Rituals opens first store in Americas travel retail
Dutch brand Rituals has opened its first store in Americas travel retail in partnership with distributor Essence...February 15, 2019
NPD launches nationality tracker to study traveler shopping behavior
Market-research company The NPD Group has launched a Nationality Tracker, a tool it says will help understand...February 12, 2019
Lagardère Travel Retail sales up 7.7% in 2018
France-based Lagardère’s travel-retail business saw sales rise 7.7% (+8.8% like-for-like) to €3.67bn in 2018. For the fourth quarter...February 7, 2019
Kiehl’s opens pop-up for Lunar New Year at Changi Airport
Kiehl’s (L’Oréal) has opened a pop-up to mark the Lunar New Year at Changi Airport Singapore in...January 30, 2019
Rituals expands European travel-retail presence with Toulouse and Prague stores
Dutch brand Rituals has opened two new travel-retail stores, one at Václav Havel Airport Prague, Czech Republic...January 29, 2019
No-deal Brexit could see loss of 20 million air passengers, warns ACI
If the UK leaves the EU without an agreement, the resulting freeze on airline capacity would result...January 24, 2019
Coty Luxury names new travel retail senior vice president
Coty has named Txema Marquiegui senior vice president travel retail. He replaces Philippe Margueritte who is leaving...January 23, 2019
Dufry reorganizes, looks to M&A
Swiss travel retailer Dufry has restructured in a bid to cut costs and simplify its business, and...January 18, 2019
Shiseido Travel Retail opens new Singapore office hub
Shiseido Travel Retail opened a new office in Singapore today. Located in Singapore’s Central Business District, the...January 15, 2019
DFS readies for Lunar New Year
Travel retailer DFS is to launch a range of promotions and activities to mark the Lunar New...January 10, 2019
JD.com makes travel retail debut with two smart stores
Chinese online retailer JD.com has made its travel retail debut with two new stores, at Beijing Capital...January 9, 2019
Dior opens beauty boutique at São Paulo airport
Dior opened its first beauty boutique in the Americas in Guarulhos Airport, São Paulo, Brazil in December....January 3, 2019
Chanel opens beauty boutique at São Paulo Airport
French brand Chanel has opened a standalone boutique for fragrance and cosmetics at São Paulo Airport, Brazil....December 20, 2018
Shiseido Travel Retail reveals three new counters with Lotte in Seoul
Shiseido Travel Retail has unveiled three renovated flagship counters in partnership with Lotte Duty Free at the...December 18, 2018
Puig partners with DFS for Carolina Herrera promotion at Abu Dhabi Airport
Spanish company Puig teamed up with travel retailer DFS Group to launch a promotion for the Carolina...December 12, 2018
Changi Airport to extend Shilla Travel Retail’s beauty concession
Changi Airport Group (CAG) will extend its key duty-free beauty and liquor concessions, held by Shilla Travel...December 4, 2018
Shiseido takes Nars pop-up to DFS Hysan Place, Hong Kong
Shiseido Travel Retail set up its Nars Lip Gallery pop-up at the T Galleria Beauty by DFS...November 28, 2018
Dior launches world-exclusive fragrance podium at Hamad International Airport
Dior (LVMH) and Qatar Duty Free have opened a world-exclusive Dior Les Parfums podium at Hamad International...November 26, 2018
Puig runs Paco Rabanne activation at Abu Dhabi Airport
Spanish company Puig has run what it calls its most ambitious travel-retail activation for Paco Rabanne in...November 23, 2018
Dufry expands cruise business with P&O Ferries contract
Swiss travel retailer Dufry Group has signed a long-term contract with P&O Ferries to operate stores under...November 21, 2018
Bvlgari opens men’s fragrance pop-up at Paris CDG Airport
Bvlgari (LVMH) has opened a Man Wood Essence Pop-up Store at Paris CDG Airport, open until December...November 14, 2018
Lagardère Travel Retail sales up 9.2% in third quarter 2018
France-based Lagardère’s travel retail business saw sales rise 9.2% to €1.00bn (+9.8% like-for-like) in the third quarter,...November 9, 2018
Puig brings Gaultier Airlines concept to Beirut airport
Spanish company Puig has teamed up with Phoenicia Aer Rianta Company (PAC) to launch its Gaultier Airlines...November 8, 2018
DFS launches personalization concept for holiday gifting
LVMH-owned travel retailer DFS Group has unveiled its 2018 seasonal gifting campaign, called ‘Give Joy’. Running from...November 5, 2018
King Power chairman killed in helicopter crash
Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, chairman of Thai duty-free retailer King Power, has been killed in a helicopter crash in...October 29, 2018
L’Oréal opens Atelier Cologne pop-up at CDG Paris
L’Oréal inaugurated its first pop-up store in travel retail for fragrance brand Atelier Cologne at Paris Charles...October 18, 2018
Qatar Duty Free opens first Mon Guerlain Eau de Toilette duty-free podium in Middle East
Qatar Duty Free (QDF) has opened LVMH-owned Guerlain’s first podium in the Middle East for the Mon...October 17, 2018
Qatar Duty Free hosts Prada fragrance pop-up at Hamad International Airport
Qatar Duty Free (QDF) has launched a pop-up for Prada fragrances at Hamad International Airport (HIA) in...October 10, 2018
L’Oréal Travel Retail hosts Grand Hotel pop-up event in Doha
L’Oréal Travel Retail is hosting a hotel-themed pop-up with luxury fragrance brands Lancôme, Yves Saint Laurent, Giorgio...September 28, 2018
Travel retail in the Middle East
In a region that is often marred by political instability, the outlook for travel retail is upbeat...September 5, 2018