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Grenade explodes close to King Power store

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:50:31 +0200

By Doug Newhouse
A hand grenade hidden in a black plastic bag exploded close to the King Power (Thailand) downtown duty free shop in Bangkok's Rangnam Road shopping centre yesterday, leaving a male passer by who was sorting through rubbish critically injured.

Tobacco allowance to drop

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:49:37 +0200

By Doug Newhouse
As of tomorrow (August 1 2010) the Hong Kong SAR Government's cigarette allowance entitlement for incoming travellers to Hong Kong will be cut from three packs to just 19 cigarettes as part of a public health programme.

YSL's major new products

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:48:23 +0200

By Doug Newhouse
Yves Saint Laurent is heading up two major launches shortly with the addition of a new female fragrance to its portfolio called 'Belle d'Opium' and a new lipstick range called ROUGE PUR COUTURE.

Ferragamo opens Beijing's largest boutique

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:47:15 +0200

By Doug Newhouse
Ferragamo opened Beijing Capital International Airport's largest fashion boutique (182sq m) in the domestic meeters and greeters area in Terminal 3 last week, with the opening said to have been a real success.

Mexico City HY1 traffic falls

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:46:03 +0200

By Doug Newhouse
Aeropuertos y Servicios Auxiliares (ASA) reports that Mexico City International Airport experienced a -0.6% fall in domestic and international traffic to 11.78m in the first half of this year, following a tough first quarter compared with the same period a year ago.

Autogrill TR&DF HY1 sales +6.5% to $975m

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:23:40 +0200

By Doug Newhouse
The Autogrill Group has reported first half consolidated revenues up 5.4% to E.2,800.3m ($3,654.9m) and net cash flow from operations of E. 207.2m ($270.4m) including positive contributions from all of its business segments, including Travel Retail & Duty Free (TR&DF) where revenues rose by 6.5% (or by 5% at comparable rates) to E.747.2m ($975.2m).

Delhi T3 in low key opening - with glitches

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:45:03 +0200

By Doug Newhouse
Indira Gandhi International Airport's Terminal 3 opened yesterday for a few international flights in somewhat low-key fashion, in contrast to the July 3 ceremony which was attended by dignitaries from the Indian Government and airport officials. The opening follows the two-week delay requested by airlines to get their back office logistics into place.

BA reports big operating loss

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:43:40 +0200

By Doug Newhouse
British Airways has reported an operating loss of £72m ($112.5m) for the three months ended June 30, 2010, although it also reports a strong yield performance in both cargo and passenger business.

Trésor conquers Americas

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:42:50 +0200

By Doug Newhouse
L'Oréal Produits de Luxe International made it clear at the end of last year that 2010 would be a big year for Trésor in Love by Lancôme and this has certainly been the case so far throughout travel retail in The Americas.

Biotherm shines in Korea airport and DWT

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:42:02 +0200

By Doug Newhouse
Biotherm Travel Retail Asia & Pacific reports that it has run a very successful global hydration animation event for both men and women at Seoul's Incheon International Airport shops and also at off airport duty free stores in South Korea - the first time that such an event has taken place both on and off airport on a country-wide level.

YSL and 'Wherever.Forever' in Europe

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:41:14 +0200

By Doug Newhouse
Yves Saint Laurent remains on a mission until the end of next month to provide travellers with the opportunity to discover - or rediscover - its most desirable fragrances, through major animations at European airports such as Roissy, Heathrow, Munich, Istanbul and Helsinki.

Shu Uemura's limited edition

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:40:40 +0200

By Doug Newhouse
Next month, Shu Uemura is launching a special limited edition of its emblematic cleansing oil which has been designed exclusively for travellers in a special collaboration between the company and Lisa Kohno, the first winner of the Shu Uemura Art Award.

Heathrow looks set for another record year

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:21:16 +0200

By Doug Newhouse
<b>Total retail income at BAA's Heathrow and Stansted airports in the six months ending June 30, 2010 rose by 4.2% to £216.1m ($337.2m), with Heathrow contributing £178.3m ($278.2m) and Stansted £37.8m ($58.9m).</b>

JTI's core brands perform solidly well

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:19:57 +0200

By Doug Newhouse
Japan Tobacco International (JTI) reported today that its core net sales excluding tax rose by 9.2% to $4,970m in the first six months of its financial year (January to June 2010), with this increase primarily driven by pricing and favourable currency exchange movements.

Clarins' new Extra-Firming Foundation

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:17:41 +0200

By Doug Newhouse
Clarins Laboratories has created Extra-Firming Foundation SP15, aimed at women in their forties who 'know what they want and head straight for the best'. Clarins says that the rich formula containing powerful plant extracts in this product offers women the effective firming and smoothing actions they are looking for in a foundation.

POLICE targets 15m with Contentainment

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:16:52 +0200

By Doug Newhouse
POLICE sunglasses has teamed up with WDF's impressive Contentainment programme to promote the brand to more than 15m passengers on the extensive video walls in its airport stores in Heathrow T5, Gatwick South, Manchester, Glasgow, Jersey, Edinburgh, Birmingham and Bristol between July 14-24.

Transformulas' unveils new repackaged range

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:14:54 +0200

By Doug Newhouse
Transformulas' newly repackaged range for the summer season is experiencing inflight success with its anti-aging lifestyle treatment products, which include: LipVolume, Professional White "Stain-Less", EyeLifting gel, Eye-Lightening Serum, Hydration Gold and Face Control.

DEWAR'S Asian promotion

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:14:09 +0200

By Doug Newhouse
Following earlier success with the promotion in Hong Kong, Bacardi Travel Retail Asia Pacific reports that its DEWAR'S Gold Rush scratch-card programme has also produced 'great sales results' in mainland China and Malaysia in the month of May.

Watching out for the fakes

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:12:59 +0200

By Doug Newhouse
The UK Treasury and the Royal Mint are both supporting an education campaign to warn retailers and citizens about fake one pound coins, after 2m of these counterfeit coins were taken out of circulation by the government last year.

Brown-Forman revitalises Chambord brand

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:12:00 +0200

By Doug Newhouse
Brown-Forman Duty Free/Travel Retail has announced two major changes related to its Chambord French Black Raspberry Liqueur, which the company purchased several years ago, with a 'considerable makeover' for the presentation and the duty free launch of a new premium segment Chambord Flavored Vodka in January of next year.

Qatar's $50 repeat purchase promotion

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:09:36 +0200

By Doug Newhouse
Qatar Airways' inflight duty free programme is running a promotion which rewards passengers spending $250 or more on inflight duty free or tax free goods with a $50 gift voucher to use on their next trip. This can be used in part payment for any transaction over $150 with the balance paid in cash or by credit card.