UK. Airport Retail Enterprises (ARE) has partnered with independent UK brewery Big Smoke Brew Co to open Big Smoke Taphouse & Kitchen at London Heathrow Terminal 2 later this month. It will be Australian F&B specialist ARE’s second UK location after Grain Store at London Gatwick Airport. The new “craft beer and food destination” features […]
Marcolin has launched the 2021 Tom Ford eyewear collection, with four colours that are exclusive to travel retail. This season’s offer features two acetate models – one dedicated to women and one for men – which are available in Asian-fitting styles. For women, FT0870, with a slight cat-eye shape, has black and pearl light Havana-coloured […]
WHSmith Group Chief Executive Carl Cowling has said that Dixons Travel’s exit from the UK market represents an opportunity to expand its own presence in consumer electronics, notably through its InMotion brand. Dixons Carphone is to close its airport business under the Dixons Travel name, citing the financial hit from reduced traffic and store footfall […]
UAE. Dubai Airports has been recognised for its work in ensuring the health and safety of travellers – the operator of Dubai International (DXB) has received Airport Council International’s (ACI) Airport Health Accreditation. The programme is designed to help reassure the travelling public about the safety of airport facilities and the precautions being taken by […]
TURKEY. Istanbul Airport has launched new services designed to make travelling easier for families with children. Its ‘Children and Family Friendly Airport’ concept was developed to coincide with Turkey’s National Sovereignty and Children’s Day on 23 April. Services include reserved parking places for families, fast track security clearance, a children’s train, five playgrounds and childcare rooms. […]
THE NETHERLANDS. “A space that entices and surprises.” That’s how Amsterdam Airport Schiphol describes the striking new Gucci store just opened in the Lounge 2 area of Terminal 2. The Kering Group-owned Italian luxury and fashion house is offering a range of handbags, luggage, small leathergoods, shoes, silks and eyewear products in the 88sq m […]
French winemaker Barton & Guestier (B&G) has introduced a new look for its travel retail exclusive French Tom Bordeaux. The red wine is presented in a redesigned bottle, with standout red cap and the B&G letters in gold. B&G has also used red for the French Tom name and B&G signature on the label. The […]
Athleisure brand Lacoste has unveiled a new brand campaign which celebrates the iconography of its polo shirt. The brand’s polo shirt was originally created by tennis player René Lacoste in the 1920s and reinterpreted by Lacoste Creative Director Louise Trotter in the modern day. The striking campaign film features a collective of seven creatives all […]
UK. London Heathrow Airport today reported its first-quarter results, posting a £329 million loss on revenues of £593 million, down by -72.2% year-on-year. Only 1.7 million passengers travelled through the airport, down -91% compared to Q1 2019. Losses since the start of the pandemic are now nearly £2.4 billion. Heathrow Airport Q1 financial results and […]
US. Small and minority-owned businesses in the Maryland/Washington D.C. Metro area have been invited to explore opportunities to start a retail or grab-and-go food & beverage business at Baltimore/Washington International (BWI) Thurgood Marshall Airport. The opportunities arise from Launch Pad BWI, an internship concession programme run by the airport and partner Fraport Maryland. It enables […]
US. Dufry company Hudson has announced that it will open its second US airport Hudson Nonstop concept, using Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology, in mid-2021. The location is Chicago Midway International, and follows the inaugural opening at Dallas Love Field earlier this year. The travel retailer, which operates more than 1,000 stores in airports, commuter […]
UK. Dixons Carphone is to close its airport business under the Dixons Travel name, citing the ending of airside tax free shopping by the UK government as a key reason. In a trading update today, the company said: “We do not expect passenger numbers to recover sufficiently to compensate for the removal of airside tax-free […]
Davidoff Cigars has introduced Davidoff Dominicana, a limited line that celebrates the “essence of the Dominican culture and lifestyle”. Davidoff Dominicana is available three formats: Toro, Robusto and Short Robusto. It features vintage tobaccos – harvested in 2014, aged over six years, and rolled over 12 months ago. Oettinger Davidoff Chief Marketing Officer Edward Simon […]
