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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Retail and News Features

COVER COMMENTARY: Rising virus numbers pause
U.S. recovery on the horizon? South America recovery Page 31
Airport privatizations proceed in Brazil Page 31
NUMBERS & MORE
ACI: COVID-19 creates existential crisis for
airports and airlines as impact continues Page 4 SUPPLY SIDE: BEAUTY
DFWC: webinar analyzes whether 2021 COVER STORY
will be a year of recovery Page 8 Essence Corp Celebrates Year of the Ox with
m1nd-set research reveals shopper trends Penha Duty Free & Shiseido in Curaçao Page 32
for vaccinated travelers post-COVID Page 12 Guy Bodart joins Euroluxe to offer
U.S. domestic air traffic recovery to be
led by JetBlue & Spirit Page 14 brand-building options in LATAM Page 34
Rituals Cosmetics, new Victorinox fragrance,
THE EXPERTS SPEAK Gucci Beauty debuts lip pencils
Panos Argyros: planning ahead for and eye liners Page 35
a post-COVID world Page 16 Edyta Satchell: Understanding Wellness
Mark Lewis-Jones analyzing watch Page 18 Travel to drive sales and client loyalty Page 36
sales in travel retail in 2020
Heidi Van Roon: Brand Partner Program

designed to lead airport retail sales revival Page 20 SPIRITS/CONFECTIONERY/LOGISTICS
C Relationships X3 lead WEBB Banks to powerful
Caribbean & Cruise
M new brands and growing business Page 38
Global Ports Holding provides partnership
to develop Nassau as a home port Page 22
Y Tito’s Handmade Vodka revs up giving back Page 41
Bermuda opens its first cruise home port as Beam Suntory embraces “digital revolution” Page 42
CM
part of its strategic tourism recovery Page 23 Brown-Forman’s iconic brands cushion
MY
Pressure mounts on CDC to lift U.S. TR sales decline Page 43
CY cruise halt Page 24 Tariffs impact sales in U.S. and Europe Page 45
Cuban tourism hard hit by pandemic Page 24
CMY MONARQ Group’s digital innovations Page 46
Rouge Duty Free enters St. Croix with
luxury store and optimism for future Page 26
K Duty Free Global “doubles down” on TR Page 48
Wine Classics: staying connected in Canada Page 50
LATIN AMERICA Juan Gentile forms new company Page 52
Neutral under new ownership looks Family Brands Alliance: stronger together Page 52
ahead with confidence Page 28 Otis McAllister reaffirms commitment
Year of economic crisis in Central America Page 30 to Travel Retail Page 54
Integration Bridge to link Brazil
and Paraguay Page 30
Eastern adds airlift to Latin America Page 30 WTDC: diversification from core business
Grey outlook for TR in LATAM Page 31 delivers added benefits Page 56

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3 April 2021 The Virtual Summit of the Americas Issue