Airmall USA (formerly BAA USA) has opened a new UFood Grill outlet at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, located at Concourse B and operated by JJR Concessions. The fast-casual dining unit has a menu consisting of healthy versions of traditional favourites and original creations, and everything is either baked, grilled or steamed.
SOUTH KOREA. Korean Air’s duty free sales rankings by value for July saw Ballantine’s Scotch whisky, Camus Cognac, Estée Lauder cosmetics, Chanel fragrances, Hawaiian Sun and Parker lead their respective categories onboard the world’s most successful inflight retail operation. 
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.
US. Travellers using Delta Air Lines’ New York LaGuardia Airport terminal are in for a treat. Plenty of treats in fact, as the company rolls out a spectacular, ground-breaking line-up of 13 new food & beverage concepts throughout its main terminal facility. Delta is working with renowned airport restaurateur OTG Management, which will own and operate each of the new dining establishments. OTG has assembled a group of New York City’s top chefs and restaurateurs to create tailored restaurant concepts that are exclusive to the terminal. 
ASIA. Bacardi has extended the Dewar’s Gold Rush promotion to mainland China and Malaysia - two of the brand's key growth markets - following its success in Hong Kong. Results are looking good as China Duty Free Group at Guangzhou Airport achieved a +400% sales uplift in May alone.
UK. Airport media specialist EYE has revealed the results of a survey into air passengers and their relationship with technology. Many passengers are prepared to spend heavily on technology and are keen to find out more about technology products at the airport, the poll found. "The results reinforce the effectiveness of the airport environment as a medium for advertisers from this product category,” said Eye Fly UK General Manger John Rankin.
GERMANY. Fraport Group’s Retail & Real Estate division posted a solid +4.3% rise in first-half revenue, to €186 million, the company reported today. “Our Frankfurt home base generated net retail revenue per passenger of more than three Euros for the first time despite continuing difficult economic times," said group Chairman Dr Stefan Schulte. Frankfurt Airport’s revenue from shopping hit €41.9 million in the half, from €40.5 million a year ago.
IRELAND. Dublin Airport is the latest venue to host Jameson’s 'Experience Our World' travel retail promotion. A specially constructed pop-up shop, featuring touch-screen technology, is located in Terminal 1. The campaign activation promises to "engage passengers through an interactive and enjoyable experience,” said Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard Senior Regional Manager Travel Retail Michael Cunningham.
UK. McArthurGlen Luxury Retail has named Dorothy Perkins as the first store to open under its latest Collezioni concept at Glasgow Airport. The brand, which will occupy 2,000sq ft of retail space in the airport’s Departures lounge, is "a solid and affordably stylish anchor for the Collezioni presence" at Glasgow, says McArthurGlen Luxury Retail Chairman Brian Collie. 
DENMARK. Copenhagen Airport has opened a Pandora concept store as part of its strategy to offer greater price differentiation and more affordable brands. “Jewellery and accessories are very much ‘in’ at the moment and in high demand with passengers,” says Copenhagen Airports Vice President of Sales Carsten Nørland, noting that there is much "untapped potential" in the category.
UAE. A powerful new initiative between Diageo GTME, Dubai Duty Free and Dubai Airports Company – creating the first ever alcohol sampling event at the regional hub – has taken ‘Trinity’ cooperation to a new level, says the brand owner. The ‘Mentorship Experience’ provides the shopper with a tailored, private, one-to-one tutorial of Diageo’s portfolio of luxury brands, beginning at Dubai International Airport with Johnnie Walker Double Black, and delivering what the partners call “an unprecedented shopper experience”. 
UAE. Dubai Duty Free Managing Director Colm McLoughlin has been named The Moodie Report Personality of the Month for July, in association with The Dalmore Single Malt Scotch Whisky. McLoughlin, a key driving force behind the company’s remarkable rise since 1983, has spearheaded its strong double-digit growth in the year to date.
UK. SSP Chief Executive Andrew Lynch will be the keynote speaker for a key event in the catering industry calendar: the Arena lunch, entitled ‘Food on the Move’. The networking event takes place on 24 September at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel, London.
INTERNATIONAL. L’Oréal Luxury Products Travel Retail Europe, Middle East & Africa has created a new fragrance animation for Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) called “Wherever.Forever”. The event, which began in May and will run until the end of August in key European hubs such as Paris CDG, London Heathrow, Munich, Istanbul and Helsinki, aims to allow travellers to discover – or re-discover – YSL’s flagship fragrances.
ITALY/INTERNATIONAL. International travel retail-to-catering giant Autogrill today posted a +5.4% increase in first-half consolidated revenues to €2,800.3 million (+4.2% at comparable rates). Consolidated EBITDA reached €265.7 million, +3.5% on the first half of 2009 (+2.3% at comparable rates).
UK. To celebrate the 40th anniversary of Black Tot Day, Speciality Drinks Ltd this week launched Black Tot Last Consignment rum onboard HMS Belfast, the last remaining stocks of the original Royal Naval rum from 1970. “Black Tot has a true sense of heritage that we feel will appeal to travellers in duty free. It has over 300 years of British Naval history behind it adding to the allure for the consumer,” said Speciality Drinks Ltd Founder Sukhinder Singh.
