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Lotte Duty Free is implementing a large-scale domestic marketing strategy ahead of its imminent partial withdrawal from terminal one of Incheon International Airport. As reported, Lotte will be exiting its DF1 and DF5 concessions in the terminal on 7 July ...

House 99, the personal grooming brand created by footballer and celebrity David Beckham, has ramped up its presence in airport travel retail as it targets a ‘new travelling customer’. House 99 aims to demystify men’s grooming needs and encourage self-expression ...

DFS Group has unveiled a new multi-brand concept store at T Galleria by DFS, Macau, City of Dreams, marking a new era for the travel retailer. The store, World Design Space, which was unveiled on Friday 15 June, reimagines how space and fashion come together for the younger travelling ...

Global Blue has extended its long-term partnership with Chinese payment provider UnionPay International targeting the Chinese globe shopper market. Together, the companies have created a new tax-free shopping portal hosted on UnionPay International’s mobile and PC websites for Chinese globe shoppers. ...

Diageo Global Travel is introducing a new expression from its market-leading Johnnie Walker brand, Johnnie Walker Black Label Triple Cask Edition, exclusively into travel retail this month. The new limited edition beverage will only be available for purchase from travel retail giant Dufry’s ...

Yves Saint Laurent Beauté has recently unveiled a special activation showcasing its Mon Paris product range at Bangkok’s King Power Downtown Srivaree complex. The brand, part of the L’Oréal Travel Retail Asia Pacific portfolio, has worked in partnership with King Power, the Thai ...

Global Blue has reported a mix of favourable market conditions have meant it is seeing substantial growth for tax-free sales in store in Japan. Reflecting an inbound tourism boom, which saw a record 28.7 million tourists visit Japan in 2017, ...

Japanese cosmetics brand Shiseido has unveiled a spectacular new installation to promote its lip ranges, with the opening of the NARS Lip Gallery at the King Power Rangnam downtown complex in Bangkok, Thailand. The company has billed the activation as having ...

The Hong Kong-headquartered duty-free retailer DFS Group has launched a new promotional campaign with Estée Lauder, the American manufacturer and marketer of prestige skincare, makeup, fragrance and hair care products. Under the banner of ‘Chic Never Sleeps’, the campaign is inspired by “travellers’ desire ...

Giorgio Armani’s travelling beauty pop-up store has taken up residence in the central atrium of the Sanya International Duty Free Shopping Complex on Hainan Island, south east China. The pop-up, which is named Armani Box and made its first appearance at ...

The Korean travel retailer Lotte Duty Free held a grand opening ceremony for its Star Lounge – the largest VIP lounge in South Korea – on May 17. The lounge, which has a floor space of 1,339sqm, opened on 27 ...

The parent company for The Shilla Duty Free, Hotel Shilla, has revealed the South Korean duty-free retailer’s revenue increased 29.5% year on year compared to the first quarter of 2017. In the first three months of 2018, Shilla’s duty-free business ...

Paul & Shark, the Italian fashion brand, has commenced trading from a new pop-up at the prestigious T Fondaco Dei Tedeschi department store, which is operated by DFS in downtown Venice, Italy. The pop-up is situated in T Fondaco Dei ...

The luxury duty-free retailer DFS Group has officially opened two new T Galleria Beauty by DFS stores in Macau. They are T Galleria Beauty by DFS, MGM Cotai and T Galleria Beauty by DFS, MGM Macau and become DFS’ fifth and sixth downtown stores in the ...

Lotte has reported duty-free sales increased 15% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2018, as the retailer continues to grow its overseas operations in the wake of domestic pressure. Total sales for Lotte Duty Free for the first three months ...