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SPECIAL FEATURE:  TRAvEL RETAIL

                                  A SECTOR




                            ON ThE RISE






         As the global travel retail market continues to grow, consumers today are going further
          and further afield to achieve their new found shopping ambitions. Here RLI will take a

          look at the current state of the travel retail sector, highlight research and trends in the
          market and give an overview of some of the most important examples of travel retail

                                destinations in their own right across the world.








































        CITY PLAZA WUPPERTAL, Germany
        Developer: Signature Capital
        Architect: Chapman Taylor


                                  ot so long ago, consumers believed that travel retail   Development  of  the  travel  &  tourism  industry,  rapid
                                  was limited to the one, sometimes large, sometimes   urbanisation,  and  changes  in  lifestyle,  owing  to  increased
                                  small duty free store they wandered around, passing   disposable  income  of  consumers  drive  the  growth  of
                         N the time until they could board their flight.  the  travel  retail  market.  In  addition,  increase  in  travel  &
                           Today, travel retail is a rising phenomenon where duty free stores   tourism  or  international  tourist  arrivals  in  the  emerging
                         are the tip of the retail iceberg. No longer confined to air, sea and   economies, such as Asia-Pacific and LAMEA is anticipated
                         rail, travel packages are today designed to bring passengers from an   to create lucrative opportunities for the global travel retail
                         arrival point, straight to major centres of shopping, encompassing   market. However, unorganised local markets and stringent
                         everything from luxe retail to outlet centres.  regulations in airport retailing hamper the growth of the
                           According  to  a  new  report  published  by Allied  Market   travel retail market.
                         Research,  titled,  “Travel  Retail  Market  by  Product  and   Asia-Pacific  is  the  largest  travel  retail  market  in  the
                         Channel: Global Opportunity Analysis and Industry Forecast,   world,  and  is  growing  at  the  fastest  rate  owing  to
                         2018 - 2025”, the global travel retail market size was valued   improvements  in  living  standards,  rise  in  disposable
                         at $74.9bn in 2017, and is projected to reach $153.7bn by   income,  improvement  in  lifestyle,  and  development  of
                         2025, growing at a CAGR of 9.6 per cent from 2018 to 2025.  the tourism industry.

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