UAE. The Department of Civil Aviation (DCA), with Dubai Duty Free, named Estée Lauder, as one of the Dubai Duty Free Distinguished Suppliers for 2002. The award was presented at the fifth DCA Suppliers Forum in Dubai on Monday.
Pictured: Gill Hawksby, area sales manager for Estée Lauder Companies accepted the award
The highly regarded Mette Engell is charged with elevating the travel retail experience for beauty lovers. She replaces the much-respected Guilhem Souche.
Club culture meets beauty retail: The second iteration of the YSL Beauty campaign exemplified how O2O engagement, personalised beauty and retail theatre can converge to deliver high-impact beauty experiences in travel retail.
President and Chief Executive Officer Stéphane de la Faverie says, “Travel retail declined -28% organically [in Q3], and it continues to shrink as a percentage of our business towards the low teens.” Worse is to come in Q4, he adds but lower base comparisons and a “strategic reset” underway will help in fiscal 26.
