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August 30th

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,

retail,
August 28th

Shopper behaviour and the value of Exclusivity

The Trinity Forum, the world’s leading airport commercial revenues conference, is coming up soon in India from 12th to 14th September. I have read this weekend an article within the MoodieDavitt Report linked to this event

retail,
August 17th

The Whisky Lady blog on travel retail

I recently contributed to a blog by The Whisky Lady on “How is whisky doing as a Travel Retail libation?”. Here is the link for the full whisky blog which also feature Joe Bates from

retail,
August 14th

An Inside the Cask chat with…airport planning expert Gordon Hamilton

We recently had the opportunity to have a brief chat with Gordon Hamilton, Senior Vice President of Business Operations at Aviation Strategies International about Airports, planning and travel retail.

retail, travel,
July 28th

You got yourself a deal!

Bargain hunting and the value perception of Duty Free

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June 1st

A time to say goodbye…and an exciting new opportunity

André de Almeida to leave his role at William Grant & Sons and join new Global Travel Retail project at the Loch Lomond Group

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May 22nd

Duty Free Shopping in the Age of the Shopper and Amazon

I have attended a Kantar Retail event this week on Amazon in Europe.

retail, travel,
March 30th

The Growth of Travel Retail – Business Review Europe Article

This is a link to  a recent feature on Travel Retail at William Grant & Sons.

retail,
January 15th

Looking ahead to Europe Travel Retail prospects in 2016

On return from the Christmas holiday break with the family, I have been reflecting on the issues tackled during 2015, but even more importantly, considering the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead in 2016.

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October 17th

Top Tips on how to survive your first TFWA Cannes Week

Another year and another trip to Cannes beckons for the TFWA World Exhibition & Conference – at least for those of us involved in the Global Travel Retail (GTR) business.

drinks,
September 20th

Do you really know what you are drinking?

I recently read a LinkedIn post by Cheryl Buckingham which made me think about the ongoing debate about the authenticity of Spirit drinks/ brands and their content.

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September 16th

Is Airport Travel Retail heading towards breaking point?

Reflections at the start of The Trinity Forum 2015

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August 17th

Africa’s Potential (for Travel Retail)

Africa is the second largest continent in terms of size and population globally and offers a huge mix of very distinct and unique countries, people, languages and cultures with a vast amount of potential.

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August 13th

Are airports indirectly creating the VAT rip-off?

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June 3rd

Is Airline Retail the future of Duty Free?

Is Airline Retail the future of Duty Free? Reflections from #ARC15LON

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