Avolta has officially opened its new 1,000 sqm Brazilian border store in Foz do Iguaçu, the border town adjacent to the Brazilian borders with Paraguay and Argentina. The new store was opened in the Catuaí Palladium shopping mall, which already hosts duty free stores managed by Cell Shop do Brasil and Paris Duty Free. With […]
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Avolta unveils Toronto Duty Free at YYZ
Avolta’s Dufry brand has unveiled its newest duty free store at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ), Toronto Duty Free. The 170 sqm shop in Terminal 3 offers a collection of Canadian-made products alongside a curated selection of wine, spirits, and confectionery. The store is the first of several new shops planned as part of the […]
Hudson names Lester Adams as Vice President of Business Development
Hudson has appointed Lester Adams as Vice President of Business Development for its business in the U.S. and Canada. With a career spanning over 25 years, Adams boasts diverse global experience in strategy, international business, franchising, licensing, and finance. In his new role within the company, Adams will play a crucial role in Hudson’s growth […]
Avolta’s Hudson and Dufry win New York’s JFK T6 travel retail concessions
JFK Millennium Partners, (JMP) the company selected by the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey to build and operate the new $4.2 billion JFK Terminal 6, in New York, today announced that Avolta companies Hudson and Dufry have been selected to open numerous duty free, travel convenience, and specialty retail stores over more than 28,000 square feet of reimagined space in the new, […]
PyD celebrates Children’s Day in Argentina with playful TOUS event at Ezeiza
To celebrate Children’s Day in Argentina (August 18), Spanish fragrance house PyD teamed up with Avolta to hold a joyous, playful 2-day activation for TOUS Kids and Baby TOUS perfumes at the Ezeiza International Airport departure store in Buenos Aires. The in-store event took place August 15-16 at the Baby and KIDS area in the […]
Avolta secures 15-year concessions contracts at California’s John Wayne Airport for its Hudson and HMSHost brands
Avolta has been awarded a 15-year contract to develop nearly 3,500 square meters of concessions space across Terminals A, B, and C at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California. The contracts cover food and beverage options, as well as multiple travel convenience and specialty retail stores throughout the concourse for Avolta’s Hudson and HMSHost […]
Avolta delivers strong performance in Q1 2024; confirms positive outlook for the full year & beyond
Building on a transformative 2023, Avolta delivered strong organic growth in Q1 of 8.6% and a further step-up across all financial indicators. All regions contributed to growth. In addition, Avolta’s Destination 2027 strategy is yielding results, supported by an enhanced customer experience and strong execution, reports the company. Reported Turnover reached CHF 2,838.4 million (US$3,134.9 […]
Avolta and Corporación America Airports unite for strategic airport enhancement in Uruguay
Avolta (formerly Dufry) and private airport operating group Corporación America Airports, have forged a partnership to “revolutionize” travel retail in Uruguay, in a collaborative initiative aimed at elevating the airport retail experience. The partnership is establishing what it calls a “novel business model” by leveraging the combined expertise of duty free retail and airport management as master concessionaire for travel […]
YSL takes over TR Americas with avant-première of MYSELF
YSL Travel Retail Americas launched MYSLF, the latest masculine fragrance, throughout the region in September, in the brand’s most extensive online and offline takeover to date. The fragrance made its avant-première debut in Latin America, where it is expected to arrive in Local Market only in Q1 2024. YSL Beauty says that it set out […]
Dufry Group to rebrand as Avolta: A unified brand reflecting the Dufry-Autogrill business combination
In one of the biggest news stories of Cannes 2023, Dufry Group announced that it will become Avolta, a new brand identity representing the Dufry and Autogrill combination. Announced on the first Monday night of the TFWA World Exhibition, the company says that the new name unifies the travel […]
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 […]
Hudson wins duty free concession, expands duty-paid operations at Boston Logan Int’l Airport
Dufry, under its Hudson division, has been awarded a 12-year duty free contract at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), as well as a 3-year extension for its duty paid business. Under the new contracts, Hudson will open 16 new stores in Boston by 2024, consisting of eight new duty paid and eight duty free stores. […]
Moët Hennessy Travel Retail opens its first Hennessy Boutique in Jamaica’s Montego Bay Airport
Moët Hennessy Travel Retail has opened the first Hennessy boutique in the Americas travel retail market. The 56-square-meter Hennessy shop-in-shop, situated in the Dufry departure store at Montego Bay Airport in Jamaica, is poised to offer a bespoke experience in the Americas region. The boutique offers travelers a selection of travel retail exclusive cognacs, including […]
Campari Group GTR blends physical and digital at world’s first Appleton Estate boutique in Montego Bay, Jamaica
Campari Group has opened a permanent Appleton Estate Jamaican rum boutique at Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The boutique, prominently located near the entrance of the Dufry walk-in store, is Campari’s largest ever investment in global travel retail, and blends physical and digital elements to create an omni-channel experience. A sensorial journey Travel […]
Dufry announces new Global Executive Committee to drive its “Travel Experience Revolution”
Following the closing of the Dufry– Autogrill merger, Dufry announced its new organizational structure as it sets up a joint com-pany with Autogrill to drive its “Travel Experience Revolution.” Dufry announced changes to the Global Executive Committee (GEC) of the combined Group on February 7, 2023. The newly constituted GEC will be instrumental in delivering […]
