Welcome to the TRBusiness 90 Second News update for 29 October 2026 – your weekly roundup of duty free and travel retail news, kindly sponsored by Coty.

Soft retail growth at Heathrow in 9M 2026 defies traffic decline

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) has shown retail resilience in the first nine months (9M) of 2026, with growth of +0.7% as passenger traffic contracted during the period by -0.6% to 62.9m. The gateway’s total revenue slipped -0.7% to £2.68bn.Read more…

Lotte Duty Free expands K-food and souvenir offering

Lotte Duty Free is strengthening its Korean food and souvenir offering with two new retail openings at Gimpo Airport and Jeju, as it looks to capitalise on international demand for Korean products while supporting domestic brands. Read more…

Unifree Duty Free brings Whisky Festival to Istanbul Airport

Unifree Duty Free is putting whisky in the spotlight at Istanbul Airport with a two-month festival designed to drive category discovery and passenger engagement through tastings, dedicated retail spaces and live entertainment. Read more…

Travel Retail Awards ceremony – video highlights

▶️ All those joining the prestigious ‘Voted by Shoppers’ club by being recognised as a finalist, highly recommend or winning entry in this year’s consumer-voted Global Travel Retail Awards can recap on all the action from the glamorous ceremony thanks to our video edit of the evening’s proceedings. Read more…

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