UK. DFS Group scooped the top prize at the second Raven Fox Global Travel Retail Awards presented earlier this evening
The retailer accepted the award for Travel Retailer of the Year at a special ceremony held during the Raven Fox Ball in London. A delighted Alpha Airports Group was named Airport Retailer of the Year.
Raven Fox said: “The awards recognise the best in travel retail and are decided by a vote open to any company operating in travel retail.”
The Raven Fox Ball was attended by over 200 guests and raised money for Hogar Camino de Esperanza (The Path of Hope Home), a Bogotá-based charity that shelters young girls who have been victims of abuse.
Here is the full list of the Raven Fox winners:
Travel Retailer of the Year: DFS Group
Highly commended: The Nuance Group, World Duty Free
Airport Authority with the Most Supportive Approach to Travel-Retail: Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore
Highly commended: Airport Authority Hong Kong, BAA
Supplier of the Year: L’Oréal Luxury Products International
Highly commended: Chanel, Diageo, Parfums Christian Dior
Airport Travel Retailer of the Year: Alpha Retail
Highly commended: DFS Group, Dubai Duty Free, World Duty Free
Cruise/Ferry Travel Retailer of the Year: Harding Brothers
Highly commended: Silja Line, Starboard Cruise Services
Inflight Travel Retailer of the Year: British Airways
Highly commended: Cathay Pacific Airways, Singapore Airlines
Food & Beverage Retailer of the Year: HMSHost
Highly commended: SSP, Starbucks Coffee
Best New Shop Opening: DFS Group (DFS Galleria Okinawa)
Highly commended: ATÜ (Antalya airport T2), Travel Retail Norway (Oslo International airport)
Best New Product Launch (since January 2005): Miss Dior Chérie (Parfums Christian Dior)
Highly commended: Calvin Klein Euphoria (Lancaster Group), DKNY Be Delicious (Estée Lauder Travel Retailing)
Travel Retailer Super Brand of the Year*: Clinique
Highly commended: Hermès, Sony
A special Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to former director of Shannon Airport and Aer Rianta International’s first Director General Liam Skelly in recognition of his service to the travel retail industry.
* Voted for by the RFH Internet Consumer Panel
