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Where To Now For Estée Lauder? “Beauty Reimagined” After the Puig Non‑Deal
Introduction by: Peter Marshall Estée Lauder’s decision to walk away from a potential tie‑up with Puig has effectively reshaped the…
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Where To Now For Estée Lauder? “Beauty Reimagined” After the Puig Non‑Deal
Introduction by: Peter Marshall Estée Lauder’s decision to walk away from a potential tie‑up with Puig has effectively reshaped the conversation around one of beauty’s most scrutinised giants. For months, the prospect of a 40 billion dollar prestige powerhouse was taken as proof that Estée needed external help to fix its growth…
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Luxury Travel Retail Has a Desire Problem. The Next Generation Is About to Make It Permanent. By: Alessandra Marinucci.
Introduction by: Peter Marshall CVR has dropped from 23% to 12%. The industry is reading this as an economic problem. It isn’t. Read more here on why in an excellent op-ed by Alessandra Marinucci, Founder, LussoSphere and Former Retail Director, Versace & Valentino Walk through the luxury corridor at Heathrow…
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KT International: Independent Agility Meets Global Competition in Travel Retail
Introduction by: Peter Marshall Travel retail remains a key retail channel for tobacco manufacturers, as premiumisation and next-generation products reshape the competitive landscape. For independent player KT International, the channel offers a route to international expansion – but also presents challenges when competing against global majors with greater scale and…
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Experience First: L’Oréal Travel Retail Asia Pacific Managing Director Jesús Abia on the New Era of Travel Retail Beauty
By: Colleen Morgan, Contributing Editor Trunblocked.com Standing room only is usually a good sign at TFWA Asia Pacific. But when Jesús Abia took to the stage at The Agora Sessions in Singapore, it quickly became clear this was more than just another conference presentation. Introduced by a dynamic holographic dance…
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TFWA Singapore 2026 Unwrapped: A Surprisingly Good Package, But Problems Remain.
Introduction by: Peter Marshall Now that we are all (mostly) back, it’s time to review the show. I arrived this year not expecting much, but was pleasantly surprised. Sure, the reaction from the floor was mixed – as ever – but overall it was a success. So how do we rate it? I won’t delve into the…
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EPI Group Wines & Champagne’s Cecile Vangelisti Interviewed
Introduction by: Peter Marshall After the post-COVID Champagne surge with product on allocation and runaway demand, the category has met a heavier mood: geopolitics, tariffs, and a broader shift in consumer confidence that is all too visible. Against that backdrop, André de Almeida for TRunblocked.com spoke with Cécile Vangelisti, EPI…