Zürich Airport CEO Thomas Kern on the importance of the new Arrivals store

The Nuance Group yesterday officially inaugurated its second Arrivals duty free store at Zürich Airport, which has added around 1,200sq m of retail space at the country’s busiest gateway. The Moodie Report was on hand to attend this landmark day in Swiss travel retail, a suitable way to mark Nuance’s 50th year of operations at the country’s leading gateway.

The Nuance Group yesterday officially inaugurated its second Arrivals duty free store at Zürich Airport, which has added around 1,200sq m of retail space at the country’s busiest gateway. The Moodie Report was on hand to attend this landmark day in Swiss travel retail, a suitable way to mark Nuance’s 50th year of operations at the country’s leading gateway.

Rugby World Cup fever is breaking out in New Zealand, host to the four-yearly tournament beginning in September. As kick-off approaches Bacardi Global Travel has got into the spirit of things with the launch of an innovative campaign behind its popular New Zealand vodka 42Below.

Bacardi Global Travel Retail today launched Bacardí OakHeart, described as the brand’s most noteworthy new product since Bacardí Limón over a decade ago. Travel retail will be a key channel for the line extension. “We’re going to be creating some fantastic sampling opportunities,” said Bacardi Global Travel Retail Managing Director Andrew Carter.

The launch issue of The Moodie Report e-Zine features in-depth analysis of the controversy surrounding the award of the Chicago O’Hare Airport Terminal 5 master concession, plus an assessment of the extraordinary rise of Dufry under the stewardship of CEO Julián Díaz.

Luxury French chocolate house Valrhona is set to target travel retail more specifically, with the September introduction of a new premium outlet/travel retail exclusive trio. The products, previewed to The Moodie Report during an exclusive two-day visit to the company’s Tain L’Hermitage headquarters earlier this month, will be officially revealed to the trade at this year’s TFWA World Exhibition in Cannes.

The three category sub-concessionaires to Duty Free Philippines – Landmark Management, CMP and EDF – are advancing their informal alliance, announced via The Moodie Report in May. “Discussions are moving forward continuously," said Landmark Founder & President Chim Esteban. "We’re looking at various ways to strengthen this relationship.”

Department of Tourism Secretary Alberto Aldaba Lim has underlined the importance of state-owned Duty Free Philippines to the country’s tourism industry, and pledged to support the travel retailer’s ambitious store improvement and development programme. In an exclusive interview with The Moodie Report in Manila this week, the Secretary said: “Duty Free Philippines was created to support the Department’s tourism promotional efforts, so we continue to count on its success to enhance our ability to promote the Philippines’ tourism sector."

Glengoyne Highland Single Malt Whisky has entered into an agreement to sponsor The Moodie Podcast with immediate effect. The Ian Macleod Distillers-owned brand enjoys a rapidly rising profile in duty free. To celebrate the new sponsorship, and to mark the firm’s acquisition of single malt Tamdhu, Martin Moodie recorded a special edition of The Moodie Podcast with Managing Director Leonard Russell.