Amid rising controversy, the Irish government's bill signalling the break-up of Aer Rianta raises questions about the development of the country's airports and the future of subsidiary Aer Rianta International, writes Dermot Davitt.

The internal debate about whether to launch an initial public offer may continue at Bacardi, but this has not stopped the supplier from reasserting its reputation as one of the most innovative companies in the liquor industry. John Rimmer talks to Bacardi Global Brands vice-president travel-retail marketing Jose Chao and global marketing director travel-retail Ylva Persson.

While not embarking along the Silk Road just yet, the Germany-based fashion house is expanding outside its home market and, like the explorer of (almost) the same name, it is ready for some adventures of its own. Kevin Rozario reports.

TRI brings you the latest brand news.

Many suppliers and retailers feel they know who their customers are and how best to serve them. But how comfortable are they when travellers ignore their offer and take their business to another airport? Operators should never forget that the traveller has a choice of airports in whch to shop, argues RFH Consumer Insight's Adele Wolstenhulme.

Welcome to the June/July issue of TRI.

Peter Petersen, chairman of the board at The Nuance Group and president and ceo from 1998 until May this year, reviews the health of travel-retail and explores how the industry can stay in shape to face changes in the future.

Find out who is moving where and get the lowdown on upcoming events.

The absorption of 10 more countries into the European Union on May 1 has reduced still further the number of travellers EU retailers can target with duty-free goods. John Rimmer asks whether the lessons of 1999 have been learned, and finds out how retailers in the new member states have responded.

Peter Petersen, chairman of the board at The Nuance Group and president and ceo from 1998 until May this year, reviews the health of travel-retail and explores how the industry can stay in shape to face changes in the future.

In his series of regular contributions, marketing and travel-retail consultant Thierry Maillet dismisses brand owners' fears over travel-retail exclusives and argues that the modern industry needs more of them.

TRI online editor Gavin Lipsith looks at the end of an era in Oslo and examines the lessons of South Africa's tobacco reprieve.

TRI introduces the latest products hitting the duty-free market.

TRI reviews this year's Raven Fox Awards for Travel-Retail Excellence in Asia/Pacific, held in Singapore on May 19.

TRI looks at a few of the airport developments under way in the Europe region.

The downward trajectory of the AFCOV Index testifies to the difficulties that have beset French travel-retail in recent years. But AFCOV president and senior Aéroports de Paris executive Alain Falque is quietly optimistic that the industry can return to growth. John Rimmer reports.

The soul-searching continues in Scandinavia, where the travel-retail business is facing what many claim is its most serious crisis yet. John Rimmer attended the recent Nordic Travel Retail Seminar in Stockholm, and found a trade in transition.

Retail sales across Portugal's airports looked set to soar as fans flocked to the European 2004 football championships. But how are retailers persuading fans to part with their hard-earned cash? And what happens when it's all over? Tina Milton reports.

Exclusive extracts from Raven Fox Research's new report The Global Travel-Retail Market for Fashion 2004 reveal how European operators are focusing on local brands. By Sandra Newman.

Fashion brands are often reluctant to relinquish control of merchandising. But they are not retail specialists, and in travel settings their involvement can do more harm than good, airport retailers tell Eluned Jones.

The travel-retail fashion business owes its success to a number of influential houses that have fought hard to build an airport presence. Kevin Rozario examines some of the most ambitious brands in the channel.

The internal debate about whether to launch an initial public offer may continue at Bacardi, but this has not stopped the supplier from reasserting its reputation as one of the most innovative companies in the liquor industry. John Rimmer talks to Bacardi Global Brands vice-president travel-retail marketing Jose Chao and global marketing director travel-retail Ylva Persson.

TRI introduces the latest products hitting the duty-free market.

Find out who is moving where and get the lowdown on upcoming events.

Many suppliers and retailers feel they know who their customers are and how best to serve them. But how comfortable are they when travellers ignore their offer and take their business to another airport? Operators should never forget that the traveller has a choice of airports in whch to shop, argues RFH Consumer Insight's Adele Wolstenhulme.

While not embarking along the Silk Road just yet, the Germany-based fashion house is expanding outside its home market and, like the explorer of (almost) the same name, it is ready for some adventures of its own. Kevin Rozario reports.

TRI brings you the latest brand news.

Welcome to the June/July issue of TRI.

Amid rising controversy, the Irish government's bill signalling the break-up of Aer Rianta raises questions about the development of the country's airports and the future of subsidiary Aer Rianta International, writes Dermot Davitt.

TRI online editor Gavin Lipsith looks at the end of an era in Oslo and examines the lessons of South Africa's tobacco reprieve.

In his series of regular contributions, marketing and travel-retail consultant Thierry Maillet dismisses brand owners' fears over travel-retail exclusives and argues that the modern industry needs more of them.