Tax Free World Exhibition 2012
Traveling in a Brand New World
Tax Free World Association World Exhibition is the global exhibition and conference event for the industry, attracting some 450 exhibiting companies and over 6,000 visitors every year in Cannes Palais des Festivals et des Congrès. The Cannes venue is the privileged place to launch new products.
The 28th TFWA World Exhibition, from October 22 to 26, was the best ever since record numbers of visitors made this year’s TFWA World Exhibition the most successful to date. From the popular networking and leisure activities through a packed Conference and fully-booked workshops to the bustling aisles of the Exhibition itself, Cannes has never before hosted such a busy week for travel retail. Over 6,000 visitors from 2,900 companies had passed through the Palais des Festivals, up 4% and 5% respectively on 2011. The top five visitor nationalities were French, British, German, UAE and USA with Koreans forming the largest Asia-Pacific contingent in sixth place .
TFWA Opening Conference Delivers a Brand New Dimension
A packed auditorium at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes greeted the high profile speakers at the opening Conference of TFWA World Exhibition on Monday 22nd October on the theme ‘A Brand New Dimension’. TFWA President Erik Juul-Mortensen, Dr Madeleine Albright, former U.S. Secretary of State and Chair, Albright Stonebridge Group, Jean-Charles Decaux, Chairman of the Executive Board and Co-CEO, JCDecaux, and Kjell A. Nordstrom, economist and author, gave insights and informations on customer behaviour and engagement and emerging markets.
TFWA World Exhibition: High-Tech Help
All the essential information about TFWA World Exhibition is available to participants at the touch of a button thanks to TFWA’s investment in the latest technology. Pre-registered delegates have access to a range of online tools for a productive week at TFWA World Exhibition in Cannes including an online Exhibition Directory, a new Product Showcase and a special TFWA App.
Wolford Spring/Summer 2013 Collection
Wolford AG headquartered in Bregenz on Lake Constance (Austria) operates 15 subsidiaries and markets its own products in the Legwear, Ready-to-wear, Lingerie, Swimwear and Accessories segments in 68 countries via more than 260 monobrand stores (own and partner-operated), 3,000 trading partners and online.
The Spring/Summer 2013 collection takes much of its inspiration from the 1980s with a dash of romanticism.
Mercedes-Benz First Feminine Fragrance
Last year, the world’s widest–known automotive brand and principal sponsor of the Fashion Week worldwide has granted the INCC Group a worldwide license to create the very first Mercedes-Benz fragrance, a men fragrance with notes of lemon, mandarin and cedar. With this first success, the brand with the star had to create a fragrance for women, which was launched during the TFWA World Exhibition at a party at the Hotel Majestic.
Mademoiselle Sings her Fragrance at TFWA World Exhibition
Patricia Kaas share some secrets of "Her Sensuality" with women around the world. The French artist most known in the world launches her perfume, «K», like Britney Spears and Jennifer Aniston. She said: "Unlike other artists, I am fully involved because I wanted to use it. So I took all my favorite smells, products I put in my hair, my perfume, my creams, for a synthesis of "the smell Kaas." I love perfumes neither too strong or too sweet. Discrete and subtle in a way, the image that should be as beauty. "
Jacomo, "It's Me", Just Like Me
At the end of the 1960s, at New York, 5th avenue, James Kaplan and Gérard Courtin, passionate about Fashion and Music, launch a brand in line with their image: Jacomo. The jet set adopts their style right away. True to their Couture spirit, they launch their first perfume ‘Eau Cendrée’ (1970) which becomes a hit. The line is launched, Jacomo has won recognition. Silences (1978) and Jacomo de Jacomo (1980) quickly follow, to become must-have of the brand. Then, solid and powerful, For Her (2005) and For Men (2007) enter Jacomo’s history.
Finally, the alliance of technology and contemporary, always, with an innovative duo, lead to the creation of It’s me (2011).
MosquitNo, Don't Bite Me Please!
When traveling worldwide, we often meet summer mini-fuss, namely those hard-working hematophagous female responsible for these pretty itching buttons. To avoid bringing along liquids or sprays, MosquitNo has developed a range of 100 % natural products, easy to use and carry during traveling. MosquitNo leverages on new technologies, consumer insights and business needs to deliver innovative solutions worldwide protecting against mosquitoes and other insects.
Lacoste, Celebrating 80 Years of Authenticity, Elegance and Retail Innovation
At the 2012 TFWA - World Exhibition, in the run up to its 80th anniversary, Lacoste, the iconic French fashion company, was introducing its new collections alongside an exciting new retail concept - the Lacoste Flight Case Pop-Up Store.
