Latin America

Avolta and Corporación America Airports unite for strategic airport enhancement in Uruguay  

Avolta (formerly Dufry) and private airport operating group Corporación America Airports, have forged a partnership to “revolutionize” travel retail in Uruguay, in a collaborative initiative aimed at elevating the airport retail experience. The partnership is establishing what it calls a “novel business model” by leveraging the combined expertise of duty free retail and airport management as master concessionaire for travel […]

Argentina’s new president assumes office, names two cabinet ministers with ties to TR

News and a commentary by John Gallagher Javier Milei was inaugurated as Argentina’s new president on Sunday, Dec. 10. The Argentine presidential election has been the focus of the Latin America political scene over the last several months. Milei, a right-wing libertarian candidate, won the recent runoff election last month by a surprisingly strong 12-point […]

La Petisquera- Mannah Group to enter Border Duty Free in Brazil in major project

“La Petisquera,” the well-established South American travel retailer founded by the Mannah family in 1970, is entering the Brazilian border duty free business in Foz do Iguaçu. The company has a long history of successful operations in Paraguay, in Ciudad del Este with border and airport shops, and currently operates four downtown stores in the […]

Duty Fly arrives in Bolivia

Bolivian fragrance specialist Distribuidora Aromas expands into full airport retailing with new Duty Fly subsidiary. John Gallagher reports. Duty Fly, a wholly owned subsidiary of Distribuidora Aromas, Bolivia’s leading perfumes and cosmetic distributor, is the new duty free concession holder at the El Alto International Airport in La Paz and Viru Viru International Airport in […]

Halloween Blossom launches in Puerto Iguazu with London Supply

Spanish fragrance house Perfumes y Diseño continues to give Halloween its own unique interpretation. Its newest holiday-inspired fragrance, Halloween Blossom, filled London Supply’s Puerto Iguazú duty free store with “a magical explosion of flowers” during the whole month of October, reported the company. Travelers were able to discover the new scent by visiting the appealing […]

Victorinox and Motta partnership build strong momentum in Americas highlighted by new opening in Panama Tocumen Airport

Victorinox and Motta Internacional S.A. have highlighted the strong momentum behind their strategic partnership in the Americas with the opening of a new Victorinox watches corner. Located in the recently opened 1,000-square-meter Attenza Duty Free store at Terminal 2 in Tocumen International Airport in Panama City, the premium, fully branded corner is the third largest […]

CCR Aeroportos signs contract with Cellshop for duty free operation at Foz do Iguaçu International Airport

CCR Aeroportos, the company that manages the Foz do Iguaçu International Airport, has signed a partnership with Cellshop Duty Free, the largest land border store in Brazil, for opening a Duty Free Shop at the airport. The store, which will cover nearly 800 square meters of space, will be located in the domestic departure and […]

Ultrafemme celebrates 45 years as the center for luxury in Cancun with an olfactory journey through the history of perfume

Ultrafemme, a benchmark for luxury and tradition in retail based in the center of Cancun, Mexico, celebrated 45 years in business by creating a breath-taking Atelier Du Parfum, a museum that charted the history of perfumery, in a space dedicated to the art of perfume making. Perfume has been the heart of Ultrafemme since Elena […]

Puig debuts Jean Paul Gaultier Scandal Pour Homme in Travel Retail Americas with heavyweight campaign

Puig Travel Retail Americas has launched the latest masculine scent from Jean Paul Gaultier, Scandal Pour Homme, across 69 travel retail doors in the region with an impactful omni-channel campaign that brought to life the boxing theme of the fragrance. Scandal Pour Homme was introduced to Travel Retail Americas at the end of 2021 ahead […]

Duty Free Dynamics and Simextra Group join forces to open a LEGO airport store in South America

Duty Free Dynamics (DFD) and Simextra Group have partnered to bring one of the first stores fully dedicated to LEGO in South America to life at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) in Guyana. The new store is located in the airport’s departure hall. DFD continues to develop its reputation for building worldwide brands’ in the […]