Coty has expanded its Burberry Goddess collection with Burberry Goddess Amber Vanilla Eau de Parfum Intense. Crafted by Principal Perfumer Amandine Clerc-Marie, Burberry Goddess Amber Vanilla adds a new dimension to the signature trio of vanilla extracts that define the collection. Burberry Goddess Amber Vanilla is defined by roasted vanilla, creating the most textural expression […]
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Rituals takes the Amsterdam Collection to the world of travel
Rituals Cosmetics is rolling out the Amsterdam Collection across 120 travel retail locations worldwide, bringing the story of East meets West to some of the busiest airports on earth. Created in partnership with Amsterdam’s iconic Rijksmuseum, the elegant body care range blends the famous Dutch tulip with zesty yuzu, native to East Asia, and features […]
CHANEL opens new boutique at Toronto Pearson
Avolta has opened a new standalone “Fragrance & Beauty” CHANEL boutique at Toronto Pearson International Airport, Terminal 1. This new space is designed to offer travelers a luxurious, immersive, and highly personalized beauty experience within one of Canada’s most important international travel hubs. The boutique brings together the modernity and heritage of the House of CHANEL in a […]
US beauty market delivers steady first quarter growth driven by both mass and prestige, Circana Reports
The performance of the U.S. beauty industry was nearly on par across both the prestige and mass retail sides of the business in the first quarter (Q1) of the year, reports research company Circana. Prestige retail dollar sales grew by +6% to $8.1 billion in Q1 2026, compared to the same period last year, as […]
Liht Organics accelerates global expansion through IBBI partnership
Liht Organics is continuing to strengthen its Americas and global travel retail ambitions through a new partnership with Florida-based International Brand Builders Inc. (IBBI), a specialist sales agency focused on clean beauty brands. The partnership follows the recent opening of Liht Organics’ new fulfilment center in New Jersey, a strategic investment designed to support growing […]
Essence Corp celebrates award-winning creativity for key brands across the Caribbean
Essence Corp has kicked off 2026 with a slew of high-profile successes for Fenty Beauty, Parfums de Marly and Dolce & Gabbana. Not only was the Miami-based beauty distributor honored with the Outstanding Achievement Award in Travel Retail 2026 at the Parfums de Marly Paris Annual Convention (see Starboard story on page 22 to read […]
Argentine powerhouse beauty distributer Greta enters Americas travel retail with in-demand brands
Family-owned Greta Group, which has been a leading beauty distributor in South America since it was established nearly 50 years ago in Argentina, is expanding into travel retail and the Caribbean. Specializing in luxury and semi-luxury fragrances, cosmetics, and hair care products, the company today has grown from its base in Argentina and currently has […]
This is the year of beauty for Starboard
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 […]
Essence Corp launches Fenty Beauty in Guyana through Glamour Beauty
Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty has officially launched in Guyana through local retailer Glamour Beauty, adding the 13th Caribbean market to the brand’s growing regional presence. Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty officially launched in Guyana on March 28, bringing the superstar’s flagship cosmetics and skincare brand to the South American country for the first time through a partnership with […]
Duty Free Global, Brandepot partner to launch Global K-Beauty Venture led by industry veteran Jonathan Holland
Duty Free Global has announced a strategic partnership with Brandepot to launch an ambitious new venture dedicated to introducing the dynamic world of K-Beauty to a global audience Brandepot, a brand development and distribution company specializing in bringing innovative and high-quality products to global markets, has a strong track record in curating and scaling premium […]
Swiss Proventum: The Universal Booster aims to enhance global skin-care routines
Rarely has the beauty industry launched a totally trail-blazing new product that could change user’s daily routine, but the creators of Swiss Proventum (Proventum in latin means “Result”) are claiming to have done exactly that. Launching worldwide selectively end of April, Swiss Proventum is described as The Universal Booster skin longevity supplement. Swiss Proventum’s […]
New “indulgent” By the Beach suncare line to debut in travel retail onboard six cruise ships through Starboard
A fun, exciting and sensorial new suncare brand is launching in travel retail and will soon be found onboard six cruise ships through Starboard. By the Beach, a new suncare brand co-founded by Jessica McGratty Singer and Andrew Glass, transforms sun protection into “an indulgent experience” that bridges the gap between suncare, skin care, […]
RISE Brand Partners expands its travel retail footprint across Caribbean and The Americas
Since its inception, RISE Brand Partners has positioned itself as a brand-building partner, curating a disruptive portfolio focused on fragrances and beauty that capitalize on rapidly evolving traveler consumer trends. RISE is accelerating its development across Travel Retail Americas while reinforcing its growing presence throughout the Caribbean and select domestic markets. Over the past year, […]
Tariffs result in “hardest year” for Essence Corp
The uncertainty surrounding the threat of tariffs, followed by the impact of increased costs on the supply chain, caused Miami-based fragrance distributor Essence Corp to invest more than a million dollars in a new warehouse facility and make some significant changes to its business over the past months. The newly imposed tariffs—ranging from a 10% […]
Floral Street and Bridgerton unveil Enchanted Masquerade
Floral Street, the award-winning British fragrance brand, together with Shondaland and Netflix’s hit show Bridgerton, have unveiled Enchanted Masquerade. The Eau de Parfum, inspired by the latest season of the hit show, is billed as the first-of-its-kind vegan and cruelty free fragrance to bring the “cult-favorite modern fairytale to life.” The show’s fourth season, which […]
