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Gebr. Heinemann turnover climbed by +25% year-on-year in 2023, with both retail and distribution contributing strongly. With double-digit growth in Q1 2024, the family-owned company says it will hit €4 billion in annual sales for the first time.
Parkinson joined the family-held group last year as Regional Director Global Travel Retail for Europe, the Americas, India and the Middle East, and now becomes Managing Director for the channel.
In a huge boost to the event, Zayed International Airport Managing Director & CEO Elena Sorlini is the latest big-name addition to a power-packed speaker line-up at the forthcoming Airport Food & Beverage (FAB) + Hospitality Conference & Awards.
You don’t go from a start-up, single-shop operation in 1991 to a powerhouse US brand within a few years and the subject of a successful majority divestment to the mighty LVMH before your first decade is out unless you are doing a whole lot of things right.
The space brings together travel retail exclusives from The Macallan and Highland Park, at the same time marking a shop-in-shop world debut for the latter.
27 April is World Gummi Bear Day and leading gummi bear company Haribo is celebrating its signature Goldbear line with a takeover of The Moodie Davitt Report.
The opening is part of a major F&B transformation programme by Ontario International Airport after signing an agreement with SSP America early last year to manage the F&B concessions at the Southern California travel hub.
Delegates for the much-anticipated event are highly encouraged to sign up before the 30 April to enjoy the attractive Early Bird offer of US$1,400 per delegate.
Works from Marcia Scott are featured at Heathrow Airport while Joe Machine’s Nature is on display at Gatwick.
Duty-free and food & beverage sales rose strongly but duty-free spend per passenger eased as TAV Airports Holding’s Q1 revenues climbed by +28% year-on-year to €321 million. EBITDA surged by +97% to €86 million.
Tough trading conditions at home and abroad hit sales but the travel retail giant points to an impressive gross profit margin growth and rising profitability.
With global air traffic having returned to pre-pandemic levels, Lagardère Travel Retail delivered an increase in revenue in the majority of its operating regions. North Asia, however, was a notable exception.
WHSmith said it has reached its “strongest-ever position as a global travel retailer” as performance in the channel continues to grow.
Today’s striking images come in photo and video form courtesy of Zayed International Airport CEO Elena Sorlini, who pointed us to this scintillatingly joyous film that will appeal to lovers of the beautiful game and air travellers alike.
Located on the first level of the Airside Center, the 66sq m store showcases a wide selection of Swiss watches from brands Longines, Rado, Tissot, Hamilton, Mido, Certina and Balmain.
In an exclusive, we get the inside story on the creation of Gaming Point, a joint venture between travel retail entrepreneur Graeme Stewart and Bluedog Group company Kounter.
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If The Trinity Forum host signing ceremony held last night in Ho Chi Minh City is anything to go by, the actual event promises to be an extraordinary affair. The importance of the world’s leading airport commercial revenues conference coming to Vietnam for the first time was underlined by the presence of an array of top political and aviation officials.
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