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EssilorLuxottica’s Alessio Crivelli elected to TFWA Board as VP Marketing
Tax Free World Association (TFWA) has named EssilorLuxottica Global Travel Retail Director Alessio Crivelli as Vice-President Marketing. He was elected during the association’s management committee meeting on Friday 5 September and succeeds Hervé Ducros, Global Travel...
Reshuffled TFWA Board has its say...
As reported on TRBusiness.com, a significant shake-up of the TFWA Board took place in October 2024 following elections of the Board and Management Committee. Long-term incumbents Frédéric Garcia-Pelayo (Interparfums), Donatienne de Fontaines-Guillaume (Moët Hennessy) and Arnaud de Volontat (Altimetre) made way for Jean-Pierre Bombet, Head of Operations, Be Relax (Vice President Finance); Erin Lillis, Travel Retail Director APAC, Lacoste (Vice President Commercial); and Loukia...
Lotte Duty Free feeds demand for K-food with new products and initiatives
Lotte Duty Free has strengthened its Korean food (K-food) product lineup with the introduction of a new Busan Sand snack at its Gimhae Airport...
Crafted by Starboard boutique ups the personalisation at Westgate resort
Starboard Group’s land-based vacation retail division has opened a new shop featuring an exclusive customisation service. Starboard...
Bulgari launches high perfumery pop-up with CDFG in Sanya
Bulgari has launched a fragrances pop-up in partnership with China Duty Free Group (CDFG) at the expansive cdf Sanya International Duty Free...
Kimhekim launches pop-up at Shinsegae Duty Free Myeongdong
Shinsegae Duty Free has unveiled an exclusive pop-up store from acclaimed high-end fashion house Kimhekim, now open on the eighth floor of its...
Michael Payne steps back from IAADFS role
Michael Payne is stepping back as President and CEO of the International Association of Airport and Duty Free Stores (IAADFS), it has been...
Travel Retail Awards: Leading airports set to attend
Heavyweight airport operators Fraport AG and Heathrow will join a roster of leading brands and other DF&TR stakeholders in the room for the...
Lotte Duty Free targets childcare products as Korean birth rate booms
Lotte Duty Free CEO Kim Dong-ha announced that it has expanded its lineup of industry-leading brands in various categories such as childcare...
‘Innovation, resilience and excellence’: MEADFA announces fourth awards
The Middle East & Africa Duty Free Association (MEADFA) is inviting submissions to the MEADFA Awards, which will take place during the gala...
CDFG facing significant challenges as revenue and profits fall in H125
China Duty Free Group (CDFG) has reported a -9.96% year-on-year decrease in operating income to RMB28,150.75 million (US$3.9 billion) for H1 2025,...
Lotte Duty Free hosting major 'Duty Free Day' shopping festival
Lotte Duty Free is holding a shopping festival called ‘Duty Free Day’ from July 18 to August 17, comprising a large-scale online and offline...
Shinsegae Duty Free reopens its 11th floor Myeondong store
Shinsegae Duty Free has announced the grand reopening of the fully renovated 11th floor at its Myeongdong flagship store, transforming it into a...
China Duty Free Group sets up shop in historic M8 building
China Duty Free Group (CDFG) officially opened its new concept store at the historic M8 building in Macau on July 15, 2025, which is situated...
Departure in Oceania as DFS closures continue
DFS Group has confirmed it will shutter its operations in Sydney, Auckland and Queenstown, triggering its exit from the Oceania market. Its...
ETRC re-elects Nigel Keal as President on a one-year term
Members of the European Travel Retail Confederation (ETRC) have voted unanimously to re-elect Nigel Keal as President of the association on a...
CDFG enhances its downtown offer with Dalian Summer Carnival campaign
China Duty Free Group (CDFG) has launched a Summer Carnival shopping campaign at its downtown duty free store in Dalian, which reopened on December...
Lotte and CDFG spark collaborative talks ahead of visa-free entry policy
Lotte Duty Free CEO Dong-ha Kim recently met with executives from China Duty Free Group (CDFG) and its parent company, China Tourism Group, to hold...
CDFG reopens Xiamen downtown store under 'dual mode' business model
Following a full renovation and trial opening on May 26, China Duty Free Group (CDFG) has opened its downtown store in Xiamen City under its 'duty...
TR Consumer Forum 2025: Spotlight on Asia Pacific’s rebalancing act
The second panel session on day 2 of the TR Consumer Forum (2-4 June) turned its focus to the changing face of Asia Pacific travel retail. The...
EssilorLuxottica’s Alessio Crivelli elected to TFWA Board as VP Marketing
Tax Free World Association (TFWA) has named EssilorLuxottica Global Travel Retail Director Alessio Crivelli as Vice-President Marketing. He was elected during the association’s management committee meeting on Friday 5 September and succeeds Hervé Ducros, Global Travel...
