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Tailored to suit T ailored Perfumes has been working with big brand names to essentially bring to market fragrances in GTR all the way from production right through to being available in airports. Speaking at this year’s TFWA Asia Pacific Exhibition & Conference, Tailored Perfumes’ Export Area Manager Cristina Calbetô told the TFWA Daily: “We do everything in-house and look after production right through to distribution.” J T International is building on its strong recovery in the Asian travel retail market since 2019 with MEVIUS – its leading cigarette brand, which comes in capsule packs with different flavours such as berry, lemon and watermelon as well as Low Smoke Smell versions alongside its regular lights brand. “Pack choice is hugely popular in our strongest markets – Japan, China and Taiwan,” says Claudio Ferreira, General Manager JTI GTR, “and we are expanding in those open Asian countries such as Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia where tobacco regulation is less prohibitive. We have innovated with our combustible heated tobacco product PLOOM in Japan and opened several PLOOM concept stores in Tokyo along with smoking lounges that are transitioning into ‘tasting lounges’ where smokers can sample our other Asian cigarette brands such as Seven Stars, Peace, Pianissimo as well as our top selling brands – Camel, Winston, American Spirit and the rolling tobacco Amber Leaf. We are preparing the rollout of PLOOM in other Asian markets next year. Airport traffic in countries like Korea is getting back to 2019 levels and our success is due to the reputation of our brand ambassadors in these countries and their trusted partnerships with local retailers.” Basement 2/2-B38 W ith more reasons than ever to look after ourselves while travelling, Margaret Dabbs shows global travel retail what it has been lacking. Showcasing her eponymous company, Founder, Managing Director and CEO of British beauty brand Margaret Dabbs said: “We combine podiatry expertise, which is my background, with beauty, to make results-driven products for hands, feet and legs. We’ve got 12 clinics in the UK, a couple in the Middle East, one in Europe and we are quite an interesting business because we are a clinic business, so we’ve got the medical credibility behind us, but also we are a luxury spa partner in lots of hotels and spas throughout the world.” Basement 2/2-K10 Margaret Dabbs shows luxury podiatry can take flight Trusted retail partnerships are the key Describing what the company is showing visitors this year, with specific focus on the Asian consumer, Calbetô said: “We have developed different collections and, in terms of pricing, they are all very different”, hinting that diversity and variety is a crucial element. She added that the ones to watch out for are “the Reebok brand” and also “Woman’s Secret too”. Basement 2/2-J19 Tuesday 14 May 2024 34 T F W A D A I L Y