US.Denver International Airport has unveiled plans for its South Terminal Redevelopment Programme. The US$900 million project, which includes a hotel, conference centre, downtown rail link, signature rail bridge and plaza, is scheduled for completion in 2016. Read on for details, images and a video of the new design.
BELGIUM. Brussels Airport retail revenues climbed by +2% year-on-year in the first half of 2010, to €22.3 million. Encouragingly, retail revenue per passenger rose by +4.8% in the half, reflecting the increasing proportion of non-EU traffic, as well as strong food & beverage revenues from a series of new airside concepts. 
HONG KONG. The tobacco sector takes another blow as Hong Kong Customs & Excise spells out tough new duty free limits on tobacco for inbound travellers, effective 1 August. This follows the government’s budget, announced in February, in which Financial Secretary John Tsang revealed the measures on public health grounds. The new limits affect all travel retailers selling to Hong Kong-bound travellers, including Arrivals shops.
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.
ITALY. Bologna Airport has issued a major retail tender covering duty free and duty paid stores in the Schengen and non-Schengen areas of the terminal. The contract will run for ten years from January 2011, with submissions due by 31 August.
INTERNATIONAL. Harold Gittelmon, Managing Director of Harding Brothers Retail, is to run the New York Marathon on November 7 in aid of The Magic Wand Foundation, a special fund within the Willow Foundation that grants special days to adults with terminal cancer. Gittelmon aims to raise at least £10,000 for the charity, and is appealing to the travel retail industry for support.
US. HMSHost has opened Humpy’s Great Alaskan Alehouse – the restaurant’s first airport outpost – in Anchorage International Airport. Founded in 1994 with the goal of providing downtown Anchorage with a casual neighborhood alehouse, Humpy’s Great Alaskan Alehouse serves Alaskan specialties accompanied by popular brews on-tap. 
NORTHERN IRELAND. HMSHost has unveiled a striking new food & beverage offer at Belfast City Airport – with a strong Sense of Place in its Harvest Market and Bushmills Bar concepts, plus a first Irish outlet for Espression by Lavazza. The Moodie Report Deputy Publisher Dermot Davitt attended the launch on Tuesday to bring you comment, reaction and a photo gallery of the new areas. 
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”.
LATVIA. Riga International Airport has issued a tender for a master concessionaire to oversee management of all commercial spaces at the airport. The contract will run for ten years and will cover duty free, speciality retail, food & beverage, currency exchange, car rental, business lounges, banking and other services.
GERMANY. Ferrero's Kinder chocolate brand was in the spotlight at Munich Airport in a month-long shop-in-shop promotion. Kinderino, the Kinder Surprise egg-shaped mascot, carried a selection of national flags, and customers could choose a Kinderino with the flag of the country they supported. Ferrero also offered a branded shoulder-bag as a gift to customers spending more than €15 on chocolates. 
UK. Retail and dining specialist HMSHost today announces the opening of the Harvest Market restaurant at Belfast City Airport, inspired by the city’s popular local market. “We are confident that the extensive new food range and the new unique atmosphere, dedicated to providing a true sense of place, will be more than appealing to the 11,000 passengers per day that we welcome at the airport,” said the airport’s Business Development Director Katy Best.
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.
CYPRUS. CTC-ARI Airports has launched a campaign to celebrate one of Cyprus’s unique local products, Commandaria sweet wine. The promotion includes tastings at Larnaka International Airport, where over 100,000 passengers can sample the product until 1 August. CTC-ARI Airports is a strong supporter of Cypriot goods through its acclaimed Kypriaka destination merchandise concept.
UK. BAA has named Francois Bourienne as Commercial Director for Glasgow Airport, responsible for growing all aeronautical and non-aeronautical revenue streams including retail, property and car parking. Bourienne joins from The Nuance Group, where has he worked for the past four years, based at the retailer's European headquarters in Zürich. 
HONG KONG. Rémy Cointreau Global Travel Retail has joined forces with Sky Connection to create the first permanent display in Asia for super-premium Cognac Louis XIII de Rémy Martin, at Hong Kong International Airport. Sky Connection CEO Baker Salleh says: “To be a stage showcasing this super-premium Cognac, with its proud heritage and excellent name-recognition among our customers, is our mission. The response has been tremendous.”
AUSTRALIA. Sydney Airport Corporation Limited (SACL) has developed a strong advertising and brand activation platform, including a series of ‘experiential zones,’ at the redeveloped International Terminal, which was completed in June. 
US. Rod Wiltshire, long-time President of Alpha Retail USA and Aldeasa US and one of travel retail’s most popular and respected executives, left his full-time role with the retailer on Friday to take a well-earned retirement. Wiltshire, whose career in retail spans nearly half a century, will remain an advisor/consultant to the Autogrill-owned travel retail company.
NEW ZEALAND. Auckland Airport has reported growth of +6.7% in international passenger traffic (excluding transits) for June, continuing the upward trend seen in May. Key overseas nationalities such as the Japanese, Malaysians and Chinese showed solid increases, while Australian traffic was lifted by additional flight capacity.
UK/INTERNATIONAL. The Euro remained the most popular currency among UK travellers in H1 2010, according to the latest Currency Index published by American Express Global Foreign Exchange Services. This, coupled with an increase in demand for the Hungarian Forint, Danish Krone and Croatian Kuna, points to a return in popularity for continental short breaks, American Express claims.
