Duty Free Dynamics has expanded its Master Franchisor’s toys category – which already includes LEGO — with the addition of the L.O.L Surprise! brand from MGA Entertainment, Inc. (MGAE). DFD will distribute the brand throughout the Americas Travel Retail Channel. Launched in 2017, L.O.L Surprise! has become a worldwide phenomenon, cashing in on the Youtube craze […]
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Geneva Watch Days 2020 instigated by Bulgari CEO, Jean-Christophe Babin
A comment and an analysis by watch industry specialist, Mark Lewis-Jones Amid fears of a likely imminent global pandemic of COVID-19 Coronavirus, all of the upcoming watch industry events in Switzerland have seemingly prudently been canceled or postponed. Swatch Group’s Time To Move, Watches & Wonders (formerly SIHH), Movado Group’s Davos-based gathering, and finally […]
Seiko now available in select Attenza Duty Free stores
Panama-based Duty Free Dynamics (DFD) continues to make progress with its innovative Master Franchisor concept. Most recently the company has launched Seiko watches in high profile presentations in the Attenza duty free stores in Colombia and Ecuador. The introduction of the brand at Attenza Duty Free featured the launch of Seiko’s iconic collection: New Seiko 5 […]
A Travel Retail Profile: Duty Free Dynamics CEO Nicolas Dobry enhances Scuba Diving adventure with new Seiko diving watch
Nicolas Dobry, a 47-year-old diving enthusiast, and CEO of travel retail Master Franchisor Duty Free Dynamics, recently had his first opportunity to dive with his new Seiko Prospex Diver Automatic. The special edition watch was jointly developed with PADI, the mecca of recreational diving. Duty Free Dynamics’ brand portfolio of innovative, global brands for […]
New Watch Distributors Directory invites the travel retail sector to share in its unique data base to facilitate networking for the industry
The global watch industry has launched a comprehensive data- base of international watch distribution, which is supported by the prestigious Baselworld as its exclusive institutional partner. The Watch Distributors Directory has been designed to offer easy and precise access that will facilitate networking watch brands with distributors around the world. The Directory will allow distributors […]
Duty Free Dynamics launches Timex watches with Attenza
Panama-based Duty Free Dynamics announces that it has launched its Timex watches with Motta Internacional’s Attenza Duty Free stores. Working under its concept of master franchisor for the travel retail channel in the Americas, DFD has positioned the renowned watch brand in Attenza stores in four out of six of the countries where Attenza operates: […]
Duty Free Dynamics rates Cannes debut with high marks
Panama-based “master distributor” Duty Free Dynamics welcomed more than 200 different guests at its showroom located across the Palais des Festivals during TFWA in Cannes last month. These visitors included operators, partners and brands, in a 2-section showroom where DFD exhibited its Sunglasses, Footwear and Outdoor & Travel Gear products in one section and Toys, […]
Duty Free Dynamics and Dufry introduce Seiko Pop-up shop in Mexico City Airport
Master franchisor Duty Free Dynamics and global travel retailer Dufry set up a Seiko Pop-up Shop in Mexico City International Airport throughout the month of September. The Pop-up was located in Dufry’s high-end, luxury brands Store # 126 in Terminal 1. This joint initiative was designed to take advantage of the increasing trend of travelers’ […]
Montblanc uses luxury pedigree to dominate category in travel retail
Montblanc, the world’s most famous maker of cherished writing instruments, has long used its luxury pedigree to make inroads into travel retail, where it is the leader in the channel within the Richemont Group. “Travel retail is an important sales channel for our Maison,” says Anouar Guerraoui, Managing Director, South America, Caribbean and Travel Retail […]
Strong & Free thrives in duty free
Canadian streetwear brand Strong & Free Emblem is ready to take its three word affirmation from Saint John, New Brunswick all around the world. Now available in fifteen duty free locations across Canada, the brand began with no lofty expectations in 2006. It started with a woman pulling maple leaves off a tree and tracing […]
Bvlgari rejuvenates its image with new luxury thrust
When Jean-Christophe Babin was named CEO of Bvlgari in 2013, he had a clear mandate to enhance the reputation of the iconic Italian luxury brand as a leader in jewelry, watches, and accessories. He brought with him 13 years of experience at the head of LVMH’s hugely successful TAG Heuer watches and a desire to […]
Premier Portfolio targets Americas with high-selling licensed and exclusive products
UK-based Premier Portfolio International Ltd. – the number one supplier of airline logoed products in travel retail – will be presenting a range of new licensed and third-party brands to the trade in Cannes this year, as the company strives to expand its presence in the Americas. Garry Maxwell, Premier Portfolio Sales & Purchasing Director, […]
Furla unveils new logo, Spring Summer 2020 collection
Italian accessories brand Furla unveiled its new Spring Summer 2020 Collection on Sept. 18 at Palazzo Isimbardi, one of Milan’s historical palaces. The company also unveiled a new logo, inspired by the architecture of the archway, which it says is reminiscent of Bologna’s world-famous Portici and the archway of Fondazione Furla. Furla says that the […]
Duty Free Dynamics expands portfolio with addition of more non-traditional lifestyle brands
Panama-based Duty Free Dynamics, which has positioned itself as a Master Franchiser of premier lifestyle brands for the Travel Retail Channel of the Americas, continues to grow by focusing on expanding its non-traditional product categories. The company, which will exhibiting in Cannes for the first time, announces several new additions to its portfolio in the […]
Go Travel celebrates “exponential” growth in the Americas as it sets up first U.S.-based production
Travel accessories company Go Travel posted impressive double-digit increases in the Americas this past year. The UK-based company, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2019, has made incredible progress in the Americas market, where it has only been present for the past eight years. In a major step, the company has now set up […]