Welcome to the TRBusiness 90 Second News update for 7 October 2026 – your weekly roundup of duty free and travel retail news, kindly sponsored by Coty.

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Hudson secures new 20-year duty-free contract at Seattle-Tacoma Intl.

Avolta, through its Hudson brand and in partnership with local small businesses, has been awarded a 20-year duty-free contract at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), with the agreement covering more than 2,800 sqm of new travel retail space across three concourses. Read more…

Image Credit: Novikov Aleksey/Shutterstock
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TFWA World Exhibition & Conference 2026 welcomes record 8,011 visitors

This year’s edition of the TFWA World Exhibition & Conference welcomed 8,011 visitors from 185 countries to Cannes marking new attendance record for the second consecutive year. Read more…

Image Credit: Anne Emmanuelle Thion/TFWA Press Office
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Lotte and William Grant & Sons sign partnership at TFWA Cannes

Lotte Duty Free and William Grant & Sons signed a strategic partnership agreement at the TFWA World Exhibition & Conference in Cannes, with plans to expand their collaboration across products, retail experiences and new markets. Read more…
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Elizabeth Hurley on the power of ELC’s Breast Cancer Campaign

To mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, Elizabeth Hurley, Global Ambassador for The Estée Lauder Companies’ Breast Cancer Campaign, tells TRBusiness – in this exclusive travel trade press interview – about hope, progress and the power of collective action. Read more…

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