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TFWA reveals more insights into record attendance figures for Cannes 2025
As reported, this year’s TFWA World Exhibition & Conference (28 September to 2 October) welcomed a record-breaking 7,999 visitors – a +7% increase on the 7,456 attendees in 2024 – and the association has now revealed more insights into the figures. Beyond...
Eternal releases China fragrance white paper amid soaring category sales
Eternal Beauty Holdings Limited, a leading player in China’s beauty and fragrance industry, released a white paper about the country’s fast-growing scent market at the recent TFWA World Exhibition & Conference in Cannes. With the theme ‘Unlocking the Scent of China’s Future’, the paper called ‘2025 China Perfume & Fragrance – Embracing New Dimensions’ was described as a “landmark report”, and highlighted Eternal Group’s influence in bridging...
TFWA Cannes: Will three pathways define the future of travel retail?
Three general, and overlapping, future pathways for the travel retail channel were highlighted at a workshop called ‘Next Horizon: Charting the...
Luxury, electronics and confectionery drive record September for DDF
Dubai Duty Free is heading into the final quarter of the year, setting a new monthly record in September, with sales reaching AED 671.79 million...
CTD Q325 survey shows late booking, early planning among Chinese travellers
China Trading Desk (CTD) has released its China Outbound Travel Sentiment Survey, Q3 2025, showing the market has moved from rebound to routine:...
Millennial business travellers are TR's highest spenders, says m1nd-set study
New research among global shoppers highlights that millennial business travellers are the highest spenders in travel retail, with an average...
Estée Lauder battles volatility as GTR Asia sales falter in 2024
The Estée Lauder Companies reported a double-digit decline in global travel retail sales in 2024, which contributed to an 8% decline in net...
LGA posts strong H125 ahead of October dual runway decision
London Gatwick Airport recorded a strong first half of 2025, with £491m in total revenue for H125, as it gears up for the potential of dual...
DFWC Q2 KPI Monitor shows rising interactions in GTR
Staff engagement in Duty Free and Travel Retail has shown a notable improvement in the second quarter of 2025, according to the latest findings...
UKTRF backs fresh appeal on VAT-free shopping
UK Travel Retail Forum (UKTRF) has thrown its weight behind the retail sector's latest high-profile efforts to convince the UK government to...
ACI Europe HY25 pax figures show slow growth in major markets
European airport trade body ACI Europe has released its air traffic report covering the month of June, Q225, and the first half of 2025...
Diageo sees dramatic 27.8% dip in operating profit as APAC slumps
Diageo has released its FY25 results for the year ended June 30, which showed a 27.8% decline in reported operating profit, which the business...
Avolta marks a resilient H125 performance with $8bn in turnover
Avolta released its H1 2025 results today (31 July), which showed solid organic growth of 5.7% and like-for-like growth of 4.9% as turnover...
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,...
Lagardère posts strong H125 despite sharp slide in APAC and North Asia
Lagardère Travel Retail posted €2.89 billion (£2.39bn) in the first half of 2025, up 5.1% on a reported basis and up 4.0% like for like, with...
China Trading Desk Q2 survey charts strong outbound recovery
China Trading Desk has released its Q2 2025 Outbound Traveller Survey, showing strong recovery trajectory, evolving with renewed confidence and...
ACI Europe May report reveals pax disparity and sliding freight traffic
ACI Europe has released its air traffic report for May 2025, revealing continued disparities in passenger traffic performance across the European...
Avolta highlights resilience under Destination 2027
Avolta CEO Xavier Rossinyol was joined on stage by Chief Financial Officer Yves Gerster today as the duo staged its Capital Markets Day 2025...
ETRC reports highest ever value of duty free sales in 2024
The European Travel Retail Confederation (ETRC) has released the ETRC Business Performance Index for the full year 2024, including the first...
Latest Asia Lifestyle Consumer Profile report shows a market in flux
Bluebell Group has launched its fifth annual edition of the Asia Lifestyle Consumer Profile report, first published in 2021, with the 2025 edition...
