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Moodie Davitt: “Babor partners with Blueprint to extend travel retail footprint”
German skincare brand Babor has partnered with Copenhagen business development consultancy Blueprint to bolster its travel retail presence.
The 68-year-old research-driven beauty brand continues to step up its focus in the channel through successful listings with Gebr. Heinemann’s airport duty-free stores, including the most recent one at Copenhagen Airport. It is also now listed with the travel retailer’s duty-free shops in Norway, Germany, Austria, Türkiye and the Baltics, as well as inflight and onboard cruises.
Babor Beauty Group is regarded as one of the top professional skincare brands in Europe, with sales reaching €265 million (US$282.2 million) in 2023. The company offers consumers the Babor Trinity of performance – luxury, experience and sustainability.
TRBusiness: “Blueprint & Hanse help Messyweekend secure trio of inflight retail listings”
Accessible eyewear brand Messyweekend has secured inflight retail listings with Eurowings, Discover Airlines and Marabu Airlines, aided by its travel retail partners Blueprint and Hanse Distribution.
The Danish handcrafted eyewear house, established in Copenhagen, has major plans for travel retail in 2024 as it seeks to establish itself as the go-to brand for accessibly priced lifestyle eyewear.
“We are thrilled that Messyweekend has been listed onboard Eurowings, Discover Airlines and Marabu Airlines,” said Hanse Distribution’s Sales Director Inflight Jakob Barthe.
This was followed by QAEZ International and on-board Lufthansa last year, with the help of German partner Hanse Distribution.
The brand now has further inflight listings in the pipeline and is also targeting airports and cruise ships, with Southeast Asia, Canada, Mexico and Brazil on the hit list.
Moodie Davitt : “Blueprint reveals travel retail investment project Transformation”
Travel retail business development agency Blueprint has introduced a new two-year project called Transformation. The Copenhagen company described this investment entity as an “exciting step-change” that focuses on industry-level insights and trends as a mission-critical driver. Blueprint Partner Thomas Kaneko Henningsen said: “We are passionate about supporting airports, retailers, brands and distributors with 360-degree business development capabilities. Blueprint noted that it continues to elevate its partnership with Hanse Distribution, one of the largest distributors in global travel retail, opening up even more options for the consultancy’s brand clients. The company has also expanded its consulting capabilities through its strategic collaboration with research agency m1nd-set. The partners led travel retail’s first workshop programme titled GenZ RedY and dedicated to the Gen Z consumer segment.
Moodie Davitt : “Rebels 0.0% joins Blueprint portfolio to strengthen travel retail presence”
INTERNATIONAL. On 29 August, American lifestyle brand LeSportsac confirmed its partnership with travel retail business development agency Blueprint. LeSportsac, part of the Japanese ITOCHU Corporation, already has a strong foothold in Asia Pacific travel retail with listings in airports, airlines and duty free stores across Japan, Taiwan, Korea and China. The partnership announcement comes as LeSportsac gears up for its 50th anniversary celebrations, and just after GQ magazine recognised the brand’s contemporary relevance.
TRBusiness: “How Messy Weekend is to clean up in TR”
known for its affordable Scandinavian designed eyewear, Copenhagen born MessyWeekend has earned a dedicated following for its designs, and the company's work in caring for the community and the planet. The brand launched in global travel retail in October 2022 in Gebr. Heinemann's main duty-free store at Copenhagen Airport (CPH), and has since gone on to achieve listings with Hanse Distribution and Amsterdam-based Qaez International. This is in addition to an exclusive collaboration with Norwegian, exhibiting at the 2023 TR Consumer Forum in Vienna (via the Blueprint stand), and its ocean cleaning efforts so far contributing towards removing 250 tonnes of plastic from the deep blue. Looking ahead, MessyWeekend, and its business development agency partner Blueprint, sees great potential for the brand in the channel.
Moodie Davitt : “LeSportsac joins forces with Blueprint to amplify its travel retail footprint”
INTERNATIONAL. On 29 August, American lifestyle brand LeSportsac confirmed its partnership with travel retail business development agency Blueprint. LeSportsac, part of the Japanese ITOCHU Corporation, already has a strong foothold in Asia Pacific travel retail with listings in airports, airlines and duty free stores across Japan, Taiwan, Korea and China. The partnership announcement comes as LeSportsac gears up for its 50th anniversary celebrations, and just after GQ magazine recognised the brand’s contemporary relevance.
Moodie Davitt : “ITS brings innovative smart baggage trolleys with ‘click-on’ technology to Munich Airport”
Munich Airport has rolled out smart baggage trolleys developed by Danish development company Intelligent Track Systems (ITS). The trolleys, equipped with the company’s ‘click-on’ technology, are designed to innovate the airside customer experience and boost retail spending. The introduction includes the installation of ITS-programmed tablets to existing trolleys at the airport. The company’s ‘click-on’ solution is described as a world first. In travel retail, ITS is marketed and distributed by Copenhagen business development agency Blueprint.
Moodie Davitt : “Blueprint launches travel retail investment venture Blueprint Seed Capital”
DENMARK/INTERNATIONAL. Travel retail business development agency Blueprint has launched an investment entity named Blueprint Seed Capital. The company will invest in “promising and scalable” businesses with potential for entry into the travel retail sector. Blueprint Seed Capital will identify developable businesses, acquire equity, accelerate route-to-market in travel retail and help clients to build market presence in the channel.
