“As we entered Q4 we saw an acceleration of organic growth to +6% year-on-year in October, and positive growth in North America,” says CEO Xavier Rossinyol.
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The US beauty house today reported a solid start to fiscal 2026, with net sales rising +4% to US$3.5 billion and organic sales up +3% for the three months ended 30 September.
In a compelling webinar, Mondelez WTR presented its Destination: Value vision – a data-led, cross-category growth strategy that shifts the focus from duty-free savings to experiential and collaborative value creation.
Pop Mart at Hamad International Airport is about fun, joy and surprise (can you imagine an already excited child’s delight when they sight Labubu in an airport?)
“As the retail landscape continues to evolve, we understand the growing need for convenient shopping options for our travellers,” says Toronto Pearson Director, Concessions and Partnership Development Commercial Joe Daiello.
Rémy Cointreau noted that recent disruption to travel retail, led by the suspension of Cognac imports to the China duty-free market, was now “on a path to normalisation”.
The consortium won the contract to rehabilitate, develop and operate the airport after submitting the most lucrative bid, pledging to allocate 43.05% of the airport’s annual revenue to Iraq’s central treasury.
Shiseido Vice President of Business Strategy & Development Janice Li explores how a new ‘explorer mindset’ – rooted in authenticity, culture and discovery – is reshaping traveller expectations and redefining beauty in travel retail.
Key activations spanned airports, cruise ships and ferries across Europe and featured grab & go gondolas, scratch & sniff cards and exclusive GWPs.
The collection is a celebration of craftsmanship and creativity brought to life through collaborations with paper artist Aurély Cerise, designer Mélissandre Vidal and sculptor Géraldine Gonzalez.
The decision, which mirrors last month’s action by fellow Incheon travel retailer The Shilla Duty Free, will mean an imminent new tender. It is an extraordinary dual development at what was long considered one of duty free’s grandest prizes.
Avolta confirms an 11-year duty-free agreement at New York John. F. Kennedy Airport Terminal 8 and adds more details about its concept line-up.












