China Trading Desk
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Airports & Travel Retailers
Why Does Travel Retail Keep Meeting Chinese Travellers Too Late?
Introduction by: Peter Marshall Well, the headlines you read look reassuring enough: China handled 185 million cross-border movements in Q1…
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Airports & Travel Retailers
The Chinese New Year Illusion: Crowded Terminals May Make Recovery Visible. They Do Not Make Conversion Automatic.
Introduction by: Peter Marshall Chinese New Year 2026 delivered the headline the industry wanted: Chinese travel is back, traffic is…
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Airports & Travel Retailers
2025: The Year “The Chinese Shopper” Died. Why Travel Retail must stop asking: “Is China back?” and start asking: “Which China Are We Building For?” By: Subramania Bhatt
Introduction by: Peter Marshall For most of 2025, global travel retail kept circling around the same question: “Is China back…
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Airlines
The Rise of First-Time Chinese Travellers: Mirage, Momentum, or Missed Signal? By: Subramania Bhatt, Founder & CEO, China Trading Desk
Introduction by: Peter Marshall This image portrays today’s reality in Travel Retail. It’s the wait before the walk-in. She’s not…
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Airports & Travel Retailers
The She Economy Is Now Running Travel Retail. Are You Designing For Her?
Introduction by: Peter Marshall This is not just another think-piece. It’s a do-list for every player in travel retail – …
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Airports & Travel Retailers
Europe Isn’t Ready: The Chinese Traveller Has Evolved. Has Duty-Free?
Introduction by: Peter Marshall Imagine this: A Chinese Gen Z traveller books her ticket to Paris two weeks before departure.…
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Blog
The Rise of China’s New Alcohol Consumer: A Golden Opportunity for Travel Retail
Introduction by: Peter Marshall Welcome to the first of a series of exclusive features on TRunblocked.com from Subramania Bhatt, Founder…