UK. BAA Heathrow has teamed up with participatory arts organisation Sing London to build interest in the sport of table tennis, or ping-pong, just two years before London hosts the Olympic Games. A ping-pong table has been installed in the Departures area of Terminal 3 where it will remain for a month as part of the airport’s efforts to promote the best of British sport and culture.
AUSTRALIA. Sydney Airport retail revenue climbed by +12.2% year-on-year in the six months to 30 June, hitting A$102.6 million (US$91.6 million), with the increases outstripping passenger growth in the period. Total revenues rose by +11.9%, while EBITDA also rose sharply. The figures were buoyed by the opening of the new-look International Terminal, which was completed last month. 
UAE. Abu Dhabi International Airport passenger traffic climbed by +11.7% year-on-year in the first half of 2010, Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC) has reported. The top routes from Abu Dhabi in the half were London, Bangkok, Doha, Manila and Bahrain, accounting for 20% of total passenger traffic. 
NETHERLANDS. Leading travel retailer and wholesaler B&S Paul Global has unveiled a radically expanded and enhanced duty free store serving NATO staff at the Allied Joint Force Command base at Brunssum in the Netherlands. The 800sq m store includes a major emphasis on beauty and luxury goods, says the company. Read on for details, and for a special picture gallery.
UK. JCDecaux Airport has confirmed today that it has retained the outdoor advertising contract for London Luton Airport. The five-year contract with London Luton Airport Operations was awarded following a competitive tender. JCDecaux Airport has operated advertising at London Luton since 2000. 
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.
CANADA. Bacardi Travel Retail Americas has rolled out the Dewar’s Engraving programme with The Nuance Group at Toronto Pearson International Airport, running until the end of July. Launched in May during Nuance’s Whisky Fest, the programme invites Dewar’s customers to have their purchased Dewar’s 12yo and Dewar’s Signature bottles engraved with a personalised message.
DUBAI. Dubai Duty Free has been named Brand of the Year by Superbrands Middle East. “Dubai Duty Free has overcome the challenges faced by the global airport retail sector with its innovative promotions and initiatives, which have proven to be a huge success,” said Superbrands Middle East Director Mike English.
SPAIN. SSP has signed an eight-year deal to run two new Burger King outlets at Alicante Airport’s new third terminal. Scheduled to open by April 2011, the two restaurants will account for about a quarter of the catering area at the facility and will occupy nearly 1,000sq m of the 4,000sq m dedicated to food & beverage. They are expected to serve a total of 4,000 passengers per day.
ITALY. Shares in The Nuance Group’s co-parent company Stefanel plunged again yesterday, maintaining their dramatic decline of recent days. The retail-to-apparel group’s price fell by almost -21% to €1.67, following successive daily declines of -36% and -19.9%, raising further speculation about the future of the company’s interest in Nuance. UPDATE: Stock falls -36% on Wednesday and by -35.95% on Thursday to 52-week low of €0.69.
HONG KONG. Bacardi Travel Retail Asia Pacific has launched Bombay Sapphire Revelation, its US$200,000 crystal decanter, at Hong Kong International Airport. The Revelation exhibit in the luxury Arrivals store will be in place until October 2010, in partnership with Airport Authority Hong Kong and Sky Connection.
DUBAI. Dubai Duty Free has retained its position as the single largest airport retail operation in the world, based on analysis released by Generation Research. For the second year running Dubai Duty Free (with US$1.14 billion of sales in 2009) ranks ahead of London Heathrow Airport, with Incheon International Airport retaining third position.
AUSTRALIA. The creation of a retail strategy built around the theme of ‘Sydney as the gateway to Australia’ was a critical element in the redevelopment of Sydney Airport’s new-look International Terminal. That’s according to The Vogel Group, the business consultancy that helped frame the commercial strategy for the spectacularly revamped Terminal 1.
DENMARK. Dixons Travel is to open two new stores at Copenhagen Airport in late August, followed by a third later in the year. The stores will be the first of their kind in Denmark. “The new Dixons Travel brand will give Copenhagen Airport a leading edge in electronics at competitive prices," says the airport's Vice President Sales Carsten Nørland.
HONG KONG. Hong Kong International Airport is inviting travellers to watch 3D movies at its new 4D Extreme Screen Cinema this summer. Cinema goers can also enjoy special offers at the four entertainment zones and various restaurants at the airport until the end of August.
FRANCE. Aéroports de Paris passenger traffic climbed by a solid +2.3% year-on-year in June to 7.5 million, the group has reported. Some 5.2 million passengers travelled through Paris Charles de Gaulle (+2.5%) with 2.3 million at Paris Orly (+1.7%). Encouragingly from a travel retail viewpoint, international traffic (excluding Europe) outstripped this rate of growth, rising by +5.1%.
AUSTRALIA. Welcome to Delivering the Dream – a special publication from The Moodie Report dedicated to the transformation of Sydney Airport’s International Terminal. Martin Moodie reports from the New South Wales capital after the culmination of this ambitious A$500 million project, completed just last month. He speaks to Sydney Airport Corporation Limited, plus many of the airport company's key commercial partners, about the achievement. 
