SOUTH KOREA. Korean Air’s inflight duty free sales rankings by value for December 2010 saw Ballantine’s Scotch whisky, Inniskillin Icewine, Estée Lauder cosmetics, Chanel fragrances, Hawaiian Sun and Swarovski lead their respective categories.
Ballantine’s once again led the blended Scotch whisky rankings, followed by fellow Pernod Ricard brand Royal Salute and Diageo’s Johnnie Walker.
Inniskillin Icewine ranked highest in sales by value among other liquor brands, followed by Glenfiddich single malt, Camus Cognac, Chinese spirit Shui Jing Fang and Hennessy Cognac.
Estée Lauder retained its number one spot in the cosmetics rankings, followed by SK-II and Lancôme.
Korean Air Senior Vice President Catering & Inflight Sales Business Division Heather Cho provided the following rankings for The Moodie Report:
Blended whiskies (Top 3 out of 4 brands)
1. Ballantine’s
2. Royal Salute
3. Johnnie Walker
Other liquor (Top 5 out of 15 brands)
1. Inniskillin
2. Glenfiddich
3. Camus
4. Shui Jing Fang
5. Hennessy X.O
Cosmetics (Top 5 out of 38 brands)
1. Estée Lauder
2. SK-II
3. Lancôme
4. Kiehl’s
5. Christian Dior
Fragrances (Top 3 out of 15 brands)
1. Chanel
2. Christian Dior
3. Gucci
Confectionery (Top 3 out of 10 brands)
1. Hawaiian Sun
2. Godiva
3. Hawaiian Host
Accessories/miscellaneous (Top 5 out of 52 brands)
1. Swarovski
2. Cross
3. Bang & Olufsen
4. Lyle & Scott
5. Calvin Klein (Watch)
Korean Air, the world’s most successful inflight retailer, has roared back from a difficult 2009 to post a projected +21% rise in 2010 sales.
Assistant Manager In-Flight Sales Team Wonho Lee confirmed to The Moodie Report that sales should hit US$184 million in 2010, compared with US$152 million in 2009.
We’ll bring you more details of Korean Air’s 2010 sales soon.
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