Fashion, Leather and Accessories
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).
Victorinox is embedding its travel retail teams within regional market structures to strengthen local alignment, while reaffirming the channel’s strategic importance.
AAHK described both tenders as an “extraordinary business opportunity in a premier location”.
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.
TAV Operation Services has signed up as bag partner, while Kavalan Whisky and Piquadro have been confirmed as product placement partners for the Doha event on 5-6 February.
The 2.0 & Partners agreement follows a strong debut at TFWA World Exhibition and a recent opening at Rome Termini station.
The exclusive scarf was launched onboard Seven Seas Mariner just in time for the ship’s 154-night World Cruise.
The monthly Jessica’s Secret Index for October covering wines & spirits, fragrances, makeup, skincare, confectionery, bags, watches and jewellery is particularly useful as a demand indicator.
2026 got off to a flying start for offshore duty-free retailers as sales soared to RMB712 million (US$101.8 million) during the three-day New Year’s holiday. Some 442,000 items were sold while footfall and conversion were encouragingly heavy.
Records tumble as Dubai Duty Free brings down the curtain on an extraordinary 2025. Not only did annual sales smash through the previous all-time record but December proved to be the most successful year in the retailer’s remarkable 42-year history.
Five years on from its breakthrough store opening in downtown Sanya, Hainan Tourism Investment Duty Free is honouring the landmark with its biggest promotional event of the year.
The contract covers two stores, one each in the landside and airside zones.
The tender opportunities keep on coming within Hong Kong International Airport’s ever-changing commercial landscape.













