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New Year Reboot: Lotte Duty Free unveils Lunar New Year shopping extravaganza
In addition to discounted offers, the festive promotions feature experiential elements, providing shoppers with interactive and memorable engagement during the peak shopping and travel season.
L’OCCITANE Group appoints Mark Edington General Manager, Travel Retail EMEA & Americas
Edington brings more than 25 years’ senior leadership experience to his new role having held senior roles at Dior, Burberry and most recently Aesop.
Yilin Wang on Re-Engaging Chinese FIT Travellers in 2026
The session, hosted by Yilin Consulting on Campus Online, examined how travel retail brands and retailers can recalibrate their strategies to better meet the needs of Chinese FIT (Free Independent Travellers).
Hyundai Duty Free takes travellers on experiential ‘AI Beauty Trip’ at Gangnam store
Running 18 January through 15 April on the ninth floor, the ‘AI Beauty Trip’ showcases personalised experiences, featuring two AI-enabled devices: the stand-type Makeup AI and the mirror-type Skin Pro AI.
Images of the Day: Galloping into the Year of the Horse at Hong Kong Airport
Today’s images come from Hong Kong International Airport, revealing how the airport and its retail and brand partners are already galloping towards Chinese New Year, the Year of the Fire Horse.
Shiseido Travel Retail lights up Hainan with debut multi-brand pop-up at cdf Sanya
Running from 1-29 January, the activation is designed to engage travellers with Shiseido’s beauty universe, featuring its prestige portfolio alongside airport-inspired experiences.
L’Oréal Travel Retail joins line-up of powerhouse partners for The Trinity Forum 2026
L’Oréal Travel Retail President Eva Yu says her focus at the event will be on “championing innovation and reimagining the travel retail experience as a seamless and inspiring journey for consumers worldwide”.
CNSC marks strategic push in border retail with Heihe Port arrivals duty-free reopening
The strategically positioned 128sq m outlet lies close to the Blagoveshchensk port in Russia, leveraging fast-track customs clearance and mutual visa exemption to ensure a strong flow of traffic.
EviDenS de Beauté delivers a counter offer with The Shilla Duty Free at Changi
The launch reinforces the brand’s travel retail presence in Asia Pacific and underscores its focus on delivering a science-led skincare offering to travellers.
The Jessica’s Secret Index cross-category ratings for November
The monthly Jessica’s Secret Index for November covering wines & spirits, fragrances, makeup, skincare, confectionery, bags, watches and jewellery is particularly useful as a demand indicator.
Bar Refaeli launches Livelle pop-up at Ben Gurion International Airport with JR/Duty Free
The Livelle pop-up, running until 9 February, introduces a channel-exclusive CC cream that combines skincare and make-up benefits.
High-level Heathrow-led session on driving conversion through communication set for The Trinity Forum
We reveal details of a Heathrow Airport-led Trinity Forum session titled ‘From a Trinity to a Quaternity: Driving conversion through integrated communication across the airport estate’.
