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,
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
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
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.
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
Duty Free Shopping in the Age of the Shopper and Amazon
I have attended a Kantar Retail event this week on Amazon in Europe.
The Growth of Travel Retail – Business Review Europe Article
This is a link to a recent feature on Travel Retail at William Grant & Sons.
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.
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.
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.
Is Airport Travel Retail heading towards breaking point?
Reflections at the start of The Trinity Forum 2015
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.
Is Airline Retail the future of Duty Free?
Is Airline Retail the future of Duty Free? Reflections from #ARC15LON