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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…
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Airports & Travel Retailers
Inken Callsen: “Pricing Is No Longer The Magnet”. An Exclusive TRunblocked.com Interview
Introduction by: Peter Marshall I’ve followed Gebr. Heinemann for more than 30 years, and I’ve rarely heard a senior leader…
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Game On: How Maestrani Is Winning in Travel Retail
Introduction by: Peter Marshall Since TRunblocked.com’s last conversation with Maestrani, the Swiss chocolatier has continued to build momentum in travel…
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Airports & Travel Retailers
Three Houses – L’Oréal, Kering, Coty – One Bottle: What The Gucci Beauty Handover Really Means For Travel Retail (and other) Shelves. By: Peter Marshall
When Kering, L’Oréal and Coty issued near-simultaneous statements last week, most of the trade press appeared to file it as tidy corporate housekeeping.…
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SKROSS Unplugged: The Adaptor Brand That Refuses To Stay In The Box. Sam Gerber Interviewed.
Introduction by: Peter Marshall Ask almost everyone what Skross does and they’ll say one word: adaptors. That’s precisely the box…
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Travelling Well: Loacker’s Recipe For Travel Retail Growth
Introduction by: Peter Marshall Fresh from celebrating its centenary, Loacker is looking firmly to the future. The Italian wafer and…
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Braver, More Honest, More Grounded. Marco and Vittoria Passoni of 2.0 & Partners On Why Travel Retail Training Has To Change
Introduction by: Peter Marshall In this straight-speaking conversation, travel retail training experts Marco and Vittoria Passoni challenge the industry to…
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Airports & Travel Retailers
No Spin, All Charge and Power Plays. Skross’s Sam Gerber On Travel Retail’s Shifting Traveller Behaviour, Regional Acceleration, Tariffs, And The Business Behind Travel Tech Essentials.
Introduction by: Peter Marshall Power banks and adaptors are not exactly retail sex. But the business behind them reveals how travel…
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Ricola CEO Thomas P. Meier: “We’re More Than a Cough Drop Brand”
Introduction by: Peter Marshall Nestled among the rolling hills of Switzerland’s Basel-Landschaft region, Ricola has built one of the world’s…
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Beauty
The House of Noya: “You’re Not Buying a Fragrance, You’re Sharing a Feeling”. Founder Talha Kalsekar and Marketing Director, Lyva Lehongre, Interviewed.
Introduction by: Peter Marshall For many emerging fragrance brands, heritage is a powerful advantage. For House of Noya Founder and…