COVID-19: NEWS ROUND-UP Introducing Travel Retail Sustainability Week
TRBusiness is proud to announce the launch of ‘Travel Retail Sustainability Week’, the very first virtual event for travel retail dedicated solely to sustainability. Travel Retail Sustainability Week, which
will take place during the first half of 2021, aims to bring together all stakeholders from global DF&TR to discuss and showcase the flurry of sustainable initiatives and services being implemented and proposed by industry sector companies, plus providers of external solutions and services. More details will be announced soon
Gebr. Heinemann to operate nine stores at new Berlin Brandenburg Airport
Gebr. Heinemann is to operate nine stores across 5,400sq m in the new Berlin Brandenburg International Airport (BER), which finally opened on 31 October following a series of setbacks. As of the end of October, six stores
were already trading in T1 covering around 3,000sq m. These include a 1,660sq m walkthrough Heinemann Duty Free & Travel Value shop in the Schengen Area. The design of the stores is a particular
highlight; Heinemann Duty Free is implementing its ‘Local Sense’ concept with products and influences from the region. This is courtesy of Berlin architecture firm Graft. According to Heinemann, the fashion,
art and design metropolis served as inspiration. Furniture in the main store, for example, is reminiscent of the Berlin wall. Popular products such as Berlin Gin
‘Brandstifter’ and Spreewald gherkins complete the sense of Berliner Luft (Berlin Air) at the airport.
Heathrow in legal action over UK tax free scrappage
London Heathrow Airport is priming a legal challenge against the government’s decision to abolish airside tax free sales and the VAT Retail Export (VAT RES) scheme, TRBusiness can confirm. Travel retail juggernaut Dufry and tax
refund specialist Global Blue are also backing the plans for a judicial review. Rising opposition surfacing on 2
November came just days after TRBusiness launched its own consumer-facing petition urging ministers to re-think a ‘hammer blow’ to the UK’s economy that could result in thousands of job losses and cost the Treasury billions of pounds in lost tax revenue and tourist spending [see p3]. A joint statement from the claimants
Gebr. Heinemann Co-Owner Claus Heinemann (left) and Managing Director of Heinemann Duty Free Berlin Steffen Jopp celebrate the opening of the travel retailer’s new shops.
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obtained by TRBusiness read: “We continue to work with Treasury ministers and officials regarding this matter. “We believe there are solutions available that can address concerns, whilst
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protecting the UK’s competitiveness as a shopping destination and airport retail in a year that will be so critical as it recovers from the worst year in history.”
on the precise event dates, partners, and the various insight sessions to take place throughout the week. The industry’s inaugural sustainability
event will address the growing consumer concern and sensitivity towards the environment, a sentiment that has gained momentum since the start of the global coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Travel Retail Sustainability Week will
feature a series of compelling, insight-driven webinars, workshops and a series of one- on-one interviews geared towards the rich
tapestry of stakeholders operating across the ecosystem of travel, retail, leisure, tourism and other associated industries. From airports, cruise and ferry
operators, to airlines, retailers, brands, design companies, F&B firms and others with sustainable solutions… all are invited to share best practices, new ideas, sustainability goals and achievements. Importantly, Travel Retail Sustainability
Week will spotlight consumer insights on attitudes and behaviours on sustainable consumption.
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