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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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, […]
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, 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 […]
L’Oréal, Pernod Ricard, and Avolta have unveiled a “sparkling” pop up activation at São Paulo Guarulhos Airport with Avolta Brazil this month. The joyous activation brings together two iconic French brands – Lancôme and Perrier-Jouët — in a shared mission to deliver unforgettable experiences for travelers in Brazil. “We are elevating the journey with prestige […]
The L’OCCITANE Group, whose namesake L’Occitane en Provence brand is renowned for its French nature-inspired sustainable beauty and wellness products and will be celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2026, has been expanding exponentially in international markets since acquiring a majority stake of the blockbuster global phenomenon Sol de Janeiro at the end of 2021. The […]
The Estée Lauder Companies has opened a Fragrance Atelier within its new La Maison des Parfums on Rue Volney in Paris. The company says that this newly established global innovation hub is fully dedicated to world-class fragrance expertise, advanced technologies and cutting-edge capabilities, and will accelerate the company’s strategic ambitions in luxury and prestige fragrances. The Atelier’s opening […]
Award-winning British fragrance brand Floral Street has teamed up with Bridgerton, Netflix’ hugely successful period drama that takes place during the Regency period in England, to create a fragrance based on the hit series. Floral Street founder and CEO Michelle Feeney says that the collaboration “is a celebration of storytelling, sustainability, and scent. “As a British brand rooted in self-expression […]
Iconic fragrance distribution company Marivi launched the exquisite Clive Christian Perfume collection at a gala event with Penha in Grand Cayman in March. This marks the first time that these fine British fragrances, considered some of the most luxurious in the world, are available in travel retail in the Caribbean. The company will be announcing […]
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 Raymond Kattoura One year after Buenos Aires-based Perfumerias Rouge announced it was expanding into the Caribbean and launched its first stores in Grand Cayman in July of 2015, the aggressively growing company audaciously forecast that it was on track to deliver 15 stores within two years. A water-front perfumery in St. Thomas, an […]
