Citizen Watch America and Starboard unveiled a new multi-branded retail space for timepieces from Citizen and Bulova onboard Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Summit. The first at-sea boutique concept was inspired by Citizen’s new Flagship Boutique located on Fifth Avenue in New York, displaying oversized and impactful visual elements portraying Citizen and Bulova’s latest and most successful collections. The 320-square-foot […]
Watches
Duty Free Dynamics adds Versace watches to portfolio
Duty Free Dynamics (DFD) has announced a partnership with Timex Group Luxury Division to distribute the leading international fashion brand Versace in the watches segment. The new agreement covers the Americas, Europe, and Africa in Travel Retail. Founded in 1978 in Milan, Versace epitomizes Italian luxury and timeless elegance. Exclusively Swiss Made, Versace timepieces showcase […]
TAG Heuer and Starboard launch largest boutique at sea aboard Carnival Jubilee
Swiss luxury watchmaker TAG Heuer and cruise retailer Starboard have partnered with Carnival Cruise Line to debut TAG Heuer’s largest standalone boutique at sea onboard the new Carnival Jubilee. Evoking the brand’s modern spirit, the 553 square feet boutique features the newest retail concept. Developed by TAG Heuer’s in-house design and architecture team in Switzerland, […]
Duty Free Dynamics welcomes Philipp Plein timepieces to its portfolio
Duty Free Dynamics (DFD) has partnered with Timex Group Luxury Division to distribute the renowned fashion brand Philipp Plein in the watches segment, covering the territories of the Americas, Europe, and Africa in Travel Retail. Philipp Plein According to the company, Philipp Plein timepieces and jewels are inspired by form and luxury, epitomizing technical mastery and artistic brilliance. […]
Duty Free Dynamics adds Timex and Adidas watches to its brand portfolio
Duty Free Dynamics (DFD) has now incorporated Timex and Adidas watches to its brand portfolio, for distribution in the Travel Retail channel of the Americas. Duty Free Dynamics has been working with the Timex Group for the past eight years, beginning from when DFD started operations distributing Guess watches in the channel. This strong bond […]
“On The Move” with Montblanc unveils a new vision of mobility
Luxury Maison Montblanc has released a new cross-category collection inspired by different aspects of mobility, which is at the heart of Montblanc’s DNA: the way we move inspires the mark we make. Under the banner of its What Moves You Makes You global brand platform, Montblanc aims to inspire people to live a life of […]
E. Gluck brings its Steve Madden watches and wearable tech accessories to Cannes
Fashion watch leader E. Gluck Corporation will be exhibiting its new Steve Madden watch and wearable tech collections at the Tax Free World Exhibition & Conference in Cannes this year for distribution in the duty free and travel retail channels. The company is a leader in the global watch industry for over 65 years producing […]
Martin Lovatt & Lenny DiCristofano: creating a travel retail agency with a true global footprint
Not many agencies in the travel retail channel are able to offer a true global footprint, especially for accessories brands. But a joint venture between U.S.-based Lenny DiCristofano of worldclassbrands and UK-based Martin Lovatt of Magnify Brands does just that. “Martin and I have been working together for seven years. While we have retained our […]
2020 Watch sales in Travel Retail and a look toward the future
by Mark Lewis-Jones Let’s start with some good news. Despite whatever catalytic effects the global public health crisis had on online purchasing of consumer goods, e-commerce only accounted for a relatively small percentage of retail sales. According to Stats Canada, for 2020, Total U.S. retail purchases were $5.6T with 14.1% attributed to e-com, and Total […]
Duty Free Dynamics finalizes Seiko’s presence with Dufry Mexico
Duty Free Dynamics has confirmed the full scale presence of Seiko’s medium-luxury range watches in Dufry’s high-end brands store # 126 located at Terminal 1, Boulevard 1, Mexico City International Airport. Seiko had been first introduced at this store in September 2019, in a pop-up shop that featured two counters displaying a wide range of […]
Duty Free Dynamics adds top fashion brand to watch portfolio
Anne Klein watches add new dimension to timepiece fashion brands DFD has expanded its fashion watch portfolio with the addition of Anne Klein watches, a licensed brand of E. Gluck Corporation. The Anne Klein watches will meet the demand for accessible price points in the fashion watch segment, says the company. DFD is the […]
Duty Free Dynamics adds Frederique Constant to its watch portfolio
Duty Free Dynamics continues to expand its brand portfolio, most recently integrating Frederique Constant into its medium and high-end watch portfolio. The accessible luxury Swiss brand will be available for the LATAM travel retail market through exclusive distribution by Duty Free Dynamics. Shown in preview in TFWA Cannes, the brand had already obtained a number […]
Geneva Watch Days 2020 instigated by Bulgari CEO, Jean-Christophe Babin
A comment and an analysis by watch industry specialist, Mark Lewis-Jones Amid fears of a likely imminent global pandemic of COVID-19 Coronavirus, all of the upcoming watch industry events in Switzerland have seemingly prudently been canceled or postponed. Swatch Group’s Time To Move, Watches & Wonders (formerly SIHH), Movado Group’s Davos-based gathering, and finally […]
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 […]
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 […]
