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Hainan island's offshore duty free sales ‘could reach RMB 100 billion in 2022’
Offshore duty free shops on China’s Hainan island are forecast to take between a 17-17.5% slice of the global duty free market by 2022, according to DutyFreeExpert Founder Jason Cao. China itself is projected to account for 30% of the circa RMB 600 billion/$92 billion in...
Top 10 duty free & travel retail operators grow sales +20% to $44.37bn in 2018
While Basel-based retail giant Dufry once again breezed past the competition to retain the top spot in 2018, it was the Asian retailers who continued to dominate the narrative in the 21st Top 10 International Operators Report*. It is no secret that the no 1 global travel retailer has experienced a moderation in growth within the last two years, following consecutive years of industry-changing acquisitions – namely Nuance and WDF – due in part to the challenging trading...
Global Ports Holding issues duty free and travel retail request for proposal
Global Ports Holding (GPH) is seeking a duty free and travel retail partner at four of its ports. A request for proposal has been issued for...
Fraport's retail hit by lower spending pax & congestion
Various factors including an increase in lower-spending passengers and the devaluation of numerous currencies (against the euro), impacted retail...
CDFG wins 10-year DF bid at new Beijing Daxing Airport
China Duty Free Group (CDFG) has collected a 10-year duty free contract to operate two duty free concessions at Beijing Daxing International...
Hudson in 10-year extension for nine locations at PHL
Dufry-owned Hudson Group has been awarded a 10-year contract extension at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL). The deal for nine...
Changi seeks luxury brands for 11 new concessions in T3
Changi Airport is inviting companies to register their interest in 11 new luxury brand concessions within Terminal 3, after launching a direct...
TRD wins exclusive DF bid for Domodedovo's new terminal
Gebr. Heinemann has announced that Travel Retail Domodedovo (TRD) has won the tender to become the exclusive duty free operator at Moscow...
SunExpress & Retail inMotion renew contract for 3 years
Retail inMotion, the onboard retail specialist of the LSG Group, has announced that it has extended its existing contract with SunExpress Germany...
Competition stiffens between Harding and Starboard
Starboard Cruise Services (an LVMH company) and Harding Retail (a Flemingo company) are now competing more directly in the US after Starboard...
Tourvest retains major contract with British Airways
British Airways has awarded Tourvest Inflight Retail Services (Tourvest), the contract to manage the airline’s new short-haul food and beverage...
gategroup extends easyJet and airberlin contracts
Specialist airline services provider gategroup has both extended and expanded its existing contracts with easyJet and airberlin, who combined carry...
Tourvest wins Ethiopian Airlines duty free contract
Tourvest Inflight Retail Services has won a management contract in a competitive tender to operate the inflight duty free programme and provide...
Iberia awards new duty free contract to Dutyfly
The incumbent Dutyfly Solutions has been retained as the onboard duty free retailer by Spanish flag carrier Iberia, following a long selection...
ISG signs Rossiya and UTair Russian contracts
The Inflight Sales Group (ISG) has consolidated its fast growing Russian inflight duty free business with the addition of a new programme for Rossiya...
Iberia inflight tender is down to three offers
TRBusiness understands that Iberia’s inflight duty free tender now comprises a short list of three specialist inflight sales service...
Philippine Airlines to tender 3-year contract
Philippine Airlines (PAL) is to tender its inflight duty free contract which expires at the end of this year, according to the airline’s Assistant...
Wizz Air to close retail tender on February 19
Wizz Air, one of Europe’s fastest growing low-cost airlines is to close its onboard retail tender request for proposals on 19 February, after...
Alpha ups OMG! Awards to Thomas Cook globally
Alpha LSG is to launch its OMG! Awards ‘globally’ across the entire Thomas Cook Airlines’ network in 2016, to further recognise and reward the...
PIA seeks minimum $1m for duty free start up
Pakistan International Airlines Corporation is tendering a five-year inflight duty free contract (with a 5-year extension option) and asking bidders...
TRBusiness 'TR Talent Pool Profile' series: Joanne Willey, DF&TR executive
In the second edition of the new ‘TR Talent Pool Profile’ series, TRBusiness speaks to...
Duty free return looms as UK and EU agree Brexit deal on Christmas Eve
Great Britain and the European Union have announced a post-Brexit trade agreement just seven...
[UPDATED] Guus Jonge Poerink is new B&S MD for retail; Wiggers to move on
Global consumer goods distributor B&S Group has announced the appointment of Guus Jonge...
Shiseido brands showcase annual holiday collections in travel retail
Shiseido, Clé de Peau Beauté, Nars and Laura Mercier have launched their respective hero...
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