Harding+ CEO Chris Matthews said, “This is the moment to be brave, to think less about shelves and more about stages that will create experiences for guests to remember long after they leave the ship.”
Is new CEO Luca de Meo’s revitalisation strategy, dramatically encapsulated by the €4 billion divestment of Kering Beauté to L’Oréal already paying off? “We are working relentlessly on our turnaround, as shown by our recent decisions,” he says, while adding much more remains to be done.
Spend per passenger in duty free fell -18% to €7.80 in the period, with a dilutive impact from recent openings in Almaty and Antalya, both still in ramp-up phases, said TAV Airports.
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“We really believe that single malts are in for a renaissance and we want to be the lighthouse of that movement with our brands,” William Grant & Sons CEO Søren Hagh tells The Moodie Davitt Report in a wide-ranging interview.
Located at the Mezzanine level, the 6,000sq m revamped dining space highlights a wide selection of homegrown and global brands.
The renewal builds on three years of joint initiatives that have driven local and tourist spending, while enhancing the overall visitor experience through exclusive Mastercard privileges.
In her new role, St Peter will guide the company’s more than 95 stores across 12 Canadian airports, driving operational performance and partnership growth.
The development, notable for both its sense and taste of place, is part of the ongoing renewal and expansion of Avolta’s duty-free concession at the Western Australia gateway to 2031.
Highland Park and Michelin-starred chef Björn Frantzén unite craftsmanship and creativity in a travel-exclusive collaboration that reimagines the whisky tasting experience through the lens of personal journeys. It is pre-launching with Dubai Duty Free this month.
Downturn doldrums, airport advancement. That’s the perspective of L’Oréal’s leader on travel retail, revealed during an earnings call in which he described how the Kering Beauté acquisition will play to the company’s proven ability “to turn licences into billionaires”.
