Carin Luna-Ostaseski is the founder and CEO of Scotch whisky brand start-up SIA. I first came across Carin via her video on the crowdfunding website Kickstarter. Since then I have followed the progress of her brand
Influencing the Shopper Inside Edinburgh Airport
Back in 2013, I had the idea to trial influencing the shopper via a PoP Up store at Edinburgh Airport and by sheer coincidence, there was a BBC documentary being filmed at the same time called
24 hours in Gibraltar
As I was clearing up my files, I came across some pictures of a brief trip to Gibraltar a few years ago.
Article Link: Behaviour Design and Science of Persuasion
If interested in understanding human behaviour and how to influence it for retail for example, then suggest reading this article from The Economist’s 1843 magazine entitled The Scientists who make apps addictive.
Amazon Restaurants service arrives in the UK
I have a keen interest on all topics relating to the online retailer Amazon and the post from Alvaro Morilla at Kantar Retail caught my eye recently. It reports on their new service for restaurant
An Inside the Cask chat with…a Drinks Industry Legend
John Peterson has worked in the Drinks industry for over 40 years and acts as the Master Distiller for the Loch Lomond Group whiskies. He has been the mastermind for the careful development and improvement
169 years of Carlsberg history in 48 hours
I came across the blog from Andrew Roache from Carlsberg by chance whilst browsing the internet recently. It was a response to a challenge set by the company to him. Definitely worth a read!
Monocle Highlights Oct 2016
The latest issue of Monocle magazine is now out and I have included here some of the highlights from the October 2016 issue, which include the Retail Survey Top 20.
The Scotch Whisky NAS debate
This week’s The Spirits Business magazine reopens the no age statement (NAS) debate on Scotch whisky within travel retail/ duty free.
An Inside the Cask chat with…the team behind the Free TR Jobs Board
The supply and demand model of the jobs market needs enablers such as headhunters, recruiters and especially websites such as the Free Travel Retail (TR) Jobs Board, created by the team from One Red Kite.
10 Tips to identify Whisky fraud
Scotch Whisky is an industry worth £4 billion in annual exports, it is supported by centuries of history and is a beautiful blend of both heavy industry and individual craftsmanship with examples of mass production
A Frontier view of Duty Free in the 80’s
Ahead of yet another week spent in Cannes, as part of the annual TFWA World Exhibition & Conference duty free show, I have decided to look back on some material available about the industry.
Loch Lomond Group unveils new GTR range for its Scotch whisky brands
The Loch Lomond Group, an independent distiller and blender of some of the finest and rarest Scotch whiskies, is set to unveil its new Global Travel Retail (GTR) range at the upcoming TFWA World Exhibition
An Inside the Cask chat with…the TFWA President
Just ahead of the annual TFWA World Exhibition & Conference for the Global Travel Retail (GTR)/ Duty Free channel taking place in Cannes in October this year, we have managed to grab some time from the TFWA President himself,
Five essential gadgets for your next trip
This entry comes courtesy of the travel blog Mrs O Around the World…