MALAYSIA. Swiss watchmaker Jaeger-LeCoultre has launched the legendary Master Memovox range with Valiram-owned Swiss Watch Gallery at the Pavilion Kuala Lumpur shopping mall. Jaeger-LeCoultre originally unveiled the Master Memovox some 60 years ago and the brand has now been launched with a contemporary new version.
BAHRAIN. As part of its continuing drive to encourage and motivate in the workplace, leading Middle East travel retailer Bahrain Duty Free has recognised the achievements of staff with a special series of service awards. Bahrain Duty Free Head of Human Resources Adel Redha says: “Human resources is the most important factor in achieving goals and improving productivity.”
INTERNATIONAL. Entries are flooding in for the first-ever Airport Food & Beverage Awards, to be held at Manchester Airport on 23–25 January 2011. “We’re encouraged by the thought that has gone into many of the entries, which underline the momentum – and the trends – behind the airport food & beverage sector,” says Convenor of Judges David King.
SLOVAKIA. Gebr Heinemann this week unveiled a new, enlarged travel retail store at Bratislava Airport under the Heinemann Duty Free brand name. Among the highlights is a specially designed Regionals zone, featuring Slovak spirits, liqueurs, wafers, chocolates and gifts. The Hamburg-based travel retailer has operated at the airport since 2007. 
US/PHILIPPINES. US confectionery giant Hershey’s has opened its first boutique in travel retail, in Duty Free Philippines' Fiesta Mall. The 30sq m boutique, opened with Eastern Duty Free, features a huge range of products, from travel retail exclusive packs to the Eastern Duty Free-exclusive Pasalubong gift bags.
CANADA. The Nuance Group and Bacardi Travel Retail Americas last week launched Bombay Sapphire Revelation at Tax & Duty Free by Nuance in Toronto Pearson International Airport. The US$200,000 crystal decanter will be on exhibition in the airport’s main International Terminal 1 store until 7 September. Profits from the sale of Revelation will benefit cleft charity The Smile Train.
UK. Passenger traffic at London Gatwick Airport slipped marginally (-0.8%) in June to 3.04 million, mainly as a result of capacity reductions in the North Atlantic and Irish markets. Encouragingly, traffic on long-haul routes (excluding North Atlantic) rose by a solid +6.2% year-on-year. Gatwick’s biggest markets, European scheduled and European charter, remained static. 
SPAIN. Leading travel retailer Aldeasa in partnership with the Ron Brugal rum brand has launched a series of live dance shows and cocktail tasting sessions at Málaga Airport, which will run until 1 August. The retailer wants to create a Caribbean ambience in its stores. These are the latest in a series of in-store events that aim to capture passengers' attention and drive footfall.
URUGUAY. The early registration deadline is looming for the 2010 ASUTIL conference, which takes place on 1–4 September at the Caribe Hilton Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Currently a discount of US$150 applies for delegates who wish to register; but from 16 July onwards standard rates will apply.
UK. In a major accolade for the business, World Duty Free has been awarded first place in BAA Heathrow’s new Eureka! 2010 retail innovation incentive scheme. Launched this year, the award recognises innovative thinking from the airport's business partners, and their efforts to improve the passenger experience at the UK hub. WDF staff won the award for a major Chinese New Year promotion, which lifted spend per person by +35%.
INTERNATIONAL. Pernod Ricard-owned Scotch whisky brand Ballantine’s has unveiled a fresh new look for its prestige range, which will be unveiled first in duty free in Asia Pacific. “The new look embraces a combination of luxury design elements, in a move to increase on-shelf impact and consumer appeal," said Pernod Ricard.
HONG KONG. Hong Kong International Airport is inviting travellers to “indulge in the ambience of art this summer” as it launches its ‘Tasting Hong Kong’ community art campaign. Weekend workshops as well as music concerts are among the attractions.
GERMANY. Passenger traffic at Munich Airport climbed by a healthy +12% year-on-year in June to 3.2 million, and by +3% in H1 2010 to 15.8 million. Long-haul traffic has been critical to driving growth, with a +12% surge in the first half. A buoyant company CEO Michael Kerkloh said: "The negative trend is clearly at an end, and Munich Airport is again posting dynamic gains."
SWITZERLAND. Favarger is presenting its locally made chocolate specialities during a Made in Switzerland summer promotion hosted by Geneva Airport. Travellers are being invited to sample the brand's chocolate fondue recipes and Avelines.
SWITZERLAND. SSP’s third Montreux Jazz Café will open early next year at Zürich Airport, where the outlet will be located in the newly refurbished Pier B. SSP has already opened two Montreux Jazz Café units, one at Geneva Airport and the other at Sydney Airport’s new-look International Terminal (T1). 
TURKEY. TAV Airports Holding, Turkey’s leading airports group, today welcomed the first scheduled flight to its latest operation at Antalya Gazipaşa Airport. The group operates the airport under a 25-year lease. The terminal, which aims to service the growing demand for air travel in the south of the country, can handle 500,000 passengers a year. 
AUSTRALIA. Leading fashion and accessories brand Guess has opened a boutique at Perth Airport’s International Terminal, the third fashion outlet to open since December, joining women’s fashion brands Witchery and Diva. In related news, Perth Airport will shortly commence redeveloping the International Terminal, including an expanded arrivals hall and duty free store.
