Boutique spirits distributor Blue Caterpillar has been growing its footprint across all the geographies and markets it handles since it was founded in 2021 by well-known travel retail executives Michael Gebrael and Christoph Henkel. And it has no plans to slow down any time soon. The Blue Caterpillar founders say that the company has evolved […]
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Breaking News: iShoppes-ARI partnership win JFK T4 duty free and specialty retail contracts
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One on One with DFA CEO Jerome Falic: Major airport wins, global expansion herald transformation of Duty Free Americas
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ACTIUM’s steady growth marks $100 million milestone in Travel Retail Americas beauty and luxury
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Luryx opens luxury flagship store in Foz do Iguaçu
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Avolta: enhancing the passenger journey with seamless integration of retail, F&B, and travel essentials businesses
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Blue Caterpillar rides relationships to continued growth in Americas and beyond
Alexander James & Co.: servicing the duty free channel for 25 plus years
Alexander James & Co has been representing premium and luxury wine and spirits brands in the duty free channel, including airport and border duty free stores, and cruise lines for more than a quarter century. Ignacio Melero, Vice President, Alexander James, tells TMI that as his company focuses solely on the duty free channel and […]
Heinemann Americas strengthens its support of cruise channel with reliability, consistency, and a forward-thinking strategy
Heinemann Americas reports that it saw significant growth in Retail & Distribution last year. “At the beginning of this year, we are exactly where we want to be,” Heinemann Americas CEO Nicolas Hoeborn tells TMI. “Our 5th New Build Launch in a row with Royal Caribbean, the Star of the Seas, was a major success […]
MONARQ delivers another “exceptional” year with strong performance in cruise
MONARQ Group grew in every aspect of its business in 2025 and continues to invest behind its brands and team, to accelerate growth and provide top level service to the channel. “2025 has been another exceptional year for us. We have seen growth in all areas of our business, both domestic as well as Duty […]
Toschi Vignola targets cruise with debut at F&B@Sea and collaboration with Deborah Golden
Italian food and beverage company Toschi Vignola, which is participating in Seatrade Cruise Global F&B@Sea for the first time, sees the cruise segment as a key growth segment for its portfolio of brands. In support of this growth strategy, Toschi Vignola has announced the start of a collaboration with Deborah Golden, a leading consultant in the international cruise industry and founder […]
Cruise and island events provide “incredible expansion” for Southern Glazers Travel
2025 was an incredible year of expansion across many cruise lines for Southern Glazers Travel, Phillip Jarrell, Vice President Travel Retail, Cruise & Key Accounts, SGWS, tells TMI. “Our brands performed very well in 2025, and the outlook for 2026 seems promising,” says Jarrell. “Our goal has been to simply listen to the cruise operators […]
Chiara Giorgi to leave Seatrade Cruise for senior role at CLIA
Chiara Giorgi will leave her role as Global Brand & Event Director at Seatrade Cruise on My 5, 2026, and will join CLIA as Senior Vice President, Partnership & Membership Strategy, effective June 15, 2026. At Seatrade, Giorgi has led the strategic direction and development of the cruise industry’s leading global events portfolio. In her […]
Breaking News: iShoppes-ARI partnership win JFK T4 duty free and specialty retail contracts
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and JFKIAT – the operator of Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) – announced that JFK T4 Retail Partners LLC has been selected to reimagine the duty free and specialty retail concessions for passengers at T4. The partnership brings together ARI, one of […]
Ardnamurchan Distillery targets global growth with strategic partnership with GMAX Travel Retail
Sustainable Scotch whisky producer Ardnamurchan Distillery has announced a new strategic partnership with global travel retail and duty free specialist GMAX Travel Retail. The collaboration represents a significant milestone in the distillery’s continued growth, creating new international routes to market and bringing its coastal whisky to travelers worldwide. Sustainability sits at the core of Ardnamurchan […]
Heineken strengthens cruise partnerships with a destination driven portfolio at F&B@Sea
Heineken has adopted a destination driven portfolio approach led by the Heineken brand and built around regional relevance, local heritage and authentic flavors to elevate onboard significance and choice for cruise guests. The Heineken Cruise team will debut its new strategy and portfolio expansion at the F&B@Sea exhibition and conference, April 15–16, 2026, at the […]
Osborne cruises into new opportunities with return to Seatrade Cruise Global event
Spanish wine, spirits and gourmet food specialist Osborne Grupo, eyeing expansion in the cruise market, returns to the Seatrade Cruise Global event in Miami, where it is taking a stand (No. 51) at F&B@Sea for the first time. Osborne team members will be present at both the F&B@Sea and Retail Days, encouraging Seatrade visitors to […]
Proximo Spirits activates 1800 Tequila Triple Cask in JFK with DFS and IShoppes
Proximo Spirits has partnered with DFS and iShoppes to launch 1800 Tequila Triple Cask Añejo, the brand’s first global travel retail exclusive, at New York’s JFK Airport. Running from February through March with DFS at Terminal 4, then April to June with iShoppes at Terminal 1, the activation spotlights the new 1800 Triple Cask through […]
Holland America Line and Jefferson’s Bourbon make history with the first bourbon aged on cruise ships
In celebration of International Whiskey Day, Holland America Line and Jefferson’s Bourbon last week announced a partnership for a first-of-its-kind collaboration in which Jefferson’s Ocean Bourbon is aged at sea across the cruise line’s fleet. This marks the distillery’s maiden voyage partnering with a cruise line for its Ocean Aged at Sea Bourbon series. The […]
Shopping China opens a premium shopping experience in Ciudad del Este
Paraguay’s largest border store operator has opened a new 9-story, 94,000 sq m store in Ciudad del Este. The Shopping China venture is one of the largest shopping centers in Latin America and marks a new era for shopping in the Triple Frontier. Leaving behind its former 6,000 sq m store in the Shopping Paris […]
Siñeriz uncorks its Wine Experience
Siñeriz, the biggest duty free retailer in Rivera in northern Uruguay, has inaugurated a 1,500 sqm stand-alone wine and spirits store called The Siñeriz Wine Experience. Located right next to the company’s 10,000 sqm flagship store, and adjacent to the Brazilian immigrations office, the new store offers an impressive selection of wines and spirits from […]