Reshuffled TFWA Board has its say...
As reported on TRBusiness.com, a significant shake-up of the TFWA Board took place in October 2024 following elections of the Board and Management Committee. Long-term incumbents Frédéric Garcia-Pelayo (Interparfums), Donatienne de Fontaines-Guillaume (Moët Hennessy) and Arnaud de Volontat (Altimetre) made way for Jean-Pierre Bombet, Head of Operations, Be Relax (Vice President Finance); Erin Lillis, Travel Retail Director APAC, Lacoste (Vice President Commercial); and Loukia...
Lotte Duty Free feeds demand for K-food with new products and initiatives
Lotte Duty Free has strengthened its Korean food (K-food) product lineup with the introduction of a new Busan Sand snack at its Gimhae Airport...
Crafted by Starboard boutique ups the personalisation at Westgate resort
Starboard Group’s land-based vacation retail division has opened a new shop featuring an exclusive customisation service. Starboard...
Bulgari launches high perfumery pop-up with CDFG in Sanya
Bulgari has launched a fragrances pop-up in partnership with China Duty Free Group (CDFG) at the expansive cdf Sanya International Duty Free...
Kimhekim launches pop-up at Shinsegae Duty Free Myeongdong
Shinsegae Duty Free has unveiled an exclusive pop-up store from acclaimed high-end fashion house Kimhekim, now open on the eighth floor of its...
Michael Payne steps back from IAADFS role
Michael Payne is stepping back as President and CEO of the International Association of Airport and Duty Free Stores (IAADFS), it has been...
Travel Retail Awards: Leading airports set to attend
Heavyweight airport operators Fraport AG and Heathrow will join a roster of leading brands and other DF&TR stakeholders in the room for the...
Lotte Duty Free targets childcare products as Korean birth rate booms
Lotte Duty Free CEO Kim Dong-ha announced that it has expanded its lineup of industry-leading brands in various categories such as childcare...
‘Innovation, resilience and excellence’: MEADFA announces fourth awards
The Middle East & Africa Duty Free Association (MEADFA) is inviting submissions to the MEADFA Awards, which will take place during the gala...
CDFG facing significant challenges as revenue and profits fall in H125
China Duty Free Group (CDFG) has reported a -9.96% year-on-year decrease in operating income to RMB28,150.75 million (US$3.9 billion) for H1 2025,...
Lotte Duty Free hosting major 'Duty Free Day' shopping festival
Lotte Duty Free is holding a shopping festival called ‘Duty Free Day’ from July 18 to August 17, comprising a large-scale online and offline...
Shinsegae Duty Free reopens its 11th floor Myeondong store
Shinsegae Duty Free has announced the grand reopening of the fully renovated 11th floor at its Myeongdong flagship store, transforming it into a...
China Duty Free Group sets up shop in historic M8 building
China Duty Free Group (CDFG) officially opened its new concept store at the historic M8 building in Macau on July 15, 2025, which is situated...
Departure in Oceania as DFS closures continue
DFS Group has confirmed it will shutter its operations in Sydney, Auckland and Queenstown, triggering its exit from the Oceania market. Its...
ETRC re-elects Nigel Keal as President on a one-year term
Members of the European Travel Retail Confederation (ETRC) have voted unanimously to re-elect Nigel Keal as President of the association on a...
CDFG enhances its downtown offer with Dalian Summer Carnival campaign
China Duty Free Group (CDFG) has launched a Summer Carnival shopping campaign at its downtown duty free store in Dalian, which reopened on December...
Lotte and CDFG spark collaborative talks ahead of visa-free entry policy
Lotte Duty Free CEO Dong-ha Kim recently met with executives from China Duty Free Group (CDFG) and its parent company, China Tourism Group, to hold...
CDFG reopens Xiamen downtown store under 'dual mode' business model
Following a full renovation and trial opening on May 26, China Duty Free Group (CDFG) has opened its downtown store in Xiamen City under its 'duty...
TR Consumer Forum 2025: Spotlight on Asia Pacific’s rebalancing act
The second panel session on day 2 of the TR Consumer Forum (2-4 June) turned its focus to the changing face of Asia Pacific travel retail. The...
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Kimhekim launches pop-up at Shinsegae Duty Free Myeongdong
Shinsegae Duty Free has unveiled an exclusive pop-up store from acclaimed high-end fashion...
Lotte Duty Free feeds demand for K-food with new products and initiatives
Lotte Duty Free has strengthened its Korean food (K-food) product lineup with the introduction...
Reshuffled TFWA Board has its say...
As reported on TRBusiness.com, a significant shake-up of the TFWA Board took place in October...
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