Nikolas Hogrefe, Managing Director, Hanse Distribution. Hanse Distribution has been granted the rights to supply L’Oréal Travel Retail brands to selected airlines in the Middle East and Africa after both companies signed a distribution agreement. In a statement, Hamburg-based Hanse Distribution confirms it will offer “professional and well-managed sales and service” as it works with the global beauty giant in the fast-growing Middle East and Africa markets. Hanse Distribution Managing Director Nikolas Hogrefe said: “Hanse is absolutely delighted to have reached this agreement with ..read more

Lagardère Travel Retail has expanded its partnership with digital duty free platform Inflyter in a move designed to benefit travellers. Following a first successful collaboration at Geneva Airport in 2021, Inflyter and Lagardère Travel Retail is now offering passengers a quick, convenient and fully digital shopping experience at a total of eight European airport hubs: Geneva, Rome, Nice, Warsaw, London Luton, London City, Luxembourg and Prague. Ahead of travelling, customers passing through the airports can browse and buy the full catalogue of duty free items in core categories using the Infly ..read more

Gebr. Heinemann and Copenhagen Airport extend partnership to 2033 Gebr. Heinemann and Copenhagen Airport have entered into an agreement to extend their collaboration by a further decade, to 2033… Read more… Delhi Duty Free breaks another record with June sales exceeding $21m Delhi Duty Free Services posted its highest sales ..read more

The European Travel Retail Confederation (ETRC) has today (5 July) unanimously re-elected Nigel Keal as its President for a one-year term. ETRC members gathered in Paris for the trade association’s Annual General Meeting, which confirmed the appointment of Keal at the same time as offering updates on the ETRC’s lobbying activities and projects. Keal, who ..read more

There are enormous opportunities for emerging categories in global travel retail, with health, wellness and pet care all highlighted as potential areas of interest, a TR Consumer Forum panel has said. Speaking in Vienna last month, the group of experts agreed that there was much to gain from tracking emerging categories, but that it was ..read more

Global consumers – regardless of age demographic – have become more socially and environmentally sustainable, but there are challenges around defining the term, a TR Consumer Forum panel has said. Speaking at last month’s event, held in Vienna, a group of sustainability-focused GTR stakeholders explored how the issue is resonating in the session called Generation ..read more

In this video update, Hazel Catterall, Director, Newmark Retail – UK & EMEA, shares an insight into how the rise of bleisure travel is fuelling the athleisure trend in travel retail. Lifestyle shifts during the pandemic have changed the rules of everyday style, including how we dress for work and travel. People are increasing wearing ..read more

From Green Shoots Exchange to the closing cocktails and everything in-between – the best of the action from the 2023 TR Consumer Forum in Vienna is captured perfectly in our photo gallery, which is now live and ready to view.  TRBusiness and data partner m1nd-set were delighted to welcome so many duty free and travel ..read more

Gebr. Heinemann and Copenhagen Airport have entered into an agreement to extend their collaboration by a further decade, to 2033. The contract, signed yesterday at the Gebr. Heinemann headquarters in Hamburg, will see the duo’s main shop expanding from 2,600 square metres to 4,000 square metres by 2026, with a new design incorporating digital elements ..read more

Delhi Duty Free Services posted its highest sales ever in June 2023 with INR 178 crores/US$21.7million. The accrual tops the previous milestone of INR 160 crores in December, as reported by TRBusiness. In a statement, Delhi Duty Free paid tribute to the dedication and collaborative efforts of its team, brand partners and Delhi Indira Gandhi ..read more