TURKEY. TAV Airports Holding, the leading Turkish airports group, has reported a +13% surge in first-half passengers across its national and international operations, to a total of 21.25 million. The figures were buoyed by a +15% surge in international passengers to 12.5 million – good news for the group’s ATÜ Duty Free joint venture.
FRANCE. Leading French travel retailer Aelia has begun the roll-out of its new retail identity, Aelia Duty Free, to its latest stores at Bordeaux Mérignac and Lille Lesquin airports. The company’s updated retail brand, complete with new-look fascia, was first introduced across Aelia's stores at Nice Côte d'Azur Airport in May.
US. BAA Boston, developer of the Airmall at Boston Logan, has announced three new additions to its retail offer, including the first Vigix vending machines ever to be installed at an airport, carrying Flik Flak children's watches. New stores for Swatch watches and a regional souvenir fashion brand have also begun trading.
BAHRAIN. Bahrain Duty Free has announced the latest seven winners of its ‘Daily Draw' summer promotional campaign ‘Win a Holiday Every Day’, held during the third week of June. Each of the winners was awarded with a five-day holiday package for two people to Sharm El Sheikh-Egypt, with special flights onboard Royal Jordanian Airlines.
EUROPE. Passenger traffic at Europe’s airports posted an increase of +5.4% year-on-year in May, according to the latest figures from Airports Council International (ACI) Europe. Despite the encouraging climb in volumes, passenger numbers remain more than -10% below May 2008. 
FRANCE. L’Oréal Luxury Products Travel Retail Europe, Middle East and Africa has created a Summer Destination Travel Must-Haves animation to promote Lancôme’s four star products: the Eyes Virtuôse palette, the Ô d’Azur fragrance, Juicy Tubes lip gloss and Hydra Zen moisturiser. The event began running in key European airports earlier this month.
UK. Leading travel retailer WDF has announced the arrival of its Pandora jewellery pop-up store in the Departures lounge of London Heathrow Terminal 5. Trading from 7 July to September, the boutique will stock the brand’s largest range of bracelets and charms available in the airport, alongside new collections.
JAPAN. British American Tobacco (BAT) is celebrating its latest premium smoking lounge implementation at Osaka Kansai Airport. The BAT team partnered with the Kansai Airport Authority to transform a smoking room into a premium smoking lounge, complete with consumer engagement opportunities around the Kent brand.
THAILAND. DFASS (Singapore) has strengthened its growing presence in Asia with the announcement of a new inflight sales and management partnership with Bangkok Airways. The airline’s Assistant Director in charge of the duty free programme, Ms Sunate-on, said: “I am very confident that DFASS will be able to make a substantial difference to our programme.”
NETHERLANDS. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is celebrating the FIFA World Cup, and the Dutch team's triumphant run through to the final, with a host of soccer-themed events. The Dutch operator has even placed its own specially designed football stadium in front of the airport entrance, seating 325 people. All airport users can watch the matches live on the Astrovision screen.
NEW ZEALAND. JR/Duty Free began its new concession at Christchurch International Airport – gateway to New Zealand’s South Island – on 1 July. Travelex has taken up operations as foreign exchange retailer and, in important breaking news, HMSHost has been awarded a major food & beverage tender.
INTERNATIONAL. MAp Airports Head of Commercial Doug Benham will open the second day of the 2010 Airline Retail Conference, which will take place on 20 and 21 July at the Sofitel London Heathrow. Benham, a well-known strategist with three decades of experience, will discuss what is next for inflight and airport retailers. 
QATAR. Qatar Duty Free has teamed with Doha Bank to allow the latter's Dream Card-holding shoppers the opportunity to win a combined QR40,000 worth of shopping vouchers. The two-month promotional campaign, which runs to the end of August, also includes a unique cash back offer. Read on for details and pictures.
HAITI. “The most important investment in the field of education outside of Port-au-Prince in the past 30 years.” That’s how French Ambassador Didier le Bret described the school being built by Hand in Hand for Haiti, the extraordinary travel retail industry initiative to help the reconstruction of the earthquake-ravaged country. We present a full update on the project’s progress.
INDIA. “This is a demonstration of what India is truly capable of.” Minister of Civil Aviation Shri Praful Patel today underlined the spectacular achievement represented by the long-awaited new Terminal 3 at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, inaugurated by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in front of 7,000 guests. The Moodie Report brings you first-hand reaction.
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.
BRAZIL. Dufry has pledged its support for international children’s charity, SOS Children’s Villages, through its dedicated ‘Dufry – Global Support’ programme. This week, Dufry inaugurated its new social centre in Igarassu, Brazil, committed to the support of disadvantaged Brazilian families. The Dufry-Social Center was constructed with funding by Dufry, which will also finance the running of the centre and the training classes.
AUSTRIA. Gebr Heinemann has unveiled its Heinemann Duty Free retail brand at the newly expanded and refurbished store at Salzburg Airport. The 415sq m store is the first outside Germany to feature the Heinemann Duty Free identity. A major highlight, says the retailer, is the installation of a new-look ‘Regionals’ zone for destination items, with a design theme that reflects Salzburg and its surrounding areas.
