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The Riyadh-based travel retailer reveals details of its flagship brand Masra, with TFWA World Exhibition in Cannes next week a key platform to introduce its vision to partners.
Long-time World Brands Duty Free (now Pernod Ricard Global Travel Retail) and William Grant & Sons executive Steve Corrigan is partnering with wife Joanne to bring their idiosyncratically named New York business Havadrink Enterprises to travel retail.
The new beachside destination extends Aperol’s presence into the cruise channel at Norwegian Cruise Line’s Great Stirrup Cay.
The partnership brings together WePurple’s creative expertise in travel retail design and Narraid’s ability to turn brand material into engaging audio training, offering brands a more connected approach to shopper experience and frontline engagement.
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“Let’s use colour, a new brand and a new proposition to really innovate the travel retail space,” says Schwan-STABILO Group CEO Michele Molon, as the 170-year-old German house prepares to make its TFWA World Exhibition debut.
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The latest edition of TRI-POD features special guest Sabrina Sakhrani, Co-Founder of a remarkable women-led whisky-making enterprise from Yanbaru on the beautiful southern Japanese island of Okinawa.
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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.
Setur Deputy General Manager Koray Küçükyılmaz said: “We see this collaboration, which will enable us to offer our customers a faster, more personalised and richer experience, as the beginning of a long-term journey that will create a transformative impact.”
The recognition comes as Mondelēz WTR advances its Destination: Value growth vision through closer retailer collaboration and traveller-focused initiatives.
The new arrivals store completes Zhuhai Duty Free’s duty-free retail network at Hengqin Port, extending its offer to both inbound and outbound travellers while adding a broad category mix across its 345sq m retail space.
The funding from the leading travel retailer will support programmes tackling food insecurity, homelessness and poverty, alongside education, workforce development and assistance for vulnerable communities.
Shilla’s Autumn Fragrance Market features autumn-inspired décor, an interactive fragrance blind-testing experience, a debut for Jil Sander at BEAUTY&YOU, limited-time shopping privileges and a grand lucky draw.
This special edition revisits FAB 2026 in Bengaluru, marking the event’s 15th anniversary and first edition in India. It also features our annual Craft Spirits report, bringing together retailer and brand perspectives on discovery, differentiation and exclusivity in travel retail.
World-renowned writing instruments house STABILO is making its debut at TFWA World Exhibition in Cannes next week. The brand’s long-awaited foray into travel retail promises one of the event’s most colourful debuts ever.
William Grant & Sons has launched The Balvenie 1931 Collection at Incheon International Airport, placing a TREX 15 Year Old at the centre of an airport-wide takeover spanning immersive shop-in-shops and Out of Home media.
William Grant & Sons Regional Managing Director, Global Travel Retail Rufus Parkinson talks about partnerships, differentiation and creating excitement around spirits in travel retail today.
Participants will discuss the levers we should employ to grow customer penetration and conversion; how technology enables brands to engage consumers before they reach the airport, and where AI have its greatest impact in our sector.
The integration combines Generation Research’s global travel retail expertise with Beauté Research’s Asian market capabilities, expanding coverage across beauty markets worldwide.
The fifth edition of this flagship wines & spirits programme features more than 60 premium expressions from over 30 brands, alongside a new Kaluga Queen Caviar Experience prize draw.
The Jones The Grocer Waterloo restaurant opened on 22 September, with further locations planned at major rail hubs nationwide.
The offer will draw on collaborations with local brands, producers, chefs, distillers and brewers, with regional ingredients and locally inspired menus at its heart, said Avolta.
Travelex will initially open five stores alongside ATMs across arrivals and departures, comprising two landside and three airside locations and offering more than 50 currencies.
The latest edition of TRI-POD, The Moodie Davitt Report’s video podcast in association with Organico Group, features special guest Sabrina Sakhrani, Co-founder of a remarkable women-led whisky-making enterprise from Yanbaru on the beautiful southern Japanese island of Okinawa.
The qualification stage opened today (22 September), covering two plots on the ambitious airport estate project.
The Design Solution’s Nick Taylor and Maria Mendes outline five strategies for creating memorable airport retail environments illustrated through the transformation of Portugal Duty Free’s estate.
Avolta pledges three days of “connection, discovery and a little indulgence” as it prepares to host guests at it first Club Avolta Lounge pop-up in Cannes.
