Monthly Archives: December 2022

INDIA. Three senior members of Delhi Duty Free’s management team have been honoured at the Stars of the Industry awards for ‘ET (Economic Times) Ascent Excellence in Leadership’.

The travel retailer’s CEO Ashish Chopra received the prestigious CEO of the Year Award, while CFO Rajiv Madan received the Best Environmental & Sustainability Practices Award and Head of HR Siddhartha Jain the Best Training and Organizational Development Award.

Delhi Duty Free has announced it surpassed INR 149 crore/US$18.3 million in November, its highest monthly sales haul on record.

“The credit for achieving the feat of highest monthly sales: INR 149.7 crores goes to teams across departments and our focus on continuously improving the customer value proposition,” commented Ashish Chopra, CEO of Delhi Duty Free.

“In addition, we continue to invest in staff skills and enhanced training. Delhi Duty Free is on track to maintain its current growth rate through 2022 and beyond. I’d also like to thank our suppliers and, of course, our loyal customers, who have all contributed to our success.”

INDIA. Pernod Ricard Global Travel Retail has unveiled The Malt Gallery with Delhi Duty Free at Indira Gandhi International Airport, showcasing a range of single malt whiskies from leading distilleries in Speyside, Scotland.

The exhibition, which is running throughout November and December, aims to help shoppers discover more about single malt Scotch whisky. It also offers the opportunity to purchase from a range of Pernod Ricard brands, with highlighted single malts including The Glenlivet, Aberlour and the Secret Speyside Collection.

INDIA. Fast-growing cream liqueur House of Somrus made its debut at Delhi Duty Free in November, the latest step in the brand’s expansion drive across travel retail markets worldwide. Delhi Duty Free at Delhi International Airport is the first travel retailer in the Indian subcontinent to launch the product.

The cream liqueur line, with its tag line ‘Inspired by India, Made for The World’, entered Delhi Duty Free stores in time for the festive gifting season, through new Indian distribution partner Aspri Spirits Pvt Ltd.