It’s all about the hair! Not only do today’s consumers long for “shampoo-commercial-worthy hair,” (quoting Spate) but they see healthy hair as integral to today’s well-being journey. Consumers are looking for hair care products that cater to a range of needs, targeting various hair and scalp problems while providing multiple benefits from revitalization to anti-ageing. […]
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OLAPLEX prestige hair care launches its first shipboard partnership with Starboard Cruise Services
OLAPLEX, the prestige hair care brand thatcreated the bond-building category, is making its cruise debut with exclusive retail partner, Starboard Cruise Services. The full OLAPLEX hair care range, including the iconic OLAPLEX No.3 Hair Perfector, is currently shoppable on 19 ships with more coming onboard as part of Starboard’s self-care retail offer. OLAPLEX is the leader […]
Shiseido Travel Retail invites visitors to rediscover beauty in travel
Shiseido Travel Retail is inviting people to rediscover beauty in travel with its return to TFWA Cannes in 2023. As travel continues to rebound around the world, Japan – where Shiseido headquarters are based – welcomed its highest number of arrivals since the pandemic in July with 2.32 million tourists. Building on this momentum, Shiseido […]
L’Oréal TRAM partners with Uber for innovative Armani Code activation
L’Oréal Travel Retail Americas partnered with Uber in March 2023 to launch the Armani Code O+O activation in JFK & LAX Airports. This was a first collaboration of its kind in travel retail worldwide, and a first for L’Oréal Group in the U.S., and added a unique, innovative, and premium touch-point to the American traveler […]
Lancôme takes over Americas airports with All-Star campaign for La Vie Est Belle
Lancôme paid tribute to its #1 fragrance, La Vie Est Belle , uniting for the first time its all-women ambassador team in the Americas through premium retail experiences and media takeover, from Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York to Brazil and Argentina under the ALL-STARS campaign. Julia Roberts invites the whole Lancôme community of […]
Essence Corp.: How to survive – and prosper – over 35 years in business
Miami-based beauty distribution company Essence Corp. has made a lasting and indelible impression on its home town and the travel retail industry throughout the Americas over the past 35 years. From its business success to its charitable and community involvement, the family-owned company demonstrates that it is possible to be successful and a good citizen […]
Gucci Beauty launches new era for its Gucci Guilty fragrances with campaign starring A$AP Rocky, Julia Garner and Elliot Page
Gucci Beauty has launched a new campaign for its Gucci Guilty Pour Femme and Pour Homme fragrances starring three incredibly timely celebrities — Grammy Award-nominated musician A$AP Rocky, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning actress Julia Garner, and Oscar-nominated actor, director and producer Elliot Page. Described as an ode to self-acceptance, friendship and love in all […]
TAIRO International honors longest-serving employee and welcomes key new senior appointment
Miami fragrance company TAIRO International, a leading fragrance and cosmetics distributor in Mexico and the Caribbean which marked its 25th anniversary last year, is celebrating milestones for two of its own. TAIRO is honoring Sales Director Ricardo Rivas, one of the company’s longest-serving employees, who is celebrating 20 years with the company this year. “Ricardo […]
Cosmoprof North America launching Miami Beach Edition in January 2024
It is now official. Leading B2B beauty event Cosmoprof North America is launching a Miami edition in 2024. The inaugural show will take place January 23-25 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Organizers expect the show to attract as many as 20,000 visitors over the three days, 40-50% of which will be international. Show organizers […]
Halloween Blossom launches in Puerto Iguazu with London Supply
Spanish fragrance house Perfumes y Diseño continues to give Halloween its own unique interpretation. Its newest holiday-inspired fragrance, Halloween Blossom, filled London Supply’s Puerto Iguazú duty free store with “a magical explosion of flowers” during the whole month of October, reported the company. Travelers were able to discover the new scent by visiting the appealing […]
Official Frida Kahlo-inspired fragrance debuts in the Americas
Fantasy Fragrances, LLC and Frida Kahlo Corporation have announced the launch of the official fragrance inspired by world-renowned artist Frida Kahlo: Frida Kahlo Eau de Toilette. Frida Kahlo EDT brings the essence of Frida Kahlo to life, says the companies behind it. Notes of Pink Grapefruit and Black Pepper blended with Jasmine and Lily of […]
Molton Brown launches refill pouches for Hand and Body collections in travel retail
British fragrance maker Molton Brown has launched refill pouches for some of its most iconic Hand and Bath & Body collections in travel retail. The refill pouches have previously been a great success in both the domestic and online markets and the travel retail launch this April coincided with World Earth Day on April 22. […]
Perfumes y Diseño grows Americas fragrance business, expands distribution portfolio with Cartier and Perry Ellis in Caribbean
Spanish Group Perfumes y Diseño reached record sales of 65 million euros in 2021, a 16% increase compared to 2019. The company experienced growth across all its brands and subsidiaries worldwide. Sales of the Caribbean subsidiary, PYD USA, rose by 80% compared to 2019. The division continues to consolidate its position as a distributor in the territory, […]
Valentino Beauty opens first make-up stores in TR Americas with DFS Group
L’Oréal Travel Retail Americas announces the opening of its first Valentino Beauty make-up stores exclusively in partnership with DFS Group at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) Terminal 4, and San Francisco International Airport (SFO) Concourse G. These two new flagships boost the strong travel retail brand roll-out in the Americas that started last year. […]
Martin Lovatt & Lenny DiCristofano: creating a travel retail agency with a true global footprint
Not many agencies in the travel retail channel are able to offer a true global footprint, especially for accessories brands. But a joint venture between U.S.-based Lenny DiCristofano of worldclassbrands and UK-based Martin Lovatt of Magnify Brands does just that. “Martin and I have been working together for seven years. While we have retained our […]
