The Travel Retail Consortium is pleased to announce three new members that have joined for 2025, boosting the organisation’s collective of category specialists to 19 in total.
New members, Harrogate Water, Rotary Watches and Transformulas have all joined in recent months, and represent the TRC’s F&B, watches and skincare categories respectively.
Harrogate Water
The Harrogate Water story began in 1571 when the UK town’s first mineral spring was discovered and it soon became a destination for health and enjoyment, with visitors flocking to ‘take the waters’ and experience the spa town’s vibrant social scene. 450 years later and Harrogate Water is now owned by Danone and internationally renowned as one of the finest still and sparkling spring waters. Currently the number one Out of Home water brand in the UK, Harrogate can be found at events such as Royal Ascot in airport’s convenience stores and F&B locations as well as onboard the world’s most reputable airlines.
Sam Haley, export and travel retail manager says: “We have joined the TRC to focus on growing our duty free and travel retail partners this year. Our ambition is to continue to lead within the Out of Home category and expand our travel retail portfolio across all channels to be the number one water in the sky and on the sea!”
Rotary Watches
2025 marks a significant milestone for UK based watch manufacturer and distributor Peers Hardy. The company has been entrusted with the global design, manufacture and distribution of the esteemed British watch brand, Rotary which is celebrating its 130th year. Rotary’s vision is simple, deliver original British design, superlative quality and outstanding value for money. Key to this is developing strong and enduring relationships with both customers and consumers, ensuring impeccable service at all levels across the business.
Says Peter Ashfield, Sales Director- Licensed Division PeersHardy Group: “We are delighted to join the TRC as its watch partner with our newly acquired Rotary brand. With 130yrs of watch making history, we look forward to sharing the brand with a global audience and see travel retail as a key pillar to the brands success internationally. Whilst Peers Hardy has sold into the travel industry for over 15yrs we still have lots of opportunities to explore both in the UK and overseas,and are looking forward to networking with TRC members to learn from their experiences, share information and hopefully build new long term business partnerships.”
Transformulas
Transformulas is a UK skincare brand that offers non-surgical solutions for a range of skin concerns. Transformulas was founded by entrepreneur Rosi Chapman, who was inspired to create the brand after developing a fear of needles. Transformulas’ products are designed to provide high-performance results without the need for invasive procedures. From its anti-aging creams to instant skin-fixers such as bestsellers Marine Miracle Crème or Flawless PhotoGlow the brand’s skincare products are a hit in travel retail as well as domestic channels.
“At YV Global, we have long admired the TRC community. Now we are seeing Transformulas growing fast in travel retail, the time was right to join TRC’s industry network,” said Janice Smith, Sales and Marketing Director for YV Global, which represents the brand in GTR.
Commenting on the new line up of members, TRC Chair, Sharon Edwards-Smith says: “We are delighted to have welcomed three new members to the TRC community. With their combined expertise across key categories, these brands are sure to add much value and insight to our TRC discussions. We look forward to hearing from these brands’ representatives over the course of our in-person and online events programme for 2025.”
