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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Retail and News Features

NUMBERS - RESEARCH Antigua and Barbuda 40
DFWC Q424 KPI Monitor: Asia Pacific air
traffic returns to pre-Covid levels 6 Rouge Duty Free opens deluxe shopping
U.S. Travel Association report urges reforms in Port Louis, Grenada 42
before mega-decade of events 10
LATIN AMERICA
North America Economic Review: Incipient recovery in
MIA – fastest-growing mega-airport in U.S.-- Argentina as Brazil begins to slow 43
reaches record air traffic 12
Cartier opens boutique at LAX 14 Viva Mexico! Avolta celebrates vibrant new
HKG Duty Free secures 8-year DF contract Concepts in Mexico City and Cancun: a TMI
44
interview with Enrique Urioste

at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport 16
Core Plus Duty Free expands on its success at ASUR, LATAM air traffic; airport renovations;
Melbourne with JV win at MCO 18 Record Brazilian tourism, Azul-Gol merger 48
Privato Duty Free adds new FOB airports to
portfolio as partnership with Streiffer flourishes 19 BEAUTY
Executive Retail Shops holds exclusive World of From hurricanes to logistics: How
Wonder event to launch concept catering to Essence Corp met the challenge
private jet terminals 20 of launching superstar Rihanna’s
Propelle + Konnect finds the right people to Fenty Beauty across nine Caribbean
activate your brands 22 islands 50
EDGExecution brings that extra EDGE to Master Classes to VIP Gala 56
experiential marketing in TR 24 Fenty Beauty comes home to Barbados (Avolta) 58
59 Front celebrates Fenty in Bermuda 58
FDFA report: Canadian land border duty free Maggy’s (Aruba) gives Fenty the red carpet 59
stores unable to compete with U.S. due to Fenty: phenomenal success in Trinidad
unnecessary red tape 26 and Grenada with Rouge Duty Free 60

CARIBBEAN & CRUISE Ardell lashes to enter travel retail through PGT 62
Seatrade Cruise Global celebrates 40 years; IBBI adds more clean beauty to portfolio with
adds 2-day conference on retail at sea 28 The Somerset Toiletry Company 63
F&B@Sea announces new features 28
F&B@Sea Trends Report 30 SPIRITS 64
Bacardi GTR rolls out Patrón Cristalino
PortMiami sets record with 10-ship cruise day 33 Bottega; Henkell Freixenet 65
Port Everglades reports solid growth 32
MONARQ evolves portfolio 64
Grand Cayman cruise pier debate heats up as Campari GTR kicks off 360° Aperol takeover
government approves April referendum vote 33 at Punta del Este airport 70
Tito’s takes cruise and TR in-house 72
Cruise port developments: Global Ports Holding: King of Reach targets Americas growth 74
Saint Lucia, Antigua, Nassau 34 William Grant & Sons engages with experience
and digital touchpoints 76
Caribbean tourism: Resilience and investment
drive sustained growth 36 Confectionery/Tobacco
The U.S. Virgin Islands Perfetti Van Melle, Fererro, Mondelez, Ritter
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 38 Sport, Imperial Brands 78-81
Cayman Islands 38
The British Virgin Islands 39 LOGISTICS: WTDC discusses tariffs and how
Turks and Caicos 39 TR can mitigate costs 82

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