“The border regions of Rio Grande do Sul state in Brazil play a strategic role in the economic and social development of the state. Located along the international borders with Argentina and Uruguay, these areas
Innovation at the Border – beyond the obvious at ASUTIL 2025
Peru was host to this year’s ASUTIL, a gathering of Duty Free (DF) operators from Latin America. At Lima, attendees were able to hear from both suppliers and operators on the latest set of positive
The Inconvenient Truths of Global Travel Retail
As we bid farewell to another TFWA (Tax Free World Association) World Exhibition & Conference in Cannes, I have been reflecting on some discussions with industry peers at the event this year. Firstly, the future
The World’s Top 25 Travel Retailers 2020
The latest rankings have been revealed by The Moodie Davitt Report, through their annual guide measured by 2019 sales prior to the Covid-19 crisis. This is a must read report with plenty of detailed information
The World’s Top 25 Travel Retailers 2019
The latest rankings have been revealed by The Moodie Davitt Report, through their annual guide measured by 2018 sales. This is a must read report with plenty of detailed information and insight – the link
New Drinks Magazine: Global Drinks Intel.
This is a new trade digital and print magazine for the global drinks industry launched in March 2019. Focusing on the wine and spirits sector, the publication aims to be a one-stop shop for the
Another Google search for Duty Free…
Once more, I have decided to look out for Duty Free Comparison websites available with the help of Google after looking at this back in 2016. It is a topic that I am approached again
Guest Blog: The Future of Inflight Retail – Part 3
Vimal Kumar Rai is a travel retail and aviation expert, and in the 3rd part of this guest blog, he continues to reflect on the future of inflight retail given the recent announcements of more
Amazon is now selling flights…starting in India
Powered by India online travel agency Cleartrip, Amazon has begun offering domestic flights in India. As reported by Skift, “Airlines such as Vistara UK, GoAir, SpiceJet, and Indigo were among the carriers offering flights through
Guest Blog: The Future of Inflight Retail – Part 2
Vimal Kumar Rai is a travel retail and aviation expert, and in the 2nd part of this guest blog, he continues to reflect on the future of inflight retail given the recent announcements of more
Guest Blog: The Future of Inflight Retail – Part 1
Vimal Kumar Rai is a travel retail and aviation expert, and in this guest blog, he reflects on the future of inflight retail given the recent announcements of more airlines ceasing their onboard retail offering.
Insights from the NPD Travel Retail Liquor Event
The event recently held on 10th April 2019 in London and organised by the NPD Travel Retail was aimed at showcasing the power of data-driven insights. The conference had speakers from NPD Travel Retail such
How can the Summit of the Americas show improve?
Following the lead from the anonymous contributors to The Americas Duty Free & Travel Retailing March 2019 issue, I was interested to reflect on the reformatted Summit of the Americas show at the new venue
KLM to stop in-flight duty free shopping
The Dutch carrier has announced plans to phase out inflight duty free sales, blaming the rise of internet shopping and competition from airport retail sales. Duty Free/Tax Free sales will end during July 2019 on European Flights,
Highlights from Viking Line Whisky Fair 2019
The latest event took place from 14th to 17th February and here is a selection of pictures with some of the best moments. For a previous Inside the Cask blog post on the ‘Viking Line
