International
Interview: Fuelling growth through creativity and experience at William Grant & Sons
William Grant & Sons Regional Managing Director, Global Travel Retail Rufus Parkinson talks about partnerships, differentiation and creating excitement around spirits in travel retail today.
This special edition revisits FAB 2026 in Bengaluru, marking the event’s 15th anniversary and first edition in India. It also features our annual Craft Spirits report, bringing together retailer and brand perspectives on discovery, differentiation and exclusivity in travel retail.
William Grant & Sons Regional Managing Director, Global Travel Retail Rufus Parkinson talks about partnerships, differentiation and creating excitement around spirits in travel retail today.
La Banquise Pack Ice is targeting rapid international growth, with global travel retail and airlines among its priority channels as the French vodka brand works towards distribution in 100 markets.
Participants will discuss the levers we should employ to grow customer penetration and conversion; how technology enables brands to engage consumers before they reach the airport, and where AI have its greatest impact in our sector.
The integration combines Generation Research’s global travel retail expertise with Beauté Research’s Asian market capabilities, expanding coverage across beauty markets worldwide.
“Let’s use colour, a new brand and a new proposition to really innovate the travel retail space," says Schwan-STABILO Group CEO Michele Molon, as the 170-year-old German house prepares to make its TFWA World Exhibition debut.
Avolta pledges three days of “connection, discovery and a little indulgence” as it prepares to host guests at it first Club Avolta Lounge pop-up in Cannes.
Scent of Africa Founder Tanal Ghandour discusses how the fragrance house is translating its Ghanaian roots into a distinctive luxury proposition for global travel retail.
Lagardère Travel Retail is bringing AI-powered skin analysis and personalised product recommendations to travellers at airports in Prague, Rome and Amsterdam, with two further locations to follow by the end of 2026.
The brand heads to Cannes with new product innovations and a growth strategy focused on expanding its travel retail footprint across Europe and Asia.
The Cannes showcase will feature four new concepts built around key travel retail consumption occasions, alongside shopper-focused display and retail solutions.
gateretail Global Managing Director and Vice President José Lirio Silva assesses how the inflight duty-free proposition can become “more relevant, dynamic and digitally enabled”.












