Beauty

Tairo brings Sabrina Carpenter fragrances to Mexico & the Caribbean

Tairo Group, in partnership with Scent Beauty, has launched the Sabrina Carpenter fragrances in Mexico and the Caribbean’s local and travel retail markets. This expansion marks a major milestone, bringing the star’s signature scents to a wider audience. A singer, songwriter, actress, and fashion icon, Sabrina Carpenter has a worldwide fan base. With gold-certified hits, […]

Tairo boosts OPI with exclusive nail events in Grand Cayman and Mexico Baja Travel Retail

Tairo Group recently elevated the OPI experience for beauty enthusiasts in Grand Cayman and Mexico Baja California’s travel retail market through immersive nail events, offering shoppers a touch of luxury and self-care. At Kirk Freeport Perfumeria 2 in Grand Cayman, customers enjoyed complimentary nail polish applications and received an exclusive OPI gift with purchase. This […]

Tairo celebrates CK One’s 30th anniversary with new fragrance and trainings across Caribbean and Mexico Travel Retail

Tairo Group recently hosted a series of training sessions across the Caribbean and Mexico travel retail market for the new CK One Essence fragrance, while celebrating 30 years since the launch of the original CK One fragrance. Designed to honor CK One’s cultural legacy and evolution, these sessions provided beauty advisors and sales teams with […]

Coty Travel Retail launches Burberry Beauty with Avolta in Sao Paulo and Mexico City airports

Coty Travel Retail, in partnership with Avolta, has launched Burberry Beauty in Mexico City International Airport and São Paulo Guarulhos Airport. This launch offers travelers a dynamic, multidimensional beauty experience featuring Burberry make- up for the face, lips and eyes, reports the company. To mark this milestone, Coty Travel Retail has introduced a series of […]

From hurricanes to logistics: How Essence Corp met the challenge of launching superstar Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty across nine Caribbean islands

At the end of October, leading Miami- based beauty distributor Essence Corp executed an unprecedented simultaneous launch for Fenty Beauty, Fenty Skin, and Fenty Eau de Parfum by Rihanna — one of the most anticipated, highly-coveted brands in the market — across nine islands in the Caribbean. Although the brand had been sold in the […]

Maggy’s gives Fenty Beauty launch the Red Carpet treatment in Aruba

Aruba’s iconic beauty retailer Maggy’s began preparing its loyal customers for the Oct. 24th Fenty Beauty launch well in advance of the actual start. Social media promotions for Fenty Beauty began on October 1st, starting with an announcement from Rihanna on the Fenty Beauty Instagram page, which Maggy’s then reposted. Preparations continued throughout the month, […]

Lancôme takes over LAX with tech-forward Génifique Skincare Experience

L’Oréal Travel Retail has partnered with DFS Group in a show-stopping, tech-forward activation for Lancôme Génifique at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The innovative takeover of LAX leverages prominent screen placements throughout the airport, allowing the brand to reach 100% traffic penetration, ensuring maximum exposure for Lancôme’s Génifique Ultimate skincare animation.   L’Oréal Travel Retail […]

Leading false eyelash brand Ardell to enter TR through Premier Global Trading

False eyelashes are a huge trend in the beauty industry and Elizabeth Taylor’s Premier Global Trading is now introducing Ardell Professional lashes, the leading lash brand in the world, to the duty free/travel retail channel around the world. This partnership aims to expand Ardell’s global presence, making its products more accessible to travelers and beauty enthusiasts. […]

International Shoppes unveils first Guerlain Bee Concept in TR North America

French brand Guerlain (LVMH), in partnership with travel retailer International Shoppes, has revealed its new counter at New York John F. Kennedy (JKF), Terminal 1. The 16 square-meter (172-square-foot) counter, which reopened in July, 2024- has doubled in size compared to its previous iteration. It was redesigned using the brand’s latest retail design concept, inspired […]

Israel Assa steps down as head of Global Travel Retail at The Estée Lauder Companies; Olivier Dubos appointed to lead the channel

The Estée Lauder Companies announced that Israel Assa, Global President, Travel Retail Worldwide, left his role with the company last month, and that Olivier Dubos has been appointed Senior Vice President and General Manager, Travel Retail Worldwide. Assa, who has had a distinguished career with the Company spanning more than two decades—including more than eight years at […]