Rémy Cointreau Global Travel Retail has introduced Westland American Single Malt Whiskey at Seattle Tacoma-International Airport, in partnership with Avolta. As the home of Westland Distillery, the Seattle opening marks a key milestone for Westland in the travel retail channel, and highlights Rémy Cointreau’s ambitions for the brand in the region. Westland’s award-winning whiskies are distilled […]
International Shoppes
International Shoppes unveils first Guerlain Bee Concept in TR North America
French brand Guerlain (LVMH), in partnership with travel retailer International Shoppes, has revealed its new counter at New York John F. Kennedy (JKF), Terminal 1. The 16 square-meter (172-square-foot) counter, which reopened in July, 2024- has doubled in size compared to its previous iteration. It was redesigned using the brand’s latest retail design concept, inspired […]
International Shoppes opens new store at Houston’s newly constructed terminal
International Shoppes opened a new duty free store this month in the newly constructed Terminal D-West Pier at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH). The new store—the first store built specifically for the New York-based travel retailer at IAH – is part of the airport’s redevelopment plan. Travelers approaching the six new gates at Terminal […]
Pernod Ricard celebrates the festive season in region with Jameson Christmas Tree activations
Pernod Ricard Travel Retail Americas is featuring a festive Jameson Christmas tree activation in three key airport locations throughout the region as it celebrates the holiday season. Located in JFK Terminal 5 with International Shoppes, and Boston Terminal E and Montevideo Arrivals with Avolta, these Jameson trees run through the end of December. The JFK […]
Penhaligon’s opens first store in Travel Retail North America with International Shoppes
British perfumery brand Penhaligon’s has partnered with International Shoppes to open a retail space at New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK), marking the brand’s first opening in North America Travel Retail since its acquisition by Puig. The opening comes amid a boom in niche fragrance sales in North America and marks a strategic move […]
How digital tech is transforming liquor promotions
The growing digital toolbox available to duty free retailers has the power to transform the effectiveness of liquor promotions in the years ahead, writes Joe Bates. Step back in time two decades the typical duty free liquor retailer relied on a tried-and-trusted box of promotional tools, whether it be straightforward price discounts, gifts-with-purchase, liquid- to-lips […]
International Shoppes opens interactive boutique for The Macallan Colour Collection at JFK T1
Edrington Global Travel Retail has partnered with International Shoppes to open an immersive pop-up at JFK Terminal 1 featuring the newly launched global travel retail exclusive The Macallan Colour Collection. The nearly 800 sq ft. JFK Terminal 1 Macallan Pop Up Space which opened in September 2023 is fully personalized to create a memorable encounter of The Macallan brand and Colour Collection. It will remain open […]
The Macallan Colour Collection makes a splash in Global Travel Retail
The Macallan has launched an extensive program of vibrant experiential activations for its new travel exclusive Colour Collection at key travel retail locations globally. This significant investment, which includes pop-ups, high-profile promotions and an out-of-home (OOH) campaign, underlines the brand’s commitment to the global travel retail channel and focus on driving awareness and recruitment through […]
Lancôme unveils immersive beauty experience for Rose Agora at JFK Terminal 1
L’Oréal invites travelers to step into the world of Lancôme’s Rose Agora at JFK-T1, where it says that “beauty meets innovation.” Inspired by the iconic Lancôme Rose, L’Oréal Travel Retail Americas and International Shoppes have unveiled a “breathtaking” refreshed in-store design with rose gold and gold accents and welcoming organic curves. “As we open the […]
International Shoppes and Otis McAllister open new Cohiba humidor at JFK T1
International Shoppes and Otis McAllister, Inc. in partnership with General Cigar Company, celebrated the opening of a new Cohiba humidor in the International Shoppes Duty Free store in Terminal 1 at John F. Kennedy International Airport on November 11, 2023. The 12-foot walk up humidor and center floor display offer a welcoming environment for […]
Dior Travel Retail Americas opens first La Collection Privée Boutique in North America with International Shoppes at JFK T1
Dior’s Travel Retail Americas team has partnered with International Shoppes to open the first La Collection Privée stand-alone boutique in the United Sates, bringing the brand’s “most exquisite high perfumery collection” to the travelers who will fly or transit from New York John F. Kennedy International Airport, Terminal 1. This boutique […]
U.S. whiskey rides high in the Americas
U.S. whiskey has rebounded well across the Americas this year as the purchasing habits of traveling consumers become increasingly more adventurous, writes Joe Bates. The U.S. whiskey category enjoyed a very strong period of recovery in the duty free Americas market last year as international travel in the region rebounded from COVID-19, and consumer […]
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 […]
International Shoppes partners with leading hunger-relief agency
International Shoppes has partnered with Island Harvest Food Bank, an organization on Long Island in New York that provides assistance to those struggling with poverty, food insecurity and beyond. As a company that has been part of the New York business fabric for over 70 years, IS’ Co-CEOs Scott Halpern and Matt Greenbaum tell TMI […]
How duty free retailers are tackling the supply-chain crisis
Keeping shelves restocked with wines and spirits has been a constant challenge for operators in the Americas. Joe Bates reports on a complex, post-COVID-19 issue. It is the post-pandemic business headache that won’t go away. The global supply-chain crisis has affected almost every industry, the duty free liquor business included. A complex network of interconnected […]
