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We did it! Women in Travel Retail : over $30,000 raised to buy 200 bicycles for kids to go to school. Thank you, my colleagues, my friends for the comon effort. I always knew that the #travelretail community had a big ❤️

Join the conversation on building a greener future for DF&TR by resgitering for complimentary access to TR Sustainability Week! 🟢 Register here: https://lnkd.in/e7NbWmXu 🟢 For this year's digital content festival, which is taking place from 2-6 December 2024, TRBusiness has joined forces with Quantis to deliver a webinar programme that will delve into timely and important issues affecting stakeholders. Topics on the agenda include circularity approaches to packaging and waste; the importance of nature and biodiversity to business strategies; toppling barriers around diversity and inclusion; and confronting the dual challenges of greenwashing and greenhushing in different categories. Four immersive webinars will be broadcast on Monday 2 December through Tuesday 3 December (09:00 – 18:00 CET). Plus, the event will deliver a raft of engaging content including the popular Sustainability Pitches, as well as news, views and interviews published throughout the week. Click through for the details... #TRBusiness #travelretail #dutyfree #TRSustainabilityWeek

✈️ Airports as Artports – Düsseldorf Airport Sets New Impulses! 🎨 Thrilled to see #DUS featured in The Moodie Davitt Report as a leader in innovative airport experiences. "Düsseldorf Airport is far more than a transportation hub. In fact, thanks to a far-sighted management policy, it has been transformed into a vibrant cultural platform, redefining the traditional airport experience through initiatives such as the innovative Art Walk exhibition." Despite retail challenges and vacant spaces, we’re finding creative ways to enhance our guests' experience. Our 2024 hihglight "Art Walk" gives regional artists a platform, turning the airport into a cultural hub that leaves lasting impressions. A special thanks to Tankred Stachelhaus for his outstanding work and expertise in curating this unique cultural project.   Thanks to Martin Moodie and the The Moodie Davitt Report and our amazing #TeamDUS 🚀 https://lnkd.in/ewVYxZG5

Positive reactions have been flooding in following the EX.CEL Experiential Retail Workshop, which was held in Cannes ahead of the TFWA World Exhibition & Conference. More than fifty senior travel retail executives gathered for the insights workshop organised by m1nd-set and Blueprint. Through detailed shopper insights from m1nd-set and best-in-class case studies from retail and travel retail showcased by Blueprint, delegates discovered how global shoppers are focusing less on price in the purchase decision as they become increasingly drawn by more experiential elements in store, from digital activations, retail theatre, AI driven interaction and staff engagement. Theo Goldberg, Director, Airport Retailers Association (ARA) Amsterdam Schiphol commended the workshop as “thought provoking, forward-thinking and refreshingly different”. He highlighted the “highly relevant cases on how AI technology is shaping the airport customer journey” adding that there was “lots of food for thought for airports to leverage with concession partners and brands.” Andrew Machin, Managing Director at retail design and marketing agency Kounter whose own contribution to the workshop showcased how AI can be used to bring innovation and interaction to the customer experience in travel retail, lauded the organisers saying the workshop was “very interesting and thought provoking” and expressed his delight that his agency was able to take part in the “vibrant debate around AI and the future of the customer experience in travel retail”. ORA (previously known as Groupe ELBA showcased how shoppers were able to engage at their recent Sol de Janeiro activation with L’Occitane en Provence at London Heathrow. Altavia Travel Retail demonstrated hugely engaging and creative retail experiences with Hendricks Amazonia Gin at London Heathrow, and luxurious experiences skincare shoppers can discover with its omnichannel activations for La Mer. Leading cigar brand Oettinger Davidoff AG also demonstrated the power of cross-category activations to enhance the customer experience and drive footfall and conversion in travel retail. Summerbird Organic’s Sales Director & Partner Thomas Pedersen says the company has been focusing on enhancing the in-store experience through thousands of hours of sales training for several years. Pedersen congratulated the organisers m1nd-set and Blueprint for “extraordinary and valuable insights through industry figures, customer behaviour, best practice cases and valuable industry networking”. Danish confectionery brand True Gum’s Co-Founder Morton Ebdrup said the workshop “gave me some real food for thought on how AI might change the way we shop and market in travel retail. It wasn’t just about the tech, but more about how we can make shopping more personal and engaging”. For more information and to enquire about a bespoke version of the the EX.CEL workshop for your organisation, please contact Anna Marchesini or Thomas Kaneko Henningsen.

Designers can create a ‘digital twin’ of the ship using AI. The #metaverse could be a $100 billion global market by 2030. Learn more in the World Economic Forum report, Navigating the Industrial Metaverse: https://ow.ly/ijF350TJHGl Siemens HD Hyundai NVIDIA #shipping

Looking back at last week! Blueprint and BABOR BEAUTY GROUP hosted their annual “For Friends, By Friends” intimate cocktail event during TFWA (Tax Free World Association) World Exhibition & Conference at the Mondrian Hotel. “It was a real pleasure co-hosting our get together in Cannes with Babor Beauty Group’s travel retail team. These informal events are important to Blueprint and Babor because we are grateful for the ongoing commitment and support we receive from the travel retail community,” said Blueprint’s Thomas Kaneko Henningsen. Karl L. Walter #travelretail #dutyfree #tfwa #cannes

A huge thanks to all partners supporting the m1nd-set charity sports on Sunday at the TFWA World Exhibition: TFWA (Tax Free World Association), Puressentiel, Altavia Travel Retail , Blueprint , Groupe ELBA & Pringles. The event, which will feature blind football and wheelchair rugby with France's leading adaptive sports charity, the Stade Toulousain Handisport, will be at the Gymnase Capron, 9 Avenue André Capron in Cannes from 08.30 - midday. Huge thanks to Groupe ELBA, the latest company to sign up and sponsor this second annual fun sports event... "The ORA ELBA group has been proud to support parasports for over 2 years. Following our support for the para-fencer Cassiopée Bourgine for the 2024 Olympics, we will participate for the second consecutive year in the Wheelchair Rugby Tournament "Yes We Cannes!" on September 29th. Join us!" There are only a few places left, so hurry to sign up here to secure your seat in a wheelchair this Sunday 😉 : https://lnkd.in/eBCiEuSW . Mathieu Vazart ✈️🍷🥃, Solène de Villiers (Saltiel), Thibaut De Malézieux, Samuel Macarie, Sylvie Cauvein Dr. Peter Mohn Anna Marchesini Clara Susset Anna Degli Esposti Mélissa Hervé Hugo Vanderschaegh Mathieu Vazart ✈️🍷🥃 Thomas Kaneko Henningsen Karl Walter Emmanuelle HENS Lucile Bresson Rocco Pacchioni Jacco Douma Cécile Lamotte https://lnkd.in/gH6jQcJx