19+ hour, 47+ min ago   (429+ words) Fashion, Leather and Accessories SOUTH KOREA. Lotte Duty Free has strengthened its fashion line-up with the launch this month of two premium Italian brands – Valentino and Duvetica – at the retailer’s Myeong-dong, Seoul flagship store. The openings form part of a…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (248+ words) SOUTH KOREA. Shinsegae Duty Free has expanded its food offering with speciality seaweed brand Manjun Gim at its Myeong-dong and Incheon International Airport departures stores. Founded in Seoul’s Jungbu Market in 1979 as Manjun Trade, the brand has grown its seaweed…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (746+ words) SOUTH KOREA. Lotte Duty Free has launched a sweeping online-to-offline promotional programme for the upcoming Chuseok golden holiday and wider autumn travel season. Chuseok, the Republic’s three-day harvest festival and autumn holiday, often dubbed ‘Korean Thanksgiving’, this year falls on…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (746+ words) SOUTH KOREA. Lotte Duty Free has launched a sweeping online-to-offline promotional programme for the upcoming Chuseok golden holiday and wider autumn travel season. Chuseok, the Republic’s three-day harvest festival and autumn holiday, often dubbed ‘Korean Thanksgiving’, this year falls on…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (574+ words) CHINA. China Duty Free Group (CDFG) today unveiled a breakthrough upgrade to its Shanghai Pudong International Airport operation with the official opening of China’s first airport-based Apple Premium Partner duty-free store. The opening marks the offline debut of Apple’s 2026 new…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (450+ words) SOUTH KOREA. Shinsegae Duty Free has unveiled a pop-up store at its Myeong-dong, Seoul flagship store in partnership with K-beauty brand Beauty of Joseon. Yut Nori is a game in which players throw four wooden sticks, called yut, and move…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (464+ words) Japanese luxury beauty brand Sensai, part of the Kao luxury beauty portfolio, has re-entered the premium hair and scalp care category as it continues its international expansion in global travel retail. The brand has recently opened at Warsaw Chopin Airport…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (802+ words) CHINA. China Duty Free Group (CDFG) is celebrating the 12th anniversary of cdf Sanya International Duty-Free Shopping Complex on 1 September with a major campaign under the theme ‘As One, As Always’. The anniversary celebration combines a range of activities with immersive…...

2+ week, 13+ hour ago   (531+ words) – Total market up double digits over last year but down -5.5% over previous month – Sales to Koreans remain very soft year-on-year – Foreigner-dominated downtown market up +21.6% – Inbound tourism continues to surge though department stores prime beneficiary SOUTH KOREA. Sales in the world’s…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (768+ words) Recovery momentum in Asia Pacific travel retail was a key dynamic as The Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) returned to sales growth and improved profitability in the year ended 30 June 2026. ELC recorded reported net sales of US$15 billion for the full…...