UAE. Dubai International (DXB) passenger traffic reached 5.75 million in the first three months of 2021, down by -67.8% year-on-year. Dubai Airports said the performance was “relatively positive”, with passenger numbers passing 2 million in March and with a “steady recovery” over the period. By the end of Q1 2021, DXB served 63% of the […]
Nestlé International Travel Retail (NITR) is the latest leading brand owner to confirm its participation at the China International Consumer Product Expo, to be held at the Hainan International Convention and Exhibition Center, Haikou, from 7-10 May. As part of the Nestlé stand at the Expo, NITR will have a dedicated area to highlight key […]
HMSHost International has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a new joint venture with Qatar Airways. This, the global travel restaurateur said, prefaces a new partnership to enhance the food & beverage offering for Hamad International Airport in 2021. According to HMSHost, the MOU sets in motion plans aimed at achieving operational F&B excellence […]
RUSSIA. Moscow-based agency Smart Project last week honoured travel retail partners and associates at its annual awards ceremony and gala, held this year at the renowned Lookin Rooms in the Russian capital. The guest list featured representatives from leading retailers including Dufry, Gebr Heinemann, RegStaer, Port Alliance and Travel Retail Domodedovo (the joint venture between […]
UK. Aberdeen International Airport is preparing to reopen some key retail stores following lengthy closures, including the main World Duty Free outlet, on Monday 26 April. The Dufry-owned store recently doubled in size as part of the terminal’s £20 million terminal transformation project. Aberdeen Airport said: “The store has had a makeover since it was […]
3Sixty Duty Free & More has announced the reopening and expansion of its retail store at Fort Lauderdale International Airport Terminal 4, and revealed plans for further duty free stores. The enhanced T4 location occupies 3,300sq ft and is the largest retail outlet at the location. Leading omnichannel travel retailer 3Sixty – which has been […]
MALAYSIA/INDONESIA. AirAsia.com’s Super App has further enhanced its ecommerce offer by launching its multi-brand AirAsia Beauty platform in Malaysia and Indonesia. According to the company, the move acknowledges the growing demand for beauty, skincare and fragrance products in the region. The company has rapid expansion plans for AirAsia Beauty, which it claimed would “take the region […]
Marcolin has launched a digital campaign for its first Max Mara eyewear collection, supported by brand ambassadors, social media influencers, a classical guitarist and other talents. Look! highlights sunglasses from the Elsa range which were unveiled at the Spring/Summer 2021 Max Mara fashion show. Design elements include a geometric metal shape with a futuristic high […]
INTERNATIONAL. Airports Council International (ACI) World today published its preliminary world airport traffic rankings for 2020, with Guangzhou Bai Yun International the world’s busiest for total passenger volumes at 43.8 million. Seven of the top ten airports for passenger traffic were in China with three in the USA. Dubai International (DXB) led the international traffic […]
Lagardère Travel Retail celebrated yesterday’s opening of the trans-Tasman air bubble as international travellers began to shop again on departure to Australia. “Despite an incredibly challenging 2020 and the effective shutdown of duty free and international airport retail trade for over 12 months, our teams were smiling and ready to welcome passengers back to our […]
UK. Over 16,000 people have now received first dose COVID-19 vaccines in the Heathrow Mass Vaccination Centre. The facility has been set up in space in Heathrow Airport’s head office in partnership with Central and North West London NHS. The encouraging number has been achieved in the first five weeks of operation and capacity will […]
CANADA. Toronto Pearson International has combined with global restaurateur HMSHost to become the world’s first airport to launch a mobile order and pickup service through Uber Eats. The service enables passengers to make contactless food & beverage orders and pick them up across a variety of restaurants in Terminals 1 and 3. It extends a partnership that […]
