TRBusiness 90 Second News Update

By Faye Bartle | Wednesday, 11 March 2026 18:48

Welcome to the TRBusiness 90 Second News update for 11 March 2026 – your weekly roundup of duty free and travel retail news, kindly sponsored by Coty.

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DFS transfers travel retail concessions at LAX and SFO to Duty Free Americas

DFS Group has announced the transfer of its travel retail concessions in Los Angeles International Airport and San Francisco International Airport to Duty Free Americas (DFA). Read more…

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Norway launches tender for duty-free contracts worth up to NOK50bn/€4.5bn

Norway’s state-owned airport operator, Avinor, is launching a tender for duty-free contracts at 11 airports with an estimated total value of up to NOK50bn/€4.5bn, and a duration of eight years. Read more…

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Lotte Duty Free reappoints aespa girl group as global brand ambassadors

Lotte Duty Free has reappointed K-pop girl group aespa as global brand ambassadors, as part of its international marketing strategy for 2026. Read more…

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Only two weeks left to save on entries to the Travel Retail Awards

Follow in the footsteps of leading brands, retailers and airports around the world such as Lindt, Coty, Freixenet, Clarins, Pernod Ricard GTR, Duty Free Americas, Lagardère Travel Retail, Starboard and Qatar Duty Free who have earned valuable recognition from travel retail’s ultimate decision-makers – travelling shoppers – by seizing your chance to shine in the Travel Retail Awards. Read more…

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