Otis McAllister, Inc., the leading confectionery specialist in the Americas travel retail channel, is officially expanding into spirits distribution following its asset purchase of Chase International, Inc. The asset purchase became official on March 1. Chase International president and founder Chase Donaldson, whose spirits and confectionery distribution company has been a hallmark of the travel […]
Nestlé ITR innovates in Orlando with new product additions and 10 in 10 strategy
Nestlé International Travel Retail will be returning to the Summit of the Americas, where it will present new products and continue to capitalize on its ‘10 in 10’ strategy (booth 15). New this year is the travel retail exclusive KITKAT Gold Traveler’s Limited in a special snack and sharing format that will be on shelf from Q2 […]
Seiko now available in select Attenza Duty Free stores
Panama-based Duty Free Dynamics (DFD) continues to make progress with its innovative Master Franchisor concept. Most recently the company has launched Seiko watches in high profile presentations in the Attenza duty free stores in Colombia and Ecuador. The introduction of the brand at Attenza Duty Free featured the launch of Seiko’s iconic collection: New Seiko 5 […]
Multi-faceted activations from Mars Wrigley ITR bring M&M’s Block to center stage at JFK Airport
Mars Wrigley International Travel Retail (MITR) has implemented a variety of activations at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to promote M&M’s Block in US travel retail. The campaign for this key product in its portfolio began on December 19, 2019 and is running throughout the first quarter of 2020. It involves activations in […]
A Travel Retail Profile: Duty Free Dynamics CEO Nicolas Dobry enhances Scuba Diving adventure with new Seiko diving watch
Nicolas Dobry, a 47-year-old diving enthusiast, and CEO of travel retail Master Franchisor Duty Free Dynamics, recently had his first opportunity to dive with his new Seiko Prospex Diver Automatic. The special edition watch was jointly developed with PADI, the mecca of recreational diving. Duty Free Dynamics’ brand portfolio of innovative, global brands for […]
New Watch Distributors Directory invites the travel retail sector to share in its unique data base to facilitate networking for the industry
The global watch industry has launched a comprehensive data- base of international watch distribution, which is supported by the prestigious Baselworld as its exclusive institutional partner. The Watch Distributors Directory has been designed to offer easy and precise access that will facilitate networking watch brands with distributors around the world. The Directory will allow distributors […]
Marmol & Son, LLC launches “Greener” Packaging
Marmol & Son, LLC, a small family-owned manufacturer of licensed fragrances for “Kids of ALL Ages” announces that it is taking a step in producing greener packaging and that all future productions of their fragrances will eliminate the transparent film overwrap commonly known as cellophane (cello). “The use of cello is primarily for the protection […]
Duty Free Dynamics launches Timex watches with Attenza
Panama-based Duty Free Dynamics announces that it has launched its Timex watches with Motta Internacional’s Attenza Duty Free stores. Working under its concept of master franchisor for the travel retail channel in the Americas, DFD has positioned the renowned watch brand in Attenza stores in four out of six of the countries where Attenza operates: […]
L’Oréal Americas TRAM celebrates Armani Cinema World Tour with holistic airport experience
L’Oréal Travel Retail has taken Armani’ Beauty’s iconic Armani World Cinema Tour across America’s top airports from Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires to Los Angeles and Toronto. The Cinematic HPP embraced the true spirit of the global traveler with the participation in one of the most prestigious International Film Festival, two pop-ups and the […]
YSL Libre pays tribute to concept of freedom showcased by HPPs in global TR
Libre, the new women’s fragrance by Yves Saint Laurent, is setting Travel Retail ablaze across the globe, reports L’Oreal Travel Retail. A grand floral Eau de Parfum, Libre follows the trail-blazing heritage of YSL perfumes beginning with Rive Gauche in 1971, Opium in 1977 and Paris in 1983. A gender-bending take on the classic men’s […]
Duty Free Dynamics rates Cannes debut with high marks
Panama-based “master distributor” Duty Free Dynamics welcomed more than 200 different guests at its showroom located across the Palais des Festivals during TFWA in Cannes last month. These visitors included operators, partners and brands, in a 2-section showroom where DFD exhibited its Sunglasses, Footwear and Outdoor & Travel Gear products in one section and Toys, […]
L’Occitane to embark on Plastic Odyssey journey that aims to recycle plastics into useful products
French luxury beauty brand L’Occitane has teamed up with Plastic Odyssey to support its three year sailing expedition to raise awareness of plastic pollution in the oceans. The 40,000 nautical mile journey will feature 33 stopovers on the most polluted coasts of Latin America, Asia and Africa, where the crew will demonstrate the economic value and […]
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’ […]
ELC travel retail executives Israel Assa and Javier Simon are promoted and join executive leadership team
The Estée Lauder Companies has announced the promotions of two key leaders within the Travel Retail business — Israel Assa and Javier Simon — reflecting the growing strategic importance of the channel to the company. Both Assa and Simon are familiar to the industry in the Americas, as they held senior positions in ELC’s travel […]
The Estee Lauder Companies unites the world in hope with 2019 Breast Cancer Campaign
The Estée Lauder Companies launched its annual Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign on October 1, a program the company has spearheaded since 1992. Committed to saving lives in its mission to create a breast cancer-free world, ELC has been a leader in the global breast cancer movement since Evelyn H. Lauder co-created the Pink Ribbon and […]
