Special Report to Travel Markets Insider prepared by Luke Stockton, Counter Intelligence Retail Historically, or for the last four years at least, international outbound capacity from China to the USA has surpassed overall growth in available seats departing the country, but in 2018 we have witnessed a reversal of fortunes for China’s sixth most popular […]
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CiR Report: Watches and Jewelry shine bright as opportunity to trading up shoppers
Duty free and travel retail analyst Counter Intelligence Retail’s latest category research indicates that more than half of shoppers in the Watches & Jewelry category are purchasing more expensive items than at home, and that gifting is a key driver, but under-exploited by retailers. The study – The Watches & Jewelry Shopper Review 2018 –surveyed the […]
A look at passenger traffic at Panama’s Tocumen Airport, as it prepares for opening of new Terminal
Some of the newest duty free stores in the Americas were opened over the past few months at Panama’s Tocumen International Airport. The new stores began opening in April, after Duty Free America had been awarded two of the three blocks of the commercial area in Terminal 1 and Attenza Duty Free, operated by Motta […]
CiR: Airlift from India doubles to Americas with new routes to Canada
The Indian aviation industry is booming and capacity to the Americas is growing by double-digits, reports analysis from Business Lounge, the market data arm of CiR. In the ten months to October 2017 total PAX at India’s airports combined was up +14.9%, a growth second only to Russia among the top thirty markets globally, says […]
CiR commences Traveler and Shopper segmentation study
, Travel retail analyst, research and category expert, Counter Intelligence Retail has launched a comprehensive Traveler and Shopper Segmentation Study for 2017. Developed to increase the channel’s understanding of its customer base, the study is based on interviews with 22,500 travelers from over 25 nationalities, and is the largest and most up-to date available in the industry. […]
Special CiR Report: Chinese duty free opportunity in Canada greater than ever
All data based on HY 2017 vs the same period in 2016 Preliminary data based on CiR’s 550 airport locations suggests that global total PAX grew +7.3% in the first 6 months of this year. The Americas region grew +3.8%, driven largely by strong gains across Central America, with North America slipping just under […]
CiR tracks Chinese traveler attitudes and behavior
Alcohol attracts the most footfall, but beauty has the highest conversion rate among Chinese travelers surveyed by Counter Intelligence Retail in its largest and most comprehensive study of Chinese travelers’ attitudes to shopping in the duty free and travel retail market. Travel retail analyst, research and category expert CIR conducted online research among over 1,400 […]
