TFWA Asia Pacific: Industry looks to 2024 recovery for travel retail Asia Pacific, amid headwinds
Travel retail in Asia Pacific may be slower to bounce back than other regions, but passenger...May 8, 2023
TFWA Asia Pacific show kicks off
The TFWA Asia Pacific Exhibition & Conference takes place this week The TFWA Asia Pacific Exhibition...May 7, 2023
Industry views on how changes among Chinese travelers
As China’s borders re-open for international travel, three executives examine how the industry needs to acclimatise
May 5, 2023
Sol de Janeiro partners with Dufry for travel-retail launch
L’Occitane Group has launched its Brazilian-inspired beauty brand Sol de Janeiro in the travel-retail channel with...May 2, 2023
DFS and Guerlain launch pop-up in Macau
The Orchidée Impériale pop-up at T Galleria City of Dreams in Macau Travel retailer DFS Group...April 26, 2023
La Prairie sales fall 12% in Q1
Beiersdorf-owned luxury brand La Prairie saw sales drop by 12% in the first quarter of 2023,...April 26, 2023
Lagardère Travel Retail sales up 44% for Q1 2023
Lagardère Travel Retail’s sales for the first quarter rose 44.2% on a like-for-like basis to €1.05bn, driven...April 18, 2023
Summit of the Americas kicks off
The Summit of the Americas, the trade show for the duty-free and travel-retail industry in the Americas,...April 17, 2023
Singapore’s Changi Airport joins the metaverse
ChangiVerse visitors can view replicas of Changi landmarks as they play a range of mini games Singapore’s...April 13, 2023
Key beauty groups exhibit at Hainan Expo
The city of Haikou is hosting the Hainan Expo this week Key beauty players are exhibiting at...April 13, 2023
Shu Uemura unveils Hainan makeup pop-up
L’Oréal has partnered with Lagardère Travel Retail to open a pop-up for the Shu Uemura brand at...April 12, 2023
La Mer opens flagship store in Hainan
(Left to right) Cherry Chen (Sales Deputy Director of Haikou Duty Free City), Maggie Wang (Deputy General...April 11, 2023
Robot manicures launch at JFK airport
Beauty robotics company Clockwork has teamed up with health and wellness business Xwell to offer AI-powered express...April 7, 2023
How the beauty assortment is changing in Americas travel retail
Motta is looking to add new youth-focused trending brands to its assortment The beauty mix is evolving...April 6, 2023
The state of travel retail in the Americas
Beauty is gaining momentum in travel-retail Americas, with the fragrance category hedged for growth, while cosmetics...April 6, 2023
South Korea’s duty-free sales up 37% in February
Sales of duty-free products were up by 37% in South Korea in February, according to South Korean...March 29, 2023
Lancôme opens Hainan pop-up
Lancôme Travel Retail Asia Pacific partnered with China Duty Free Group to showcase the brand’s serums in...March 27, 2023
LVMH’s Starboard Cruise Services rebrands
The new Starboard logo LVMH-owned cruise retailer Starboard Cruise Services has undergone a rebrand, which it says...March 23, 2023
L’Occitane launches Grown Alchemist in travel retail
L’Occitane Group has launched its clean beauty brand Grown Alchemist in the travel-retail channel. The company partnered...March 20, 2023
Valentino’s Hainan livestream attracts 59m viewers
L’Oréal partnered with China Duty-Free Group (CDFG) to unveil its new Born in Roma fragrance range from...March 20, 2023
Penhaligon’s opens first travel-retail counter in Australia
Penhaligon’s at Sydney Airport Spanish company Puig has partnered with travel retailer Heinemann Australia to launch a...March 16, 2023
TFWA elects new Vice President of Marketing
Hervé Ducros The Tax-Free World Association (TFWA)’s management committee has elected Hervé Ducros, Chanel’s Global Travel Retail...March 14, 2023
Dufry sees 2022 sales increase on back of travel recovery
Swiss travel retailer Dufry reported better-than-expected turnover of CHF6.88bn ($7.39bn) in 2022, driven by a strong recovery...March 7, 2023
Lagardère Travel Retail appoints new CSR Vice President
Arnaud Rolland Lagardère Travel Retail has appointed Arnaud Rolland as Vice-President, CSR to lead the group’s sustainability...February 27, 2023
Kérastase opens store and pop-up in Hainan
L’Oréal has opened its first store and pop-up for haircare brand Kérastase at the CDF Haikou...February 24, 2023
Coty opens first Lancaster store in South Korea
Coty has launched its first store for skincare brand Lancaster in South Korea at the Lotte...February 21, 2023
Shiseido launches BAUM in travel retail
The new BAUM counter at at Mitsukoshi Ginza Department Store in downtown Tokyo Shiseido has launched...February 20, 2023
Heinemann unveils new luxury beauty store in Sydney
Heinemann’s new beauty store at Sydney Airport Heinemann has unveiled a new beauty hall at Sydney Airport,...February 16, 2023
YSL Hainan pop-up generates social-media buzz
Celebrity rapper, dancer and singer, Wang Ziyi performs at the pop-up L’Oréal Travel Retail Asia Pacific claims...February 14, 2023
Estée Lauder launches Hainan activations
Beauty brand Estée Lauder partnered with travel retail and hospitality and airline companies to launch digital and...February 9, 2023