Lotte Duty Free hosts three-day livestream event
Lotte Duty Free is hosting a three-day livestreaming event called Luxe Mall Live Super Festa, from May...May 26, 2021
Heathrow, Global Blue and Dufry fail in UK courts against VAT measures
Heathrow Airport, Global Blue and travel retailer Dufry subsidiary World Duty Free Group (WDFG) have failed in...May 24, 2021
DFS opens second phase of experiential store in Hainan
LVMH-owned travel retailer DFS has opened the second phase of the Times DF x DFS Haikou Mission...May 21, 2021
Dufry turnover down 68% in first quarter 2021
Swiss travel retailer Dufry’s turnover fell 68% year-over-year to CHF460.3m ($511m) in the first quarter of 2021....May 20, 2021
Dufry names Jordi Martin-Consuegra North America CEO
Swiss travel retailer Dufry has named Jordi Martin-Consuegra North America CEO, effective July 1. He will report...May 19, 2021
Conversion rates in travel retail to improve post-COVID-19 says m1nd-set
International travelers post-pandemic are more likely to convert into buyers than they have been in recent years,...May 17, 2021
Travel retail & e-commerce: Developing ecosystems
BW Confidential examines how big e-commerce will become for travel retail and how the online business is...May 13, 2021
TFWA moves Cannes show to October
The TFWA World Exhibition & Conference in Cannes has been moved to October 24 to 28. The...May 12, 2021
Dufry’s World Duty Free granted concession at Teesside International Airport, UK
Swiss travel retailer Dufry’s World Duty Free subsidiary has been granted a new concession contract to operate...May 12, 2021
DFS and Shenzhen Duty Free Group strengthen collaboration for Hainan
LVMH-owned travel retailer DFS and Shenzhen Duty Free Group have signed an agreement aimed at cementing their...May 10, 2021
L’Oréal’s Emmanuel Goulin on Hainan & The Hainan Expo
L’Oréal Travel Retail Asia Pacific Managing Director Emmanuel Goulin shares his views with BW Confidential on the...May 7, 2021
DFS and L’Oréal Travel Retail partner for new Hainan and Macau projects
LVMH-owned travel retailer DFS and L’Oréal Travel Retail have partnered to open new projects in Hainan and...May 6, 2021
Foreo launches on Sunrise Duty-Free’s members app
Swedish brand Foreo has launched on Chinese travel retailer Sunrise Duty-Free’s members app in a bid to...May 5, 2021
TFWA pushes ahead with Cannes show, reveals details of hosted buyer program
The TFWA is pushing ahead with its plans to host an in-person event for the World Exhibition...May 5, 2021
SK-II opens social retail pop-up in Hainan
Prestige skincare brand SK-II (P&G) has put augmented reality and gamified skincare at the center of what...May 4, 2021
Bath & Body Works names Essence Corp travel retail global distributor
L Brands-owned Bath & Body Works has named Miami-based Essence Corp a its travel retail global distributor....May 3, 2021
Shiseido to showcase new brands and products at first Hainan Expo
Japanese group Shiseido will showcase new brands, products and technologies at the inaugural China International Consumer Products...April 30, 2021
Foreo named official Beauty Devices Provider for Hainan Expo
Swedish brand Foreo has been named official Beauty Devices Provider for the inaugural China International Consumer Products...April 30, 2021
Alibaba’s Cainiao launches weekly Singapore-Hainan routes
Alibaba’s logistics arm Cainiao is to launch seven weekly chartered flights to ship international goods from Singapore...April 28, 2021
Star Brands Travel Retail launches in China with Hainan operations
Asian brand and travel-retail company Bluebell Group and Chinese company Star Brands Asia have partnered to launch...April 23, 2021
TFWA pushes ahead with Cannes event
The TFWA says it is doing everything possible to make its travel-retail show in Cannes in September...March 31, 2021
Kao to open first prestige beauty counter in Hainan
Japanese company Kao is to open a cosmetics counter at the Hailu duty-free shopping center in Sanya,...March 30, 2021
Dufry granted two new concessions at Salgado Filho International Airport in Brazil
Swiss travel retailer Dufry has been granted two new concession contacts at Salgado Filho International Airport in...March 25, 2021
Shiseido Travel Retail sees strong results from Hainan Clé de Peau Beauté pop-up
Shiseido Travel Retail said its first pop-up for the Clé de Peau Beauté brand at the Sanya...March 18, 2021
Amorepacific and CDFG open Sulwhasoo pop-up in Hainan
South Korean beauty company Amorepacific opened a pop-up for its Sulwhasoo brand in the Haitang Bay Duty...March 17, 2021
DFS opens three pop-ups in Macau hotels
LVMH-owned travel retailer DFS has opened three pop-ups in hotels in Macau. The pop-ups supplement the retailer’s...March 11, 2021
Dufry turnover down 71.1% in full year 2020
Swiss travel retailer Dufry’s turnover fell 71.1% to CHF2.56bn ($2.74bn) in 2020 (-69.8% in organic terms). Fourth-quarter...March 9, 2021
Chanel opens fragrance shop at Doha’s Hamad International Airport
Chanel and Qatar Duty Free (QDF) have opened a new fragrance shop at Doha’s Hamad International Airport....March 2, 2021
Dufry granted concession at Sangster International Airport in Jamaica
Swiss travel retailer Dufry has been granted a new concession license at Sangster International Airport in Montego...March 2, 2021
IAADFS and ASUTIL announce virtual Summit of the Americas agenda
The virtual Summit of the Americas has announced a strong speaker line-up at the event, which will...February 22, 2021