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Another Hendrick’s Gin: ‘Ginnaissance’ Continues. An Exclusive Interview with Nora Torpey, MD Hendrick’s Gin (Global) and Lesley Gracie, Hendrick’s Master Distiller.
Introduction by: Peter Marshall Twenty-six years ago a curious apothecary bottle from Girvan rewrote the rules of gin, pairing Bulgarian…
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Another Hendrick’s Gin: ‘Ginnaissance’ Continues. An Exclusive Interview with Nora Torpey, MD Hendrick’s Gin (Global) and Lesley Gracie, Hendrick’s Master Distiller.
Introduction by: Peter Marshall Twenty-six years ago a curious apothecary bottle from Girvan rewrote the rules of gin, pairing Bulgarian rose and cucumber with an unmistakable sense of theatre. Hendrick’s didn’t just join the category as much as light the fuse on a global ginnaissance. And now there’s Another Hendrick’s,…
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Can Tobacco Harm Reduction Actually Deliver? A Scientist’s Perspective. Gizelle Baker, VP Scientific Affairs, PMI.
This was not the interview I expected. Instead of technical scientific jargon that is often difficult to decipher, I found Gizelle Baker, VP ScientificAffairs at PMI, highly articulate, easy to understand and thoroughly engaging. We talked about her unconventional journey from pharmaceutical research into tobacco harm reduction, and the scientific…
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Airports & Travel Retailers
From Landlord to Commercial Partner. Morten Nielsen, CEO Commercial Data Insights (CDI), On The Data Layer Airports Have Been Missing.
Introduction by: Peter Marshall In this exclusive video interview on TRunblocked.com, Morten Nielsen, Founder of CDI (Commercial Data Insights), explains how his fully automated revenue reporting platform moves transactional data from operators to airports for swift month-end closing and near real-time analysis. Invited into Copenhagen Airport to help them understand what was…
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In Travel Retail Innovation Is Not The Problem. The Shelf Is. And It Has An Execution Problem. By Garry Stasiulevicuis, Managing Director, Shelftrak.
Introduction by: Peter Marshall Travel Retail Exclusives remain one of the industry’s greatest growth opportunities – but only if brands and retailers execute them properly. I am proud to publish this excellent, thought-provoking and insightful feature from Garry Stasiulevicuis of Shelftrak, who explains – in a very direct way –…
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Airlines
As Purchase Planning Weakens, Pre-Trip Communication Should Strengthen. By Steve Hillam, Managing Director, Pi Insight.
Introduction by: Peter Marshall One of the most significant shifts we have seen in Travel Retail over recent years has been the continued decline in purchase planning. Increasingly, travellers are arriving at the airport with less certainty about what, or indeed if, they intend to buy. This has created…
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Beyond “Quality Growth”. Suntory Global Spirits GM Global Travel Retail, Alasdair Dickinson, On Pricing, Margins and Activations. And How Far Suntory Will Push To Keep Its Brands Ahead.
Introduction by: Peter Marshall Alasdair Dickinson has never been one for empty rhetoric, and 2026 is not a year that rewards it. Suntory Global Spirits finds itself navigating a spirits landscape that has shifted gear: post-pandemic exuberance has cooled, value and margin are under sharper scrutiny, and travellers are thinking…