Moët Hennessy Travel Retail has opened Les Caves de Champagne at São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport in partnership with Avolta. This innovative retail experience features Moët Hennessy’s finest champagne offerings, all curated within a single space. Located in Terminal 3 at Arrivals 9K, Les Caves de Champagne is the first retail concept of its kind by […]
Brazil
ForwardKeys analyzes impact of Brazil floods on tourism as Porto Alegre airport closed indefinitely
Severe flooding has affected over 90% of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul, one of Brazil’s premier tourist destinations. The state’s primary airport, Salgado Filho Airport (POA) in Porto Alegre, has been forced to close indefinitely, underscoring the severity of the situation. ForwardKeys’ analysis of the data paints a stark picture of the impact on […]
Brazilian deluge damages duty free on the border
The catastrophic flooding in Porto Alegre at the beginning of May has been one of the biggest natural disasters to hit southern Brazil in many years. With 170 people dead and 70 people still missing, further heavy rain at the end of the month hampered clean-up operations and local authorities say that there is no […]
Weitnauer Group expands South American operations with hub in Uruguay
Weitnauer Group has announced the opening of its latest subsidiary in Uruguay, strategically positioned to cater to the vibrant and expanded market along the Brazilian border. The new operation in Uruguay will serve as a gateway to the dynamic Uruguay borders and the growing market of Brazilian borders, while supporting Weitnauer’s logistic capabilities in other South American markets. Headed by […]
La Petisquera- Mannah Group to enter Border Duty Free in Brazil in major project
“La Petisquera,” the well-established South American travel retailer founded by the Mannah family in 1970, is entering the Brazilian border duty free business in Foz do Iguaçu. The company has a long history of successful operations in Paraguay, in Ciudad del Este with border and airport shops, and currently operates four downtown stores in the […]
Amázzoni Gin: capturing the essence of Brazil in a bottle
Amázzoni, the award-winning premium gin being introduced to travel retail at the Summit of the Americas through Duty Free Global this year, is a 100% Brazilian product from its ingredients to its manufacturing. “Amázzoni, which today is the most widely sold craft gin in Brazil, was the first Brazilian gin,” explains its creator, Arturo Isola. […]
CCR Aeroportos signs contract with Cellshop for duty free operation at Foz do Iguaçu International Airport
CCR Aeroportos, the company that manages the Foz do Iguaçu International Airport, has signed a partnership with Cellshop Duty Free, the largest land border store in Brazil, for opening a Duty Free Shop at the airport. The store, which will cover nearly 800 square meters of space, will be located in the domestic departure and […]
Brazilian border store openings help Essence Corp. weather the pandemic slowdown
Miami-based Essence Corp. has taken full advantage of the opening of border stores on the Brazilian side of the border to help bolster its sales of perfumes and cosmetics during the course of the pandemic. Essence Corp. Vice President of Sales Antoine Bona tells TMI that the border openings permitted his distribution company to add […]
Lancôme TR Americas and Dufry open Lancôme’s biggest flagship in South America
Lancôme Travel Retail Americas and Dufry have partnered to open Lancôme’s biggest flagship in South America. The 43sqm store opened at the international departures area of Terminal 3 of São Paulo International Airport (GRU Airport) on January 31, 2021. Lancôme’s new flagship features numerous eye-catching screens and embraces the values of the brand – joy, […]
Latin America sees first hints of recovery from COVID-19 shut downs
The COVID-19 pandemic arrived in Latin America at the end of February this year. Initially, cases were few and far between and the speedy introduction of lockdowns and border closings by most governments helped control the spread of the virus. But in the second quarter of the year Brazil swiftly became one of the worst […]
Uruguayan border stores begin slow recovery
In spite of closed borders throughout Latin America, several duty free stores are continuing to operate on the Uruguay – Brazil border. The stores on the Uruguayan side of the border are looking after the shopping needs of their Brazilian customers, who reside in neighboring twin towns immediately adjacent to their Uruguayan border. The depressed […]
Sky Duty Free – first new store in the area–to open in Foz de Iguaçu on Argentine-Brazil border
The first border duty free shop in the Brazilian state of Paraná –under the name of Sky Duty Free– is due to open within a matter of weeks. So far, following the approval of legislation in Brazil permitting duty free stores in 33 cities, the only store openings have been in the state of Rio […]
Brazil confirms increase in Border duty free allowance
The Brazilian Ministry of Economy has officially confirmed that the duty free allowance for travelers entering Brazil via a land border will increase from $US300 to $US500 from January 1 2020. Ordinance No 601 confirming the new allowance has already been published in the State Gazette. This measure follows on from a previous announcement on October15, […]
Inaugural ASUTIL Border Conference examines new Brazilian opportunities
The first Latin American Border conference welcomed 170 registered delegates at the Sheraton Porto Alegre last week, who gathered to discover details of how the new land border duty free stores in Brazil will operate. The conference was jointly organized by South American duty free association ASUTIL and CEFSU, the Chamber of Uruguayan Free Shop […]
SSP opens its first food and beverage units in Brazil
SSP Group, in a partnership with Duty Free Americas, has opened its first outlets at Brazil’s two main international airports, Rio de Janeiro Tom Jobim International Airport (RIOgaleão) and São Paulo International Airport (GRU Airport). The new units are the first to open under a joint venture partnership between SSP and DFA, following the win of […]