TFWA reveals more insights into record attendance figures for Cannes 2025
As reported, this year’s TFWA World Exhibition & Conference (28 September to 2 October) welcomed a record-breaking 7,999 visitors – a +7% increase on the 7,456 attendees in 2024 – and the association has now revealed more insights into the figures. Beyond...
Eternal releases China fragrance white paper amid soaring category sales
Eternal Beauty Holdings Limited, a leading player in China’s beauty and fragrance industry, released a white paper about the country’s fast-growing scent market at the recent TFWA World Exhibition & Conference in Cannes. With the theme ‘Unlocking the Scent of China’s Future’, the paper called ‘2025 China Perfume & Fragrance – Embracing New Dimensions’ was described as a “landmark report”, and highlighted Eternal Group’s influence in bridging...
TFWA Cannes: Will three pathways define the future of travel retail?
Three general, and overlapping, future pathways for the travel retail channel were highlighted at a workshop called ‘Next Horizon: Charting the...
Luxury, electronics and confectionery drive record September for DDF
Dubai Duty Free is heading into the final quarter of the year, setting a new monthly record in September, with sales reaching AED 671.79 million...
CTD Q325 survey shows late booking, early planning among Chinese travellers
China Trading Desk (CTD) has released its China Outbound Travel Sentiment Survey, Q3 2025, showing the market has moved from rebound to routine:...
Millennial business travellers are TR's highest spenders, says m1nd-set study
New research among global shoppers highlights that millennial business travellers are the highest spenders in travel retail, with an average...
Estée Lauder battles volatility as GTR Asia sales falter in 2024
The Estée Lauder Companies reported a double-digit decline in global travel retail sales in 2024, which contributed to an 8% decline in net...
LGA posts strong H125 ahead of October dual runway decision
London Gatwick Airport recorded a strong first half of 2025, with £491m in total revenue for H125, as it gears up for the potential of dual...
DFWC Q2 KPI Monitor shows rising interactions in GTR
Staff engagement in Duty Free and Travel Retail has shown a notable improvement in the second quarter of 2025, according to the latest findings...
UKTRF backs fresh appeal on VAT-free shopping
UK Travel Retail Forum (UKTRF) has thrown its weight behind the retail sector's latest high-profile efforts to convince the UK government to...
ACI Europe HY25 pax figures show slow growth in major markets
European airport trade body ACI Europe has released its air traffic report covering the month of June, Q225, and the first half of 2025...
Diageo sees dramatic 27.8% dip in operating profit as APAC slumps
Diageo has released its FY25 results for the year ended June 30, which showed a 27.8% decline in reported operating profit, which the business...
Avolta marks a resilient H125 performance with $8bn in turnover
Avolta released its H1 2025 results today (31 July), which showed solid organic growth of 5.7% and like-for-like growth of 4.9% as turnover...
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,...
Lagardère posts strong H125 despite sharp slide in APAC and North Asia
Lagardère Travel Retail posted €2.89 billion (£2.39bn) in the first half of 2025, up 5.1% on a reported basis and up 4.0% like for like, with...
China Trading Desk Q2 survey charts strong outbound recovery
China Trading Desk has released its Q2 2025 Outbound Traveller Survey, showing strong recovery trajectory, evolving with renewed confidence and...
ACI Europe May report reveals pax disparity and sliding freight traffic
ACI Europe has released its air traffic report for May 2025, revealing continued disparities in passenger traffic performance across the European...
Avolta highlights resilience under Destination 2027
Avolta CEO Xavier Rossinyol was joined on stage by Chief Financial Officer Yves Gerster today as the duo staged its Capital Markets Day 2025...
ETRC reports highest ever value of duty free sales in 2024
The European Travel Retail Confederation (ETRC) has released the ETRC Business Performance Index for the full year 2024, including the first...
Latest Asia Lifestyle Consumer Profile report shows a market in flux
Bluebell Group has launched its fifth annual edition of the Asia Lifestyle Consumer Profile report, first published in 2021, with the 2025 edition...
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