UK. Manchester Airport today opened its new Escape Lounge in Terminal 1 to the public, with over 100,000 passengers expected to use the £1.7 million facility each year. “Our aim was to create a memorable experience for both our business and leisure passengers with great ambiance, service and food made to order,” said Commercial Director Andrew Harrison.
HONG KONG. Hong Kong International Airport retail and advertising revenue climbed by a robust +12.8% to HK2,918 million (US$374 million) in the financial year to 31 March 2010, reports Airport Authority Hong Kong. Overall turnover grew marginally in a year when passenger traffic dipped but profits surged ahead. 
SOUTH AFRICA. Roy Luchman, a cabin crew member for Air Mauritius, has been named the overall winner of the Tourvest Annual Sales Person Awards (TASPA) hosted by Tourvest Duty Free (TDF), the inflight duty free sales business of Tourvest's Retail Merchandising Division. Along with Jacqueline Botha, cabin crew member for Interair, another Tourvest concession, he will now be entered for the ISPY Awards. 
ASIA PACIFIC. The Asia Pacific Travel Retail Association (APTRA) has named Michael Barrett as its new Executive Officer. He will begin work from his new base in Hyderabad in India at the beginning of July. Barrett will retain his current role as Conferences and Research Manager for Tax Free World Association.
UK. British Airways has clarified recent speculation about the fate of its inflight retail programme, currently run in-house. “We have invited a small number of suppliers to take us through what they can offer inflight retail,” the airline told The Moodie Report. “We are reviewing the information they have given us, but no decisions have been made.”
INTERNATIONAL. Sydney Airport General Manager, Retail Derek Larsen has been named The Moodie Report Personality of the Month for June, in association with The Dalmore Single Malt Scotch Whisky. Larsen was the driving force behind the stunning commercial transformation of Sydney Airport’s new-look International Terminal, which recently celebrated the completion of its phased opening.
INTERNATIONAL. Football fever has gripped confectionery giant Ferrero with innovative store promotions in key airports designed to coincide with the FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa. Travellers are being invited to take three shots at goal to win a discount on Kinder purchases, and special promotional packs are also on sale.
SOUTH AFRICA. Jameson Irish Whiskey is planning an interactive promotion to be held at O.R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg to celebrate the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. “We will be inviting consumers to show us their smooth finish in a penalty kick challenge in celebration of the World Cup; a momentous tournament that attracts the attention of the entire world,” said Pernod Ricard Travel Retail Europe Brand Manager Neil Sharp.
INTERNATIONAL. Diageo Global Travel & Middle East (GTME) has launched its global summer campaign, named ‘Take Your Summer Spirit With You’, which aims to increase footfall and sales in global travel retail. The campaign will run across the group’s core portfolio, and with key retail partners at airports, cruise ships and border stores. 
AUSTRALIA. The Nuance Group has introduced a ground-breaking new way of presenting malt whiskies at its Sydney International Airport store, opened earlier this year. Dubbed a first in duty free, the finest malt whiskies have been categorised by their flavour profiles, rather than their region of origin at SYD Airport Tax & Duty Free's Departures store, designed to make it easier for travellers to choose a product.
US. The Sacramento County Airport System has issued Requests for Proposals for key retail and food & beverage concessions in the new Central Terminal B at Sacramento International Airport. The new 700,000sq ft Central Terminal B opens in Autumn 2011. On offer are a series of seven-year retail and ten-year F&B concessions. 
SWEDEN. Leading food travel specialist SSP has teamed up with Swedish chef Marcus Samuelsson to open a new Street Food concept at Stockholm Arlanda Airport Terminal 5. The restaurant is the second Street Food unit to open in Sweden and offers visitors “fresh and wholesome street food from around the world”, the partners said.
US. The Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) has selected Westfield Concessions Management II LLC as its preferred bidder to redevelop the concessions programme at Chicago O’Hare International Airport Terminal 5. The deal includes the creation of new spaces for duty free, food & beverage, news & gifts and speciality retail. 
INTERNATIONAL. Leading vodka brand Absolut is reintroducing its Bling-Bling gift pack to commemorate the 50th anniversary of travel retail giant DFS. The limited-edition pack will be available in DFS shops in Singapore, Auckland, Abu Dhabi, Mumbai, San Francisco, New York JFK and Los Angeles in August.
IRELAND. The Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby took place at The Curragh racecourse in Ireland on Sunday, won by the Aidan O’Brien-trained Cape Blanco. It’s the third year that the world’s biggest duty free retailer at a single location has sponsored the event, generating huge media exposure around the world. In addition, Dubai Duty Free Managing Director Colm McLoughlin was honoured for his, and the company’s, services to Irish racing when he was made an Honorary Member of the Irish Turf Club. 
CANADA. HDS Retail North America has just opened its latest speciality retail concept, an apparel store named Red Canoe, at Montréal Trudeau International Airport. Red Canoe is a Toronto-based company that designs collections of clothing, headwear and accessories based around vintage icon brands, from Boeing to the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
US. Southern Comfort is to donate up to US$250,000 to the Gulf Relief Foundation to help the fishing community and support wetland preservation following the recent devastating oil spill. The brand is kicking off the effort with an initial donation of US$50,000 while aiming to raise an additional US$200,000 via a Facebook initiative and a donation per bottle sold campaign.
