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The closure is in line with Lotte Duty Free’s ongoing policy to exit loss-making foreign ventures and underlines the transformation in trading conditions since the store opened amid great fanfare on 5 May 2022.
The latest monthly edition of The Moodie Davitt Report’s Airport Hospitality World LinkedIn newsletter is live, bringing together the most important global stories across the vibrant airport hospitality sector.
Suntory Global Spirits Revenue Growth Director, Global Travel Retail Ashish Sagar discusses strengthening travel retail’s role as a brand-building powerhouse through TREXs, Japanese spirits discovery and diversifying the offer across all pricepoints.
Building on more than four decades of partnership with EgyptAir Duty Free, PMI Global Travel Retail is placing consumer education and engagement at the heart of its latest retail concept.
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“We have had strong growth in the quarter in travel retail and are very proud of the work that the team is doing,” says an upbeat Stéphane de La Faverie, President and Chief Executive Officer of the US beauty products powerhouse.
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“At Nestlé International Travel Retail, we firmly believe that collaboration, innovation and a shared commitment to enhancing the traveller experience are essential to unlocking the channel’s full potential” – Nestlé International Travel Retail General Manager Frédéric Porchet.
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Our regular column brings you the latest people moves and happenings in the travel retail and aviation sectors.
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We bring you the latest lounge and hospitality services openings from around the world in our popular Airport Hospitality World title.
Aspire Pre-Flight Hospitality Global SVP Executive Lounges David Collyer discusses an airport lounge market increasingly shaped by segmentation, direct bookings and the economics of premium hospitality.
The Kansai counter marks the luxury skincare brand’s first permanent physical retail presence in Japan, reinforcing its long-term commitment to the market and expanding opportunities for brand discovery.
Fraport CEO Dr. Stefan Schulte says: “We’ve achieved a solid result at the group level, despite a difficult market environment due to the geopolitical situation in the Middle East and steep increases in jet fuel prices.”
The Moodie Davitt Report offers unrivalled Chinese language coverage of key China-related stories, anchored by our two WeChat platforms – our weekly Moodie Davitt Account and Moodie Davitt Report China Travel Retail Express, which publishes daily.
The retail units at Hong Kong International Airport Terminal 1 span 48sq m and 36sq m at the Departures Central Concourse on Level 6.
The Travel Retail Consortium turned Halloween spirit into support for Macmillan Cancer Support, raising £12,774 through a costume-clad 10km walk and pound-for-pound matched fundraising as part of #KickCancerThon.
The concession will bring Waitrose food to go to Bristol Airport for the first time, alongside dedicated technology and book stores, with openings from summer 2027.
From premium hair treatments to a motorsport-inspired retail experience, Wella Company is pursuing an ambitious travel retail agenda that puts category growth and shopper engagement at its heart.
Our latest choice of image comes from Dubai Airports, which today joined in the national celebrations to mark UAE Flag Day.
The 16 November entry deadline is approaching for awards that will bring travel retail’s outstanding performers into the spotlight in Antalya on 3-4 June.
The travel retailer posted a +21.5% sales rise in January–September as it prepares to expand its Bari Airport offer, retaining a strong focus on regional products.
The programme includes a new lounge in Sydney Airport Terminal 2, a complete rebuild of its Brisbane international lounge and a domestic lounge at Cairns Airport.
Coach Travel Retail Director Liam Dewis discusses the brand’s transformation to a ‘Gen Z icon’ and its ambition to recruit the next generation of luxury consumers through what it coins as “expressive luxury” in this video interview with The Moodie Davitt Report Brands Director Hannah Tan.
The afternoon forum and evening networking programme will bring together airports, retailers, brands and research specialists to examine changing consumer behaviour across North Asia and its implications for travel retail.
The airport company is reassessing its use of retail space in response to weak duty-free performance and changing passenger needs as the travel hub embarks on an expansion programme targeting 120 million passengers annually.
The well-attended event, held in Urumqi, highlighted emerging partnership models and retail concepts aimed at strengthening commercial performance across China’s airports.
The agreement represents Strange Nature’s first foray into the Americas, building off the back of rapidly growing travel retail distribution across Oceania, Asia and the Middle East.
The agreement aims to develop Oman Duty Free’s business by attracting leading global brands to the Sultanate of Oman and supporting the Middle East retailer’s international expansion.
The Estée Lauder Companies today delivered strong Q1 results with sales, margins and earnings per share all in encouraging territory. Asia travel retail is on an upward curve, helping to drive Asia Pacific organic net sales growth of +10%.
