The beauty category is seeing significant growth for cruise ship retail concessionaire Starboard Group. Sales this year are reaching their highest level since Covid, according to Director of Merchandising, Karla Nedeski, who has been with the company for nearly 20 years in a variety of buying and merchandising roles. “The growth we are seeing this […]
The seats are comfortable. The Scotch is neat. The bar is stocked with recognized favorites. I’m in a duty free store. It’s not a secret what Avolta is trying to do with the new Blinded Tiger speakeasy inside its newly opened Dufry flagship duty free store at New York’s JFK Terminal 8. The world’s largest […]
International Shoppes, in partnership with Ben Crump Enterprises (BCE), has introduced a new, community-focused retail program at Honolulu’s Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL). The joint venture is focused on strengthening Hawaii’s local business ecosystem while enhancing the traveler experience, and the new stores are built on a shared commitment to equity, inclusion, and economic […]
Opening of Terminal 8 commercial program marks completion of first terminal redevelopment of JFK’s $19 billion transformation The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, American Airlines, ASUR Airports, and Phoenix Infrastructure Group officially celebrated the completion of John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Terminal 8 transformation with the grand opening of a $125 million […]
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 […]
Since the Falic Group bought the duty free operations of World Duty Free Americas from BAA just weeks after 9/11, what is now known as Duty Free Americas has grown into the eighth largest travel retail operator in the world with revenues north of two billion for the past few years. The family-owned company has consistently grown its business, and […]
Step by step, with strategic focus on specific categories and segments, the ACTIUM group has grown into one of the largest beauty distributors in the Americas. From its beginnings as a beverage agent in 2004, then its move into luxury retail, its entry into beauty, and finally the expansion of the L’Oréal portfolio in the […]
Luryx Uruguay & Brazil officially opened the new 2,700sqm two-level Luryx Duty Free store in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil at a gala inauguration on March 11. Danny Yahoros, president of Luryx’ parent company, Top Brands Internacional, and Joaquim e Silva, the Mayor of Foz do Iguaçu, cut the ribbon at the official opening. Marcelo Montico, […]
Jordi Martin-Consuegra has seen the explosive growth of his company from a regional player to the largest travel retail and food & beverage operator in the world in his two decades with what is now called Avolta. Martin-Consuegra, COO North America at Avolta, speaks with TMI’s Michael Pasternak about the recent important concessions wins, especially […]
Boutique spirits distribution company Blue Caterpillar has scaled up since it was founded in 2021 by well-known travel retail executives Michael Gebrael and Christoph Henkel. Miami-based Blue Caterpillar now works with bigger global brands, and has expanded into more geographies around the world. But Gebrael and Henkel tell TMI that the key to its growth […]
One on One with Petrina Kho, Managing Director, L’Oréal Travel Retail Americas Petrina Kho, the new Managing Director of L’Oréal Travel Retail Americas – a subsidiary of the world’s largest beauty company — believes that the travel retail future is bright. But to keep growing, we would need to transform together as an industry, she […]
One on One with Glen Morgan, General Manager, ARI North America Even with U.S./Canada political tensions negatively impacting travel from its most important passenger, Glen Morgan, General Manager, ARI North America (ARINA), tells TMI that it has been a busy and exciting time for growth across its Canadian business, as it opens new stores, refurbishes […]
An exclusive profile by John Gallagher Cellshop – one of the leading South American border duty free operators, has grown in the last 22 years from very humble beginnings. Originally opened under the name of the Cell Motion Group by company founder and president Jorbel Griebeler, it was a small 12 sqm store with only […]
Starboard Group has announced the latest expansion of its partnership with Virgin Voyages as the exclusive retail partner for Brilliant Lady, where it will offer a blend of luxury, sustainability and discovery across 5,500 square feet of retail space when the ship departs from New York City on its inaugural voyage on Sept. 5, 2025. “We’re […]
Heinemann Americas has unveiled a “bold new cruise retail concept” aboard Royal Caribbean’s Star of the Seas, which the company says further strengthens a partnership that has grown steadily since 2019. With 10 distinct retail venues on board, the ship delivers a next-level shopping experience, featuring everything from exclusive Royal Caribbean logo merchandise, fine watches, […]