INTERNATIONAL. Chivas Brothers has launched a global consumer campaign to highlight the importance of age statements on Scotch whiskies. ‘The Age Matters’ campaign begins in travel retail before being rolled out across domestic markets. Chivas Brothers Chairman and CEO Christian Porta tells The Moodie Report about the importance of the campaign. 
NETHERLANDS. Dufri International is introducing a new line of bags fashioned from authentic jean fabric. The Golla Denim range features two ‘Smart Bags’ for small electronic gadgets as well as four Laptop Bags.
INTERNATIONAL. William Grant & Sons Regional Manager Europe – Global Travel Retail Erik Thomsen has been elected to the post of Vice President Commercial at TFWA. He replaces Donatienne Fontaines-Guillaume of P&G Prestige, who recently stepped down from the Management Committee after her appointment to a new role at LVMH. 
MALDIVES. A consortium led by GMR Infrastructure Limited and Malaysia Airports has won the bid to manage and develop Malé International Airport under a 25-year contract. The alliance beat competition from rival consortia led by TAV Airports Holding and Aéroports de Paris, and by GVK in partnership with Zürich Airport.
UK. BAA has launched a new advertising campaign that promotes the value on offer in shopping at London Heathrow Airport. ‘Heathrow shopping. The West End for less’ will target passengers from both the UK and abroad who fly from the London hub.
HONG KONG. Nuance-Watson (HK) has underlined its commitment to the environment by organising the second Green Poster Competition for art and design students, as well as for travellers at Hong Kong International Airport. Awards were presented to the winning artists at a ceremony at the airport today. The Moodie Report presents a unique Picture Gallery of the winners.
MALAYSIA. Malaysia Airports Holdings has posted revenues of RM436.41 million (US$135.4 million) for the first quarter ended 31 March 2010, up by +11.89% over the same period in 2009. Revenue from the group's retail arm, Eraman Malaysia, grew by +24.71%. The news comes amid a major retail investment programme at five of the company's key airports.
SWITZERLAND. The Nuance Group has launched its new ‘Sound & Vision’ electronics category concept at Zürich International Airport. Focusing on leading brands within the category through shop-in-shop executions, the new concept aims to create an easy-to-browse and engaging shop environment, says the retailer.
INTERNATIONAL. SSP has become a Platinum Sponsor of the inaugural Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) Conference and Awards, to be run by The Moodie Report and hosted by Manchester Airport on September 5–7. “As non-aeronautical revenues increase in significance, getting food & beverage right has never been more important,” says SSP CEO Andrew Lynch.
UAE. Dubai International Airport posted a +13.6% surge in passenger traffic in May, the eleventh month in a row of double-digit traffic growth. Dubai Airports CEO Paul Griffiths said he expects traffic to break previous records in the summer months ahead.
MALAYSIA. DFZ Capital, which trades in Malaysian travel retail under the brand name ZON Duty Free, has reported a +152% rise in net profit (after tax) to MYR23.3 million (US$7.2 million) for the financial quarter ended 31 May 2010. The company's duty free division posted revenue growth of +2.8% to MYR162.8 million (US$50.4 million). 
BAHRAIN. Bahrain Duty Free has announced the latest seven winners of its ‘Daily Draw' summer promotional campaign, titled ‘Win a Holiday Every Day’. Each of the winners receives a trip to Sharm el-Sheikh with Royal Jordanian Airlines. 
ITALY. “The fact is, we either grow together or not at all.” In a message to Airports Council International Europe’s annual Assembly, Congress and Exhibition in Milan last week, Autogrill CEO Gianmario Tondato Da Ruos called for enhanced dialogue between airports and their retail and food & beverage partners, as well as better communication with travelling consumers.
INTERNATIONAL. L'Oréal Luxury Products Division has created a series of high-profile airport animations to promote the launch of Force by Biotherm Homme, the brand’s debut men’s fragrance. The advertising concept – the dual between man and water – has been brought to life in selected airports by inviting travellers to test their “force quotient” via an interactive digital experience. 
UAE. Dubai Airports paved the way for the opening of Dubai World Central–Al Maktoum International Airport with the first flight into the facility on Monday. The new airport, which will open in phases in the coming years, will begin cargo operations on 27 June. Passenger operations are slated to open in March 2011. 
SINGAPORE. Lagardère Services says it is accelerating its drive to expand in Asia Pacific travel retail with the relocation of Executive Committee member Emmanuel de Place to Singapore. From this base he will manage and develop the Asian businesses and supervise the Pacific area, which will be managed and developed by Lagardère Services Asia Pacific CEO Scott Raisin.
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.
SPAIN. Aldeasa has announced the continuation of its live music concerts in collaboration with Puig’s Paco Rabanne fragrance brand at Málaga Airport, as part of an ambitious promotion for the new limited edition Black XS line. The concert forms an integral element of Aldeasa's 'retailtainment' campaign with Puig.
CYPRUS. Cyprus Airports Duty Free Shops, operated by CTC-ARI Airports, attracted an incredible 152,000 entries for its latest prize draw promotion: a trip for two to the World Cup Final in South Africa. The company is building on its strong track record for prize promotions and draws, which are helping to drive penetration and spend at Larnaka and Pafos airports.
