Libre, the new women’s fragrance by Yves Saint Laurent, is setting Travel Retail ablaze across the globe, reports L’Oreal Travel Retail. A grand floral Eau de Parfum, Libre follows the trail-blazing heritage of YSL perfumes beginning with Rive Gauche in 1971, Opium in 1977 and Paris in 1983. A gender-bending take on the classic men’s […]
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, […]
L’Occitane to embark on Plastic Odyssey journey that aims to recycle plastics into useful products
French luxury beauty brand L’Occitane has teamed up with Plastic Odyssey to support its three year sailing expedition to raise awareness of plastic pollution in the oceans. The 40,000 nautical mile journey will feature 33 stopovers on the most polluted coasts of Latin America, Asia and Africa, where the crew will demonstrate the economic value and […]
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’ […]
ELC travel retail executives Israel Assa and Javier Simon are promoted and join executive leadership team
The Estée Lauder Companies has announced the promotions of two key leaders within the Travel Retail business — Israel Assa and Javier Simon — reflecting the growing strategic importance of the channel to the company. Both Assa and Simon are familiar to the industry in the Americas, as they held senior positions in ELC’s travel […]
The Estee Lauder Companies unites the world in hope with 2019 Breast Cancer Campaign
The Estée Lauder Companies launched its annual Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign on October 1, a program the company has spearheaded since 1992. Committed to saving lives in its mission to create a breast cancer-free world, ELC has been a leader in the global breast cancer movement since Evelyn H. Lauder co-created the Pink Ribbon and […]
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 […]
PVM announces vision to spearhead growth in travel retail’s sugar confectionery market
Perfetti Van Melle (PVM) has announced a plan to boost the sugar confectionery category’s performance by capitalizing on untapped potential. “The confectionery market is a cornerstone of travel retail and one of the key purchase drivers within our industry today. But it is also a sector with great potential to grow,” says PVM Travel Retail […]
Luxury concepts propel Shiseido Group to outperform the markets in the Americas
Beauty company Shiseido, which counts several high-end luxury brands within its fragrance and cosmetics portfolio, reports results that are well above market trends, particularly in the travel retail Americas channel. The Miami-based division of the giant Japanese company, which recently moved into its stunning new office space in the heart of Miami’s Brickell Avenue, […]
Mondelez WTR doubles down on biscuits category
Two years after announcing its plan to establish biscuits as a sub-category in travel retail, Mondelez World Travel Retail (WTR) is launching new products and packaging from Oreo, Milka and Cadbury at the TFWA World Exhibition in Cannes. Mondelez reports a double-digit net revenue increase in biscuits and more than double the net revenue increase […]
Mars Wrigley ITR revamps Minis based on consumer research
Mars Wrigley International Travel Retail (MITR) is revamping Mars, Twix, Milky Way, Bounty and Snickers brands mini bars for the travel retail channel based on category insights and consumer research. The company says the new Minis portfolio has been produced in response to Mars Wrigley’s understanding of traveler needs – specifically, meeting traveling consumers with […]
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, […]
Mars Wrigley ITR to introduce M&M’s Block in Cannes
Mars Wrigley International Travel Retail (MITR) is introducing M&M’s Block to the global travel retail trade in Cannes. The 165g M&M’s Block chocolate tablets come in five different flavors: Peanut, Crispy, Chocolate, Hazelnut and Almond. They feature a packaging design exclusively designed for travel retail (with the exception of the USA, which will use the established […]
