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 […]
Duty Free Dynamics welcomes LAMY to brand portfolio as it expands footprint to EMEA
Duty Free Dynamics (DFD) has expanded its presence into the EMEA region with the addition of German writing instrument brand LAMY as a new key partner. DFD is widely known throughout the Travel Retail industry in the Americas as a “commercializer” of global brand concepts and with this announcement, DFD says that it is “embarking on an […]
Cannes 2023 Preview: Newmark Retail secures 25+ new TR locations for DPT Antwerp jewelry
Newmark Retail’s London-based strategic travel retail team has secured over 25 new listings on cruise ships, airlines and in airports on behalf of Belgian-based contemporary jewelry brand, DPT Antwerp, previously known as Diamanti Per Tutti, to expand its travel retail presence. Founded in 2013, DPT Antwerp has 15 standalone boutiques in Antwerp (Belgium), Lille […]
FlyWithWine returns to TFWA World Exhibition Cannes with innovative wine and spirits travel products for DF & GTR
FlyWithWine, the designer, creator and global distributor of the VinGardeValise Collection, the first luggage line specifically developed to safely and securely protect wine and spirits while traveling, will again be participating in the TFWA World Exhibition & Conference. In addition to the VinGarde Valise Collection of high quality, versatile wine luggage, the FlyWith Wine team […]
Cannes 2023 Preview: Mondelez WTR expands global rollout of Bag That Gives Back activation to Sydney
Mondelez World Travel Retail (WTR) is championing sustainability within travel retail with the global rollout of Toblerone’s Bag That Gives Back campaign. To date, the campaign has launched in Europe and the Middle East and has now rolled out to Sydney, Australia in partnership with Heinemann. The campaign spotlights Mondelez WTR and partners’ support […]
Cannes 2023 Preview: Ferrero to drive expansion of the biscuit category in Cannes
Ferrero Travel Market is continuing to build the biscuit category in travel retail and help drive sales in the Food and Confectionery sector with an exciting and inspiring new offer. (Bay Village, Bay 11). Last year in Cannes, Ferrero debuted La Biscotteria as a way to drive innovation in the biscuit sector. The company reports […]
Cannes 2023 Preview: Nestlé ITR to launch key initiatives, including new sustainable brand as it moves towards Food as #1 most purchased category
Nestlé will reveal key initiatives to further drive its ambition to make Food the #1 most purchased category in Travel Retail at this year’s TFWA World Exhibition (Beach Village 02). The company will launch significant brand and category initiatives within its VERSE model, including eight new travel retail exclusive products, as […]
Lymarie Prudencio joins Mars Wrigley
Lymarie Prudencio has joined Mars Wrigley ITR, taking on the role of ITR Customer Development Leader U.S., based in Miami. Prudencio joins Mars with a 15-year track record in Travel Retail, beginning in perfume and cosmetics with diverse roles in Clarins Group, were she excelled managing the Caribbean & Latin America and later developing the […]
Mars Wrigley ITR: the right offer at every relevant touchpoint
Mars Wrigley International Travel Retail (MWITR) will share the next chapter of its “moment led strategy” with a clear focus on bringing moments to execution on the shop floor, exciting and engaging travelers with the right offer at every relevant touchpoint. (Bay Village 41) The brand reports that it will engagingly […]
Bijoux Terner revitalizes, expands under new ownership
Iconic travel retail and resort lifestyle brand Bijoux Terner is undergoing an expansion into the U.S. domestic and Caribbean retail locations and online sales, increasing its presence beyond the airports, ports and cruise lines where the brand first launched back in 1997. The company recently changed ownership, being acquired by a group of businessmen […]
TAIRO International honors longest-serving employee and welcomes key new senior appointment
Miami fragrance company TAIRO International, a leading fragrance and cosmetics distributor in Mexico and the Caribbean which marked its 25th anniversary last year, is celebrating milestones for two of its own. TAIRO is honoring Sales Director Ricardo Rivas, one of the company’s longest-serving employees, who is celebrating 20 years with the company this year. “Ricardo […]
Ricola on track for best year ever in travel retail
Swiss herbal confectionery specialist Ricola reports its best year on record, with full-year sales for 2022 expected to exceed those of 2019 – the company’s previous best performance – by an impressive 50%. “2022 has been the best year in history for Ricola in travel retail,” confirmed Andreas Reckart, Head of Travel Retail for Ricola […]
Haribo celebrate 100 years of Goldbear during TFWA Cannes
The Haribo travel retail team joined with retail partners to celebrate the 100th birthday of Haribo Goldbears during the TFWA World Exhibition in Cannes. The iconic Goldbears are the best-selling product in sugar confectionery in many regions in travel retail and in several domestic markets, according to research commissioned by Haribo. Since Hans Riegel began […]
The Category of the Future: Mondelēz International WTR talks evolved vision in celebration of a decade of confectionery growth
Mondelēz International World Travel Retail (WTR) revealed a renewed category vision during TFWA Cannes, which is focused on driving greater penetration and accelerated conversion to deliver confectionery growth. The vision is built on three keys areas: a winning portfolio, to address growing need states and changing shopper preferences; elevating category awareness, through more physical and […]
Nestlé reports that travel retailers laud ‘Food category’ ambition
Nestlé’s ambition to build food into the #1 category in travel retail received an extremely positive response from customers at this month’s TFWA World Exhibition & Conference. Nestlé presented its detailed strategy for unlocking the potential of food to retail partners at the Cannes show, highlighting key learnings from an in-depth research study commissioned through […]