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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.”
Moodie Davitt: ITS ‘intelligent’ shopping trolleys to be introduced at more European airports
Danish company Intelligent Track Systems (ITS), in collaboration with Blueprint, will roll out ‘smart’ shopping trolleys at Hamburg Airport and Vienna Airport this year.
Trunblocked: VIDEO session hosted by Trunblocked featuring ITS, Nice Airport, Oslo Airport and our own Thomas Kaneko Henningsen.
Our partner ITS joined Oslo Airport, Nice Airport and our own Thomas Kaneko Henningsen in a session with Trunblocked.
TRBusiness: VIDEO - Highlights of the TR Consumer Forum 2022 in Limassol, Cyprus
The dynamism of the second annual TR Consumer Forum, organised by TRBusiness and m1nd-set, is captured in the official video, which is available to watch below.
Moodie Davitt: Intelligent Track Systems and Blueprint roll out ‘smart’ shopping trolleys at Oslo Airport
Shopping and airport details at your fingertips: ITS trolleys are now available in three international airports.
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