French fashion brand Ami has opened its first duty-free store in South Korea, as the Parisian designer label looks to reach more consumers globally, in Asia, and beyond.…
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Lotte Duty Free introduces first-in-sector passport-free shopping service
The ‘mobile passport service’, part of the company’s digital transformation drive, aims to improve shopping convenience for customers. The move marks a first for the sector, said the retailer.…
Unlocking opportunities in world duty-free: Looking to China and beyond
The pandemic resulted in a plunge of almost 70 percent in 2020 in the world duty-free market as travel halted. However, travel is back with Asia-Pacific markets, especially China, reopening borders in…
L’Oréal Paris and King Power team up in Bangkok
L’Oréal Paris Travel Retail Asia Pacific and King Power International Group are celebrating the launch of travel retail-exclusive with an innovative science laboratory-themed animation.…
Korean duty free sales rise in February as ‘daigou’ business revives
Duty free sales in the world’s biggest duty free market surged almost 37 percent month-on-month from a troubled January to KRW1.09 trillion (USD838.9 million) in February, according to the Korea Duty …
Thailand’s King Power extends Bangkok duty free presence with major downtown and airport projects
King Power International plans to unveil two major duty free store projects in Bangkok at a cost of THB3 billion (USD87 million), the company has confirmed.…
Lotte Duty Free teases ‘Virtual Lotte Duty Free Tower’
At CES 2023 – dubbed the world’s most-influential tech event – in Las Vegas this month, Lotte Duty Free presented a virtual shopping space hosted in the metaverse. SEE ALSO: […]…
Dubai Duty Free sales rebound to hit USD 1.74 billion in 2022
Dubai Duty Free today revealed that sales in 2022 reached USD 1.74 billion, representing a 78 percent leap on the Covid-hit previous year. That amounts to 85.8 percent of pre-pandemic […]…
China’s new COVID rules spell good news for Hainan duty free
New national protocols for Covid-19 prevention and control spell good news for Hainan’s offshore duty free sector with the island’s impending key winter tourist season set to be a major […]…
Lotte Duty Free opens Da Nang downtown store in Vietnam
Lotte Duty Free has opened its much-anticipated downtown duty-free store in Da Nang, the Korean travel retailer’s fourth business in Vietnam. It ranks as the country’s largest duty-free store to-date.…