Following Attenza Duty Free’s recent expansion of its arrival and departure Duty Free stores and opening of specialist boutiques for Polo Ralph Lauren and Adidas at Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito, Ecuador, Travel Markets Insider caught up with Erasmo Orillac, CEO of parent company Motta Internacional, to review the latest developments at one of […]
Duty Free Global Beauty reveals brand partnerships, strategies and marketing philosophy as its launches K-Beauty platform for global travel retail After leading international travel retail distribution company Duty Free Global announced its foray into the beauty sector through a strategic partnership with Korean based Duty Free specialist Brandepot in May, the new venture has put […]
A multi-million dollar redevelopment project is underway at Canada’s Peace Arch Duty Free Shop. In an exclusive interview, Peter Raju, President and CEO, talks Luke Barras-Hill through the plans and his hopes for the business amid the latest Canada-U.S. trade dispute. Peace Arch Duty Free’s Peter Raju faced a stark choice in the wake of […]
Hampton Sun, the luxurious niche product that began with a loyal following on the exclusive East End of Long Island nearly 20 years ago, has broken into travel retail with a major listing with Avolta in 13 U.S. airports. The luxury suncare brand has been listed with Avolta in Atlanta, Seattle, Salt Lake City, Tampa, […]
The compelling mystic of Arab fragrances One of the most interesting trends in the fragrance world today is the unprecedented global growth in Arab fragrances, including in North and South America. In a recent article, WWD featured Spate data demonstrating the global boom in Middle Eastern perfumery. Spate reported that in 2025 Arabian perfume interest was […]
One on One with Courtney Keenan, Starboard, Director of Merchandising Fashion has become the number one category onboard Starboard cruise ships, led by vintage handbags and other products from What Goes Around, Comes Around. “Our guest has evolved so much over the years, and it’s been so exciting to see their positive reaction when we […]
Troubled Peace Bridge Duty Free, one of Canada’s largest duty free land border retailers, is under new ownership. Under the name The Duty Free at Peace Bridge, the store is now run by a new company formed by the owners of Importations Guay Ltée, which operates three other duty free stores in Quebec. Peace Bridge […]
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, […]
