Sunglasses and Eyewear
Kering Eyewear and Jewelry divisions maintain positive trends in Q3 amid flat group revenue performance
The strongest performers by division in Q3 were Kering Jewelry (+12% year-on-year on a reported basis) and Kering Eyewear (+6%) as group transformation and revitalisation of the Gucci brand continues.
The Moodie Davitt Report is on location at Noi Bai International, gateway to the nation’s capital, Hanoi, on a seminal day for Vietnam’s travel retail sector. Today, a vibrant new force, Vietnam Duty Free, comes of age.
“With each step forward, VDF aspires to bring duty-free shopping in Vietnam closer to the standards of the world’s leading travel retail destinations, right at the country’s international gateway,” the company pledges.
“Luxury is not necessarily defined only by traditional categories, but also by products that combine innovation, design and a genuine improvement to everyday life,” says ATÜ Duty Free President and CEO Ersan Arcan.
The Dubai-based business, founded by the travel retail veteran, will focus on building brand presence across global markets, from securing listings and developing retailer relationships to driving sell-through.
In the third quarter, organic revenue growth reached +1% year-on-year, which reflected “a less buoyant environment in China, while the United States, Europe and Japan saw good growth”.
Now in its third edition, the only global cross-category awards programme dedicated to travel retail-exclusive (TREX) products and initiatives builds on the resounding success of its first two editions, spotlighting differentiation, excellence and unique, channel-specific value for travellers.
EssilorLuxottica brought luxury craftsmanship, AI eyewear and retail innovation into focus at TFWA Cannes. We feature exclusive comments from Marketing Director Andrea Testaverde on innovation strategy and experiential retail.
The elegant 600sq m shopping space at the gateway to the nation’s capital Hanoi includes an extensive range of international brands complemented by Vietnam Essence, which offers a curated selection of national products.
Fuzhou-inspired design and locally-rooted merchandise sit at the heart of a duo of new-look stores, as our latest image choice shows.
Lotte Duty Free is gearing up for what it hopes will be a shopping bonanza during the all-important Chuseok and wider autumn holiday period.
Fendi’s new creative chapter under Maria Grazia Chiuri is leading Thélios’ 2027 eyewear offer as the LVMH-owned specialist sharpens its Maison-led approach to global travel retail.
“The global duty-free and travel retail market is at a critical inflection point of recovery and quality improvement,” said CDFG as it unveiled the expansive document that systematically interprets consumer trends, category evolution and channel transformation logic.