TR Business: “Travel retail accelerator Blueprint launches Seed Capital investment arm”
Copenhagen born business development agency Blueprint is launching a new investment entity titled Seed Capital, to fund businesses that are passionate about travel retail and to encourage innovation and boost newness in the channel.
TR Business: “Gen Z travel retail workshop to take place ahead of TFWA Cannes”
Gen Z travel retail workshop to take place ahead of TFWA Cannes
The GenZ RedY workshop will take place on Sunday 1 October.
Blueprint and m1nd-set have teamed up to deliver a workshop for travel retail stakeholders on Generation Z consumers on Sunday 1 October in Cannes, ahead of the TFWA World Exhibition and Conference.
The GenZ RedY workshop will see the Copenhagen-based business development agency and Swiss industry research group share insights and exclusive data to help participants gain a better understanding of the Gen Z consumer segment.
“The workshop will provide exceptional insights and facilitate debates on how Gen Z consumers will shape travel retail shopping in the coming years,” said m1nd-set owner and CEO, Peter Mohn.
“Each participant will receive exclusive Gen Z data as part of the package.”
Global Travel Retail Magazine: “Blueprint and m1nd-set launch Gen Z focused consultancy program for GTR”
Travel retail research agency m1nd-set and business development consultancy blueprint are partnering to deepen the global travel retail industry’s understanding of the Gen Z consumer segment.
Titled “GenZ RedY”, the insights and consultancy program aims to help industry stakeholders understand the unique nature and diverse behavioral traits of this young shopper segment. The program, which is developed by both blueprint and m1nd-set, will explore how Gen Zs behave, what they shop for, why, where, and most importantly, where and how they can be reached with targeted marketing messaging.
The program will also explore how Gen Zs from across the globe behave when traveling and when shopping in travel retail and how their behavior differs from other shopper segments.
TR Consumer Forum: “Revenge spend is over and AI/AR/VR is in, say experts”
Forum: Revenge spend is over and AI/AR/VR is in, say experts
The time for AR/VR and AI is here, the TR Consumer Forum TR in Ten panel says.
The age of pent-up travel retail revenge spend is over and stakeholders must embrace the opportunities offered by virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR) and artificial intelligence (AI), a panel of experts has said.
Speaking on the future-gazing TR in Ten panel at last week’s TR Consumer Forum, Anna Marchesini, Head of Business Development at research agency m1nd-set, said that consumers are used to AR and how it integrates into daily life.
Moodie Davitt Interview: Talking partnership, data and new consumer audiences with Intelligent Track Systems
Danish company Intelligent Track Systems (ITS), in collaboration with Blueprint, is maintaining an ambitious roll-out programme for its ‘smart’ shopping trolleys, with the number of airport partners expected to reach 15 by the end of this year.
TR BUSINESS: “Blueprint and m1nd-set launch Gen Z insights and consultancy programme”
Travel retail stakeholders are now able to gain a deeper understanding of the Generation Z consumer segment thanks to a new insights and consultancy programme launched by m1nd-set and Blueprint.
Titled GenZ RedY, the new service aims to help those in the global travel retail industry to understand the ‘unique nature’ and ‘diverse behavioural traits’ of this young shopper segment (currently aged between 10 and 27).
The programme, which has been developed hand in hand by the Switzerland based travel retail research agency and the business development agency, will explore how Gen Zs behave, what they shop for, why, where, and how they can be reached with targeted marketing messaging.
Moodie Davitt: “Summerbird Organic partners with Blueprint as it steps up travel retail focus”
Danish chocolate specialist Summerbird Organic is planning to expand its travel retail presence in partnership with Copenhagen-based business development agency Blueprint.
The brand launched two standalone shops at Copenhagen Airport in 2019. To extend its travel retail footprint, it was listed by Gebr. Heinemann at its Travel Value stores at the airport in 2021.
TRBUSINESS: “Blueprint reveals strategy for helping clients get a big break in the TR industry”
A one-stop shop for consulting, distribution, advisory board and business angel investments, Blueprint, which was founded in 2016, is achieving its core vision to assist companies with accelerating their travel retail businesses.
“Clients may need go-to-market strategies, commercial sparring, advisory board support and investments whereas others seek insights on how travel retail customers will shop in airports and onboard cruises the coming years,” said Henningsen.
“This broad spectrum of capabilities allow us take on a smaller projects like vetting pricing strategies and product development while also being able to develop and execute travel retail go-to-market strategies.”
Its experienced team has supported a wide range of clients from start-ups to market leaders across all categories, including Wolford, Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein, MessyWeekend, Summerbird, Rawbite, Simply Chocolate, BitMore, GreyLime, among others.
TRBUSINESS: Bitmore builds GTR presence through Blueprint and BORN Nordic tie-ups
Consumer technology and accessories brand Bitmore has partnered with consulting firm Blueprint and tech distributor BORN Nordic to expand its footprint in Global Travel Retail across the Nordic region.
TRBusiness: Global Industry Survey 2023: Gauging trading expectations & challenges
TRBusiness is publishing in full a wealth of responses to several pressing questions that offer a crucial temperature check on the health of the global DF&TR industry. Thomas Henningsen, Partner, Blueprint: “We expect 2023 to be a promising year. We believe that the biggest opportunity travel retail is facing is adapting to the changing traveller profile. By 2028, Next Gen, Gen Z and millennials will represent 60% of travellers. These younger, greener and less affluent travellers will continue to seek out extraordinary shopping experiences, fundamentally changing the brand landscape as we know it.”
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