
Chanel expands travel retail presence; opens fashion and beauty spaces at Paris Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport
Chanel has expanded its travel retail presence by opening fashion and beauty spaces at Paris Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport, within Terminal One.

Dubai Duty Free sales reach US$1.73 billion in 2022; travel retail continues pandemic recovery
Dubai Duty Free has reported an annual sales increase in 2022 of 78 percent to Dh6.34 billion ($1.73 billion), according to a report by National News.

Benamor to supply products to TAP Air Portugal
Portuguese beauty brand Benamor has partnered with TAP Air Portugal and will supply the airline with toiletries for its business class amenity kits and lounge as well as hand soap for aircraft, according to a report published by Simple Flying.

Dufry Q3 2022: travel back in business with summer sales boost
Dufry has reported its results for the third quarter of fiscal 2022. The travel retail operator said that sales soared 58.6 percent yoy in the three months to September 30, 2022, to CHF 2115.2 million, bringing the nine-month total to CHF5.037.6, up 98.8 percent on the same period last year.

Air France and Clarins launch spa in JFK lounge
Air France and Clarins have teamed up to launch a new spa in the New York-JFK lounge. The new 30 sq m space is reserved for La Premiere, Business and Flying Blue Elite Plus customers.

The Estee Lauder Companies names VP/GM Travel Retail Southeast Asia
The Estee Lauder Companies has named Bart Dubbeld Vice President / General Manager of its Travel Retail Southeast Asia division, effective immediately.

London’s West End bosses hit back at Jeremy Hunt’s axing of VAT shopping
Retail bosses in London’s West End have hit back at Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt scrapping VAT free shopping, stating it would deliver a ‘hammer blow’ to the recovery of London’s shopping district, according to a report by the Standard.

UK brings back duty free shopping
The UK’s new finance minister, Kwasi Kwarteng has announced that he intends to reverse the previous chancellor’s decision to end duty free shopping, according to a report published by Reuters.

China Tourism Group Q2: revenue plummets as a result of lockdowns but hope on the horizon as cases drop
China Tourism Group saw revenue plummet 38 percent yoy to CNY10.868 million in the second quarter of the financial year as a result of China’s continuing lockdowns, according to an article published by Moodie Davitt Report.

The Estee Lauder Companies announces new Travel Retail leadership appointments
The Estee Lauder Companies has announced that Patrick Bouchard has been promoted to Senior Vice President / General Manager, La Mer and Le Labo, Travel Retail Worldwide, effective immediately and that Eric Lee has been appointed to SVP, Business Development and Strategy, Travel Retail Worldwide, effective September 6.
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