Timms’ stellar career in travel retail has spanned three decades, encompassing senior roles with DFS Group, JR/Duty Free and Lotte Duty Free. It is to be hoped that such a journey is far from over and that his message below is a temporary goodbye and not an industry farewell.
“We have had a fantastic December,” comments Dubai Duty Free Managing Director Ramesh Cidambi as the travel retailer ends the year on a high. “You can safely say we expect to touch AED7.9 billion (US$2.16 billion for the full year).” In fact sales reached that mark by 9pm on the final day of 2024. Read on for surely the first interview to be conducted with a travel retail executive at 36,000 feet.
Ospree Duty Free has introduced The Balvenie Fifty Collection First Edition, a new ultra-prestige release from William Grant & Sons.
The winning bidder will operate a Hong Kong-Style Bakery & Light Refreshment Concession at Hong Kong International Airport Terminal 1 airside.
Buoyed by celebrity visits, multiple brand openings and the government’s issuing of duty-free consumption vouchers, Wangfujing Duty Free is optimistic of a strong performance over the upcoming holiday periods.
The adjacent offer, launched on 24 December, brings together two of Asia’s most idiosyncratic confectionery and food brands.
Following its successful bid to operate stores in Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Xi’an, the sector giant snaps up a fourth operation in the coastal city of Fuzhou.
Our latest selection of images comes from Moët Hennessy Travel Retail as it extends its Wonder Machine tool to new locations.
BENIN. Lagardère Travel Retail, in partnership with Keyla Distribution Benin, has opened an Aelia Duty Free store at Cardinal Bernardin Gantin International Airport in Cotonou. Lagardère Travel Retail said: “This landmark project is a first for Benin and represents a significant step forward in our development strategy for West Africa. “This new retail space reflects […]
Multi-disciplinary design practice Akarstudios promises to bring San Diego’s urban skateboard parks and historic quarter to life in its latest design.
China’s new-look pre-departures downtown duty-free network continues to take shape as sector powerhouses China Duty Free Group (CDFG) and Wangfujing Group are awarded the rights to stores in Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Xi’an (all CDFG) and Wuhan.
New Mexico concessionaire Fresquez Companies has opened four food & beverage concepts in an upgraded airside Food Hall at Albuquerque International Sunport.
