Buenos Aires-based InterBaires, a fully owned subsidiary of Dufry, has won the tender to redesign, operate and manage the duty free stores at Rosario International Airport in Argentina. Rosario Airport, situated just over 300 km north of Buenos Aires, is one of the few airports in Argentina that is not operated by Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 […]
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Duty Free Dynamics and Dufry introduce Seiko Pop-up shop in Mexico City Airport
Master franchisor Duty Free Dynamics and global travel retailer Dufry set up a Seiko Pop-up Shop in Mexico City International Airport throughout the month of September. The Pop-up was located in Dufry’s high-end, luxury brands Store # 126 in Terminal 1. This joint initiative was designed to take advantage of the increasing trend of travelers’ […]
Hudson Group enters into agreement to acquire 34 Brookstone U.S. airport locations
Travel retailer Hudson Group has signed an agreement to acquire the assets of Brookstone stores in U.S. airports from Apex Digital, Inc. Hudson has also obtained the right to be the exclusive airport retailer to operate Brookstone stores through a license agreement with Bluestar Alliance, LLC, owner of the Brookstone brand and trademarks. The agreement […]
AENA extends Dufry’s duty free concession contract at 25 Spanish airports
The Board of Directors of Spanish airport operator AENA SME S.A. has extended Dufry’s current duty free contract covering 25 Spanish airports for up to an additional 5 years. The newly extended contract will be operational after the expiration of the current concession agreement, which ends on Oct. 31, 2020. The structure of the annual […]
Dufry signs new contract and expands in Brazil’s Florianópolis International Airport
Dufry has signed a new contract to expand its presence at the Florianópolis International Airport, in Brazil, which is managed by Flughafen Zürich AG. The new contract includes two duty free and one duty-paid shop totaling 650 sq meters of additional sales space in the new airport terminal, which will be opened in October 2019. […]
Dufry officially opens first border duty free shop in Brazil
Dufry officially opened its first Brazil duty free border shop on August 22. The store is located in Uruguaiana, one of the most important cities in the South of Brazil, at the border to Argentina. With a retail space of 850 sqm, the shop offers an assortment of prestige international brands similar to those seen […]
Dufry accelerates global organic growth in H1 2019 despite challenging market in South America
Despite the challenging economic situation in much of Latin America, Dufry posted steady turnover in the first half of 2019, growing 2.2% to CHF 4,180.1 million. Organic growth accelerated to +2.2% in HY 2019; with Q2 improving to +2.3%. This gain was followed by further improvements in the first weeks of July. On a like for like […]
Dufry reports positive start to year despite challenging South American market conditions
Dufry posted a positive start in 2019 with turnover in the first quarter reaching CHF 1.88bn (US$1.87bn), representing organic growth of 2.0% compared to the first three months of 2018. Gross profit margin further improved and reached 60.3%, said the company. The positive results were delivered despite the challenging environment still facing business in South America. Excluding the impact […]
Dufry consolidates partnership with Holland America Line by expanding retail concession to entire fleet of ships
Dufry has signed a contract to expand its concession with Holland America Line to operate duty free shops onboard 6 additional cruise ships for 5 years. With the new agreement, Dufry will now operate duty free shops on the entire HAL fleet, which covers all major tourist routes in the world. Following the contract signed in 2018, Dufry and Holland America Line’s new agreement covers more than 1,500 sqm of additional retail space. Dufry will now […]
SeaTrade Global examines onboard retail sales at first Cruise Innovation session
A standing room only crowd of cruise, travel retail and supplier industry members packed into an information-jammed Cruise Innovation session held during the 2019 SeaTrade Global in Miami Beach on Wednesday. The session featured a panel of prominent industry officials who play key roles in the retail component of the cruise ships they work with: […]
Dufry tailors its airport expertise to onboard cruise sales
Dufry Cruise Services, the giant retailer’s former Flagship division that was renamed in 2018, has grown significantly over the past few years – from handling the retail concessions onboard only 9 ships in 2012, to working with 32 ships as of 2018. From its beginnings working with Norwegian Cruise Line, Dufry Cruise Services now operates […]
One on One with Rene Riedi, Division CEO Central and South America for Dufry
Managing the LATAM airport duty free business in challenging times The duty free and travel retail business in South America experienced one of its most difficult years in recent memory in 2018, a situation that took place practically overnight. A company like Dufry, which has airport operations in nearly every country in the region, […]
LVMH gives Givenchy’s Gentleman Eau de Parfum the Mega treatment
Givenchy Parfums celebrated the launch of its new Gentleman Eau de Parfum with Mega Events that invited shoppers to “Feel the Flow” across Latin America beginning in April. A reinvention of the 1970s classic Gentleman, the New Givenchy Gentleman proposes olfactory variations that define a new modern-day gentleman. Following the launch of the first Gentleman […]
BOSS BOTTLED UNITED celebrates the World Cup
To mark the launch of the limited edition BOSS BOTTLED UNITED in travel retail, BOSS Parfums shared the excitement of the World Cup by partnering with key retailers in an activation that celebrated soccer. The new fragrance comes enclosed in a silver-shaded flacon, and with a scent said to act as a physical reminder of […]
Dufry brings the feel of Sao Paulo to its new Destination store at GRU
Dufry brings a distinctly Brazilian vibe to the new “destination” space it recently inaugurated at the Terminal 3 departure area at São Paulo International Airport (GRU). With products from premium local brands offered within an area of 500 sq meters, the store presents a strong sense of place with a wide selection of categories from beauty to fashion. Dufry first […]
