Courvoisier Spritz anyone?
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by Martin Moodie
6d ago
what did the brilliant DFS management led by Founders Bob Miller and Chuck Feeney do? Simple, they labelled their (effectively) in-house brand (at the time, not today) Camus with a small ‘Camus’ and a big ‘Napoleon’ The post Courvoisier Spritz anyone? appeared first on The Moodie Blog ..read more
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Discovering a fresh philosophy in Shenzhen and talking Trinity in Ho Chi Minh City
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by Martin Moodie
1w ago
You don’t go from a start-up, single-shop operation in 1991 to a powerhouse US brand within a few years and the subject of a successful majority divestment to the mighty LVMH before your first decade is out unless you are doing a whole lot of things right. The post Discovering a fresh philosophy in Shenzhen and talking Trinity in Ho Chi Minh City appeared first on The Moodie Blog ..read more
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How I overcame Severe Tire Damage to become the oldest influencer in town
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by Martin Moodie
2w ago
Before you knew it I was receiving LIVE gifts in appreciation of my efforts. Perhaps it was audience sympathy – they may have thought I was past my cell by date – but whatever the reasons the livestream ranked number three in Hainan that day. The post How I overcame Severe Tire Damage to become the oldest influencer in town appeared first on The Moodie Blog ..read more
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Free as a (Kiwi) bird and flying high in Haikou
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by Martin Moodie
3w ago
With me barely leaving my desk from 6am to midnight for several consecutive days due to needing to get our latest China Travel Retail Report eZine over the line, it has at times felt a rerun of one of many COVID hotel quarantines. The post Free as a (Kiwi) bird and flying high in Haikou appeared first on The Moodie Blog ..read more
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Discovering Food Accademia’s world of fine flavours at a Hong Kong cha chaan teng
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by Martin Moodie
1M ago
The bowl of chicken pieces had more bones than a 500-year old cemetery, so many it could have modelled for Kiehl’s in fact, but as we chatted we all agreed the offering was delicious. The post Discovering Food Accademia’s world of fine flavours at a Hong Kong cha chaan teng appeared first on The Moodie Blog ..read more
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An Ospree takes flight amid some InDelhible memories
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by Martin Moodie
1M ago
This bird is much smaller than an eagle and much smaller than any of the large birds you would have heard of. But it flies faster. It’s an agile bird that flies 5,000 miles and... sees its prey miles away. That sounds a lot like us, right?” The post An Ospree takes flight amid some InDelhible memories appeared first on The Moodie Blog ..read more
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Saying Namaste to Noida and getting ready for APTRA India
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by Martin Moodie
1M ago
“Namaste. In India we never say goodbye, we say hope to see you again.” The post Saying Namaste to Noida and getting ready for APTRA India appeared first on The Moodie Blog ..read more
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How Sun-Robot provides foodie fusion in Phuket
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by Martin Moodie
1M ago
Isn’t this precisely what Avolta CEO Xavier Rossinyol had in mind when he talked about the fusion between retail and F&B in an interview with me last year? The post How Sun-Robot provides foodie fusion in Phuket appeared first on The Moodie Blog ..read more
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Hunkering down in paradise with the horn-eyed ghost crabs
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by Martin Moodie
2M ago
If the crabs – carefully protected here by man as well as themselves – don’t want company, neither do you. This is a place to simply let go, to feel the weight of mental pressure and physical tiredness dissolve. The post Hunkering down in paradise with the horn-eyed ghost crabs appeared first on The Moodie Blog ..read more
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Opening a finger lickin’, finger tappin’ Interim Bureau in Bangkok
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by Martin Moodie
2M ago
I have well and truly entered the stage of life – and certainly of career – where the mantle of ‘veteran’ is placed onto my shoulders and no amount of shaking is going to displace it. At least I still have the mental energy of a 12-year old. The post Opening a finger lickin’, finger tappin’ Interim Bureau in Bangkok appeared first on The Moodie Blog ..read more
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