Cosmetics
This Week on Social Media: Travel retail’s boo-tiful Halloween moments
From haunted terminals to candy cauldrons, this week’s social media round-up proves that travel retail knows how to turn a seasonal moment into a spookily riotous celebration of creativity, engagement and ghostly good fun.
‘Travel Like Helena’ experience flies high at DFS Macau Shoppes at Four Seasons
The activation pays tribute to brand founder Helena Rubinstein’s pioneering spirit and aims to transform travel time into “moments of indulgence and skin renewal”.
Chinese authorities announce key policy measures to drive duty-free consumption
In major breaking news, key Chinese regulators today announced a series of proactive measures designed to improve the country’s duty-free shop policy.
The Estée Lauder Companies hails ‘pivotal year’ as Q1 travel retail rebound drives growth
The US beauty house today reported a solid start to fiscal 2026, with net sales rising +4% to US$3.5 billion and organic sales up +3% for the three months ended 30 September.
Opinion: Shiseido’s Janice Li on the new mindset driving discovery in global travel retail
Shiseido Vice President of Business Strategy & Development Janice Li explores how a new ‘explorer mindset’ – rooted in authenticity, culture and discovery – is reshaping traveller expectations and redefining beauty in travel retail.
Rituals celebrates summer European travel retail campaign for Karma Suncare range
Key activations spanned airports, cruise ships and ferries across Europe and featured grab & go gondolas, scratch & sniff cards and exclusive GWPs.
Tale of Wonders: Guerlain unveils artistic holiday makeup and fragrance collection
The collection is a celebration of craftsmanship and creativity brought to life through collaborations with paper artist Aurély Cerise, designer Mélissandre Vidal and sculptor Géraldine Gonzalez.
Images of the Day: Star guest photographer captures Alicante Duty Free allure
Today’s photos were taken by travel retail sector veteran Peter Sant at Alicante–Elche Miguel Hernández Airport where, using his iPhone 14, he captured the diversity of the Avolta-run Alicante Duty Free departures store.
Chanel unveils limited-edition Les 4 Ombres Boutons palette
Chanel has launched Les 4 Ombres Boutons, a limited-edition collection of the Les 4 Ombres eyeshadow palette. It is now available in global travel retail while stocks last. First introduced in 1982, Les 4 Ombres has become a cornerstone of Chanel’s makeup collection. The Boutons edition pays tribute to one of Gabrielle Chanel’s most emblematic […]
cdf Haikou International Duty Free Shopping Complex celebrates third anniversary in style
In conjunction with the broad store-wide celebrations, taking place from 24 to 28 October, cdf Haikou’s acclaimed world-class whisky museum, Malt & More Whisky, is also marking its first anniversary with a variety of promotions and activities.
“There are no sacred cows” – Kering focuses on efficiency amid luxury restructure and beauty divestment
Kering’s third-quarter marked a turning point for the Group as it sealed a landmark L’Oréal alliance, advanced its cost-efficiency and store rationalisation drive alongside strong early reception to Gucci’s new creative chapter under Demna Gvasalia.
Interview: Lotte Rozemuller talks about Rituals’ mission to transform the airport into a destination of calm
Rituals Director of Travel Retail for EMEA & Americas Lotte Rozemuller discusses the brand’s mission to bring mindfulness, heritage and a sense of calm to the airport environment through sense of place collections and innovative wellbeing concepts.