In 1933, a major break-through revolutionised men’s fashion when René Lacoste invented the legendary classic Lacoste polo shirt...
Discover the World’s Finest Noble Cocoas
After your trip is completed, you can still keep on traveling around the world for a long time, the world of the best plantation cocoas through the delicious Rausch Plantagen-Schokolade range of chocolates. Try your way through all the 8 different varieties of pure chocolate from the finest cocoa in the world – from fine milk to fine dark chocolate – and you are sure to find your personal favorite. The chocolate connoisseur will enjoy the richness of nuances in taste that makes Plantagen-Schokolade so unique.
Savor a Fauchon Macaroon Between Two Airplanes
Following the opening of its new corner at Terminal 2AC of Paris’ Roissy Charles de Gaulle Airport in April, Fauchon Travel Retail has announced its arrival in the new satellite 4 of Terminal 2E, which welcomes passengers from Japan, China, Korea and Russia. The Fauchon brand will introduce a new sales concept that combines 3-star product lines consisting of macaroons, fresh chocolates and gourmet gifts.
Nestlé's Perfect Store
If there was one 'must' see confectionery company at TFWA World Exibition this year, it's Nestlé International Travel Retail, the company was showcasing its evolving Perfect Store category initiative, demonstrating to visitors how it has been proven to accelerate confectionery category growth and deliver results. The Perfect Store initiative, along with key shopper insights, is also key to the development of Nestlé's new product program for 2013.
Minuit Douze: Dessous Chic for Globe Trotter
Minuit Douze is the name of a new brand of silk loungewear specially developed for travelling women and described as the first ever lingerie range tailored for travel retail and spa resorts. Unveiled in a unique and creative Concept Book, the French-designed collection will be selectively distributed in travel retail, high-end resorts and concept stores. Created by Virginie Boeri Pesce (formerly of Monaco-based jewellery company Misaki), the silk lingerie and loungewear includes panties, camisoles and chemises.
Bentley and Lalique New Fragrances
Bentley and Lalique are boasting similarly high standards of expert craftsmanship and integration of cutting edge technology and associated to explore the future of luxury. Bentley Motors and Lalique have presented their last fragrances at TFWA - World Exhibition participants during a party at Hotel Majestic organized by Art & Fragrance, where Bentley was showcasing its handmade craftsmanship and Lalique presented its new fragrance with aerial dances.
Victoria’s Secret, Lingerie Stores Designed for Men
Victoria's Secret, the famous American brand of feminine ready-to-wear, famous for its sexy and trendy lingerie, was present for the first time at the TFWA - World Exhibition and caused a sensation by showcasing a chic and glamorous shop in a 200 m2 pavilion.
Victoria's Secret was established in 1977 by Roy Raymond, a Stanford University graduate who felt uncomfortable in classic lingerie stores, only intended for women.
Swarovski Adds Sparkle to People's Everyday Lives
Swarovski is the world’s leading manufacturer in cut crystal, and from the start, its mission has been to innovate and be one step ahead of trends. The collections produced by Swarovski and Atelier Swarovski continually reflect the spirit of the times: they include jewelry, fashion accessories, watches, home accessories and crystal objects as well as crystal chandeliers and lighting systems. Totally in tune with the mood of the moment, the “Swarovski Jewellery” collection...
Shiseido, the Kept-From-Inside Beauty
In terms of cosmetics, Japan is a step ahead other countries. By engaging in the sector since 1872, the brand Shiseido, resulting from Arinobu Fukuara's genius - a former chief pharmacist of the Imperial Japanese Navy, who creates a first Shiseido Pharmacy - is held up as a great dean. Shiseido now has become for many synonymous with luxury and reference in beauty.
Anna Sui's La Vie de Bohême
TFWA - World Exhibition 2012, the famous fashion designer Anna Sui was present in Cannes at Hotel Majestic for the launch of her perfume "La Vie de Bohême" created in collaboration with Interparfums, owner of the exclusive license of the trademark and sole distributor. Anna Sui, very present in the Asian market as well as U.S. and Kuwait, chose a theme of which she is particularly fond of, at her image,
Repetto on the Luxury Segment
The prestigious French fashion house Repetto was until now more known for its classic dance shoes and accessories from "22 rue de la Paix" in Paris. Created 65 years ago and acquired in 1999 by former Reebok's Jean-Marc Gaucher, it presented at TFWA - WE 2012 its new collections of fine leather goods: bags and shoes, declined in colors ranging from pastel to citrus-inspired colors, keeping a kind of classicism that appeals to followers of the brand...