UAE. Dubai Airports has made two key appointments to its commercial team: Nader Ghazzawi has been appointed Head of Commercial Contracts, and Cian O’Sullivan has been appointed Head of Retail Concessions. The moves are part of a drive to enhance revenues and customer service, says Dubai Airports. 
CHILE. Grupo Vierci, a leading South American retail-to-media company, is set to open what it says is Chile’s largest duty free store, the Mega Shopping outlet in the Iquique Free Zone. The 1,218sq m store – due open in September – will be located in Mall Zofri, the retail heart of South America’s largest tax free zone.
INTERNATIONAL. The Moodie Report will launch a regular new feature in the coming days: The Moodie Report Personality of the Month, in association with The Dalmore Single Malt Scotch Whisky. The column aims to recognise those individuals who by their deeds, attitudes and behaviour have advanced the industry’s cause.
INTERNATIONAL. HMSHost has been named as Platinum Sponsor of the inaugural Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) Conference and Awards, to be run by The Moodie Report and hosted by Manchester Airport on September 5–7. The support of the Autogrill-owned F&B concessionaire underlines the high level of interest in the event. 
INTERNATIONAL. Last month at a major launch event in Paris, Estée Lauder unveiled its revamped Pure Color cosmetics collection, created in partnership with Creative Makeup Director Tom Pecheux, who was appointed last November to help rejuvenate the brand. The Moodie Report brings you a full pictorial overview.
CHINA/QATAR. In a strong statement of its Corporate Social Responsibility credentials, Qatar Airways, in partnership with the China Youth Development Foundation (CYDF), has helped rebuild a school in Sichuan Province, China, which was hit by a massive earthquake in 2008. The school reopened this week.
UAE. Dubai Duty Free has created its second ever Double Millionaire, with a Lebanese national scooping the US$2 million top prize in one of the retailer’s most sought after promotional draws. In a neat twist, the winner, a regular participant in Dubai Duty Free’s draws, won the prize of a BMW car in a competition at the airport 17 years ago.
SAUDI ARABIA. Eight airport companies have pre-qualified for a forthcoming tender to build a new terminal at Medina Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Airport. The tender is scheduled for September, with a winner to be announced in November, and work on the US$1.5 billion project will begin in the first quarter of 2011.
INTERNATIONAL. Vueling CEO Alex Cruz (pictured) has joined a growing list of high-class speakers and attendees at the 2010 Airline Retail Conference, which takes place in July. Other speakers include Warwick Brady, former CEO of Mandala Airlines and now a Director at easyJet, as well as Julian Carr, Managing Director at bmibaby. Four of the top five airline ancillary revenue earners — AirAsia, easyJet, Ryanair and Vueling — have already signed up to take part, say the organisers.
MALAYSIA. Malaysia Airports has launched a major World Cup promotional campaign at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), with big shopping and dining discounts plus giveaways and prize draws. The campaign, titled ‘Let’s All Football’, runs from 11 June to 11 July at the airport, and targets travellers and airport visitors.
SINGAPORE. Nuance-Watson (Singapore) hosted a beach party retail event this week for the launch of its summer collection ‘To the Beach’ at Changi Airport Terminal 2. Customers received sea shell necklaces hand-made by bronzed Brazilian models and enjoyed complimentary makeovers by MAC makeup artistes.
BAHRAIN. Bahrain Duty Free has created an innovative new daily prize draw, with winners being chosen each day during June and July. The retailer has just chosen the first seven winners of its summer campaign ‘Win a Holiday Every Day’. Each winner wins a five-day holiday package for two persons to Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.
INDIA. GMR–Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL) has opted to run its duty free operations at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in-house, once the incumbent, The Nuance Group (India) exits the business this month. A spokesman told The Moodie Report: “We have gained a lot of knowledge and experience, so we are going to do the duty free by ourselves. We are looking for partners for supply agreements.” 
SPAIN. Aeropuertos Españoles y Navegación Aérea (AENA), Spain's airport authority, has reported a +2.9% year-on-year increase in passenger numbers across its airport network for May 2010. There was particularly encouraging growth at the country's two major airports, Madrid Barajas and Barcelona El Prat.
UAE. Dubai Duty Free has built on its enviable record for corporate social responsibility by teaming up with philanthropic body Dubai Cares to launch a range of retail merchandise at Dubai International Airport. Managing Director Colm McLoughlin said: “In addition to raising funds for Dubai Cares, the merchandise, which will be seen by the many millions of passengers using Dubai International Airport, will help raise awareness of Dubai Cares and all of the good work that it undertakes.” 
GERMANY. Frankfurt Airport handled 4.76 million passengers in May, a +7.1% surge compared to May 2009, parent company Fraport said today. The figure was a record for the month of May. Fraport AG Executive Board Chairman Dr. Stefan Schulte said the “extremely satisfying figures" confirmed the upward trend in passenger volumes of recent months.
AUSTRALIA. Today was a red-letter day in New South Wales as Sydney Airport celebrated the expansion and upgrade of the International Terminal departures level. Sydney Airport CEO Russell Balding said: “It is a strategically important investment that will leave visitors with a positive and lasting impression of Sydney.” The revamped terminal includes one of the airport world’s most ambitious retail and food & beverage offers.