Alchemy Americas has expanded its portfolio of unique beauty products with SL Lashes magnetic lashes, a “wonderful, revolutionary” new brand, which the company is representing for the Americas. The 2-year-old French brand is currently sold 99% online and has made $17 million in revenue, reports Alchemy Americas founder Cedric Mahe-Rodriguez. “SL Lashes are very successful in […]
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Essence Corp. expands globally with Bath & Body Works
In a major move for the company, Essence Corp. has been appointed by Bath & Body Works (BBW) as its Travel Retail Global Distributor. Essence Corp. has been a current distribution partner of parent company L Brands for both Victoria’s Secret and Bath & Body Works since 2014 in the Americas regions. The Miami-based distribution […]
Duty Free Americas debuts Huda Beauty space at Venetian Macau
Duty Free Americas (DFA) today announced that it will be the world’s second travel retail company to offer Huda Beauty products. The Huda Beauty corner will be located in DFA’s 11,500 square foot store in the Venetian Macau Resort Hotel and will feature a variety of Huda Beauty’s most popular products. The fast-growing Huda Beauty […]
ACI World data reveals COVID-19’s impact on world’s busiest airports
Global passenger traffic at the world’s top 10 busiest airports decreased by -45.7% in 2020. Overall, passenger traffic at the world’s airports decreased by -64.6% which shows that the impact of the pandemic and the early stages of recovery in air travel has not been uniform around the world. According to the preliminary data published […]
InnoTRI opens in new Brazilian Cell Shop Duty Free on Brazilian border in Iguaçu
Miami-based specialist distribution company InnoTRI has partnered with Cell Shop Duty Free for the opening of the largest land-based free shop in Brazil this month. Christoph Henkel, InnoTRI co-founder and manager, tells TMI the collaboration with the Brazilian land border operator for its new 2,000 sqm store located in the Catuaí Palladium Shopping Mall in […]
3Sixty Duty Free reopens expanded store in FLL, Terminal 4 in advance of expected summer travel surge
3Sixty Duty Free & More celebrated the grand reopening and expansion of its retail store located in Terminal 4 of Ft. Lauderdale – Hollywood International Airport. The newly expanded T4 location occupies 3,300 square feet and is the largest retail outlet within the facility. Capitalizing on a long-term partnership that dates back to 2006 under […]
Bottega produces gold bottles for two Francis Ford Coppola limited-edition “Awards” wines
Bottega S.p.A. is going to the Oscars! Travel retail’s favorite winery has created two exclusive golden bottles for the Francis Ford Coppola Winery, which has produced two limited-edition wines in honor of “Hollywood’s most prestigious cinema awards.” The Northern California winery has created a Chardonnay and a Cabernet Sauvignon, both from 2019, made from grapes […]
ARI’s Nuno do Amaral joins IAADFS Board of Directors
The International Association of Airport and Duty Free Stores (IAADFS) has named Nuno do Amaral of Aer Rianta International (ARI) as a member of the Board of Directors. He was appointed to fill the seat of Gerry Crawford, who recently left the industry. Do Amaral serves as the Chief Operations & Business Development Officer at […]
In Memoriam: Joe Porcelli
I am personally very sad to report the passing of Joe Porcelli, who I counted as a friend as well as a colleague. Joe passed away on April 2 after a long bout with cancer. When I first met Joe Porcelli he was a very senior executive with Revlon, first in Canada and then he […]
Mondelez World Travel Retail adds to communications capabilities with new appointment
Mondelez World Travel Retail (WTR) has appointed Tamara Abusara to the role of Communications & Events Manager, World Travel Retail, to reinforce its communciations activities and key events focus in the channel. Abusara is responsible for Mondelez’s external communications and trade events under Richard Houseago, Head of Customer Marketing, World Travel Retail. She has spent […]
Duty Free Global bolsters its team in the Americas
Duty Free Global, Barry Geoghegan’s specialized wines and spirits brand partner focused on building brands in the global Duty Free and Travel Retail channel, has bolstered its presence in the Americas with two key appointments. Experienced duty free veteran John Gallagher has joined Duty Free Global to Head up sales in the Latin American region […]
DFNI Americas Awards celebrates positivity & perseverance
The 2021 DFNI Americas Awards, which this year celebrated positivity, perseverance and partnership in a time of crisis, were revealed during last week’s Virtual Summit of the Americas. According to DFNI, the awards were reimagined to focus on the positives to emerge from the past year, with special categories to reflect the changes and challenges […]
André de Almeida moves on from Loch Lomond and Travel Retail
Loch Lomond Group Managing Director – Global Travel Retail André de Almeida is leaving the company to take up a new role outside of the Global Travel Retail channel, he announced last week on his blog insidethecask.com. De Almeida, who joined Loch Lomond Group in August 2016, played a key role in bringing Loch Lomond’s brands, […]
Curran Zinn joins WEBB Banks as Director of Travel Retail and Key Accounts
Curran Zinn is the latest highly respected spirits executive to join fast-growing distribution company WEBB Banks. Zinn has been named as Director of Travel Retail and Key Accounts. Reporting to Jose Castellvi, VP of Spirits and Travel Retail, Zinn will be responsible for sales and marketing for all of WEBB’s travel retail business, cruise lines, […]
Tairo International’s “Perfect” launch for new Marc Jacobs fragrance goes high profile with SEARS in Mexico
Miami-based fragrance distributor Tairo International held a high profile, impactful launch for the new Marc Jacobs Perfect fragrance with SEARS Mexico across its stores in February, which included dressing windows and store fronts, as well as interior podiums and sampling. The HPP followed Tairo’s December 2020 launch in travel retail stores throughout the Carib-bean and […]
