Frontier May 2007

Articles inside this Issue:

Bigger and better

While Incheon International Airport prepares for one of the key tenders of 2007, the coastal city of Busan is getting used to having the biggest duty free shop in the country. Peter Dowling reports Read More...

Bringing the high street to airports

Evermore eclectic and accessible fashion mixes are creating interest in European airports. Lisa Phillips finds out how Copenhagen, London and Geneva are handling this changing category Read More...

Building for a new era

The Nuance Group is energetically restating its place at the front rank of Asian travel retailers. Peter Dowling reviews developments in Nuance’s Hong Kong and Australasian businesses Read More...

Changi rings in the changes

Singapore Changi Airport is in makeover mode. The CAAS is overhauling almost all of its existing terminal space and opening more, while rolling over some of the industry’s most sought-after tenders. Peter Dowling examines this hive of activity Read More...

Evolution revolution

Seven months after the former Rémy Cointreau executive took up his position as CEO of TFWA, Olivier Charriaud is preparing for what is likely to be a benchmark instalment in the history of the organisation’s Asia-Pacific exhibition. David Davies speaks to him about responding to the changes in this exciting market Read More...

Facing the facts

Alessandra Zecchini delves into the world of face masks, which have been experiencing fantastic growth in Asia, where they are seen as an essential addition to travellers’ beauty kits Read More...

Fenomenale Ferragamo

Ferragamo Parfums was created at the end of 2001/beginning of 2002 as an independent division of the Ferragamo group. At the helm of the company since May 2002, Luciano Bertinelli had to take a name – Ferragamo – and a team of experts to try and develop the business. Five years down the line and the fragrances division reached a turnover of €50m, representing 6% of the group’s total turnover. But his ambitions do not stop there and he wants to double this figure in the next three years, ultimately aiming to command a 9%-10% share of Ferragamo’s turnover. Read More...

Fun, incentives & sales

Alpha Asia is spearheading the travel retail revolution in the Indian subcontinent. Nicki Saunders speaks to Paul Topping, in the midst of setting up a new shop in Delhi, about what makes his business tick Read More...

Giving something back

Peter Dowling discovers how Taiwanese airport retailer Tasa Meng is taking its community responsibilities seriously and extending its services beyond the purely retail to give passengers a better airport experience Read More...

Lifestyle concept

Fashion is not the first category that comes to mind when thinking about travel retail, and yet Sand has managed to develop its own concept with resounding success. Marek Kolasinski discovers the secret behind the brand’s growth Read More...

Living it up

Last year, Nuance-Watson (HK) won the much-coveted Frontier Airport/Land-based Retailer of the Year Award. Marek Kolasinski catches up with Alessandra Piovesana to see how the company has been faring since then Read More...

Moving time

Manila’s Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) might finally get to open its Terminal 3 in 2007, but in the meantime there is real momentum in this durable corner of Asian travel retailing. Peter Dowling reports Read More...

Spoiled for choice

Japanese consumers remain loyal to their national tobacco brands, but travel retail is experiencing increasing competition from international brands. Alessandra Zecchini reports Read More...

Svarnabhumi in the balance

Suvarnabhumi International Airport opened with a world-class retail offer from King Power International, but termination of its contract by airport authority Airports of Thailand (AOT) in March leaves travel retailing at the airport in the balance. Peter Dowling investigates Read More...

The fashion trend

Fashion styles may be as vast and varied as the companies who design them, but one particular trend applies to all. Lisa Phillips reports Read More...

The leather Factor

Leathergoods is an ideal category for travel retail, but with customers becoming more demanding and knowledgeable about what they want, finding the right product mix and the right way to market it can prove to be a challenge. Marek Kolasinski reports Read More...

Upping the ante

Narita International Airport’s ambitious developments are delivering Japan’s leading airport a retail environment to match – and setting the standard for other airports to look up to. Peter Dowling explores Read More...