Welcome to the TRBusiness 90 Second News update for 17 September 2026 – your weekly roundup of duty free and travel retail news, kindly sponsored by Coty.

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London Gatwick launches largest ever F&B tender as it eyes 80m passengers

The UK’s second-busiest airport, London Gatwick (LGW), has launched its largest-ever food and beverage (F&B) tender for a collection of what it calls “flagship hospitality locations” across its two terminals. Read more…

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DTRV: “Germany is not fully realising the potential of travel retail”

Germany is missing out on the potential of the travel retail channel, according to a new report. While the German market is expected to generate a direct economic impact of approximately €1.72bn ($1.97bn*) in 2026, rising to €2.35bn ($2.71bn) by 2030, this growth in travel retail is projected to remain below the European travel retail average. Read more…

Photo: Andrei Antipov / Shutterstock.com

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China’s CDFG sees a new era as it moves from traffic to value

China Duty Free Group (CDFG) has signalled it will become less reliant on traffic in the duty-free equation as it concentrates on better value and better targeting of its enormous, and predominantly Chinese, travelling-consumer base. Read more…

Photo: CDFG

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Heineken makes waves with US cruise training debut

Heineken Global Duty Free has revealed a target to train 2,500 cruise bar crew across Europe and, for the first time, the United States in 2026. Read more…

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