Fragrances
Earnings call: East meets west in improved travel retail showing for The Estée Lauder Companies
“We have had strong growth in the quarter in travel retail and are very proud of the work that the team is doing,” says an upbeat Stéphane de La Faverie, President and Chief Executive Officer of the US beauty products powerhouse.
The commitment forms part of Rituals’ Profit for Impact pledge which commits 10% of its annual net profits to initiatives supporting the wellbeing of people and the planet.
“We have had strong growth in the quarter in travel retail and are very proud of the work that the team is doing,” says an upbeat Stéphane de La Faverie, President and Chief Executive Officer of the US beauty products powerhouse.
Chanel draws on Gabrielle Chanel’s ties to the Swiss Alps with Paris–St. Moritz, adding a winter dimension to its destination-inspired Les Eaux collection.
The Estée Lauder Companies today delivered strong Q1 results with sales, margins and earnings per share all in encouraging territory. Asia travel retail is on an upward curve, helping to drive Asia Pacific organic net sales growth of +10%.
Tour Perfumes is showcasing its Kaos fragrance collection at Madrid-Barajas Airport, with a December refresh set to introduce the Merry Tous campaign for the festive season.
The Estée Lauder Companies is expanding its partnership with Microsoft to strengthen its data infrastructure and scale AI capabilities under its Beauty Reimagined strategy.
Coty Senior Vice President Global Travel Retail Mette Engell outlines how the Coty.Curated strategy is concentrating investment on six priority brands while creating opportunities for new launches.
The analysis identifies key Asian airport terminals and duty-free retailers that could benefit from rising demand for beauty products among young Chinese travellers.
Diptyque has partnered with artist Jean-Simon Roch on Enchanted Forest, a 2026 holiday collection spanning limited-edition fragrances, candles and decorative objects.
Shiseido Travel Retail and SHIFT are connecting screen to scent with a digital campaign that engages travellers before departure and at Italian airports, directing them to Max Mara Le Parfum podiums through complimentary sampling.
France, of course, is spoiled for choice in terms of a great food, fragrance, wines and spirits heritage and all are brought to life with panache and diversity here. And so, at Extime Duty Free Terminal 2A, is the travelling consumer.
Puig brings Jean Paul Gaultier Le Male In Blue’s maritime universe to Berlin Brandenburg and Frankfurt airports with fragrance discovery, nautical personalisation and interactive retailtainment.











