Airports

The Edrington Group officially opened its first The Macallan airport shop-in-shop in Europe earlier this week at Istanbul Airport in collaboration with joint venture partners Gebr. Heinemann and Unifree Duty Free. A third of the 43sqm space is also allocated to Highland Park single-malt whisky, making it the Orcadian brand’s…

Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) has launched tenders for books and press, souvenirs and convenience goods in eleven spaces to be allocated in two mixed lots on both the landside and airside, from 2026. The airport is looking for committed and innovative partners with experience in the retail business. Authentic and personalised…

Aeroporti di Roma, part of Mundys Group, has announced the start of its collaboration with Too Good To Go, a social impact company and the world's largest marketplace for surplus food. The aim is to raise awareness among passengers and the airport community about the importance of reducing food waste…

Qatar Duty Free (QDF) has announced its home and hub, Hamad International Airport (DOH), has received several accolades at the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2024, including the World’s Best Airport Shopping title for the second year in a row. At the awards ceremony, which was held at the Passenger Terminal…

London Gatwick has officially joined Natural Partnerships CIC’s Sussex Six Campaign to increase local food and drink produce on shelves and menus across the airport. The first four new products – a range of Ridgeview wines – are now available for passengers to purchase from World Duty Free stores. The vineyard,…

Jewel Changi Airport (Jewel) is marking its fifth anniversary with a a year-long calendar of retail offers and special events. Redefining the retail experience, the lifestyle destination is also set to welcome new store openings in May and June, including flagship stores. Aligning with its proposition of ‘Where the World…

The merger between Dufry and Autogrill emerged as a transformative step for the global travel retail and food & beverage sectors, driving substantial growth across various regions. Avolta President & CEO North America Steve Johnson and Avolta President & CEO Latin America Enrique Urioste detailed extensive expansions in North and…

Airports Council International (ACI) World has unveiled the preliminary top 10 busiest airports worldwide for 2023, showcasing significant shifts driven by the resurgence of international air travel. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport maintains its rank as the world’s busiest airport. The global total passenger forecast for 2023 stands close to 8.5…

Avolta is extending its retail contract with Athens International Airport by ten years until the beginning of 2034, under its subsidiary Hellenic Duty Free Shops. The extension sees Avolta continue to operate 31 retail stores, over a combined floor space of more than 4,900sqm in Greece’s busiest airport, as part…

India is the next big growth market for the travel retail sector. That does not seem like a big statement when you consider that the country is not just being discussed in the same breath as the industry’s long-term darling China, but India is in fact being positively compared to…

Avolta has expanded its operations in Indonesia with a new deal to operate two duty-free stores at Kualanamu International Airport. The contract builds on the retailer’s existing stores at Jakarta’s Soekarno–Hatta International Airport and Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport, enhancing the retailer’s operations in Indonesia, which is the largest…

Avolta and FEBO have opened the fast-food brand’s first Dutch airport outlet at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. The site, in the Schiphol Palza replaces a Pommes Frites store operated by Avolta and offers travellers the chance to buy Dutch snacks and make use of the popular FEBO snack wall. Schiphol Head…

China Tourism Group Duty Free Corporation Limited (CTG China Duty Free), parent company of China Duty Free Group, saw 2024 first-quarter revenue reach RMB18.8bn (US$2.6bn), representing a year-on-year decrease of -9.45%.  Preliminary net income for the period amounted to RMB2.31bn, a slight 0.33% rise on the previous year. Operating profit…

Fashion brand Boss has brought an exclusive pop-up experience to Singapore’s Changi Airport Terminal 3, inspired celebrating the reopening of the Boss Store in T3, and inspired by the launch of an exclusive Boss House villa in Bali, Indonesia. The world-first pop-up store will welcome travellers to T3 until 9…

Riyadh Airports Company has inaugurated the new and expanded retail space as part of its ongoing redevelopment at King Khalid International Airport (KKIA). The development, which is the first phase in an ongoing project, was unveiled in a special ceremony last week, attended by His Excellency the President of the…