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Dubai Duty Free Sets October Sales Record at AED805.6 Million

Luxury expansion lifted spending beyond passenger growth.

Overview

  • Monthly sales rose 19.31% year over year to the retailer’s third-highest tally on record, marking an eighth record month in 2025.
  • The company said October sales outpaced passenger growth by at least 10%, with final traffic figures from Dubai Airports still to come.
  • Perfumes led categories at AED139.9m, gold reached AED97.2m boosted by Diwali buying, and confectionery hit a record AED78m including AED34m from Dubai Chocolate across 428,000 pieces.
  • Luxury boutiques posted 43.5% growth following new Louis Vuitton and Cartier openings in Concourse A, while pre-owned concept REKLAIM recorded AED2.2m in sales.
  • Concourse A led location gains at 27.4% and arrivals sales climbed 18.3%; year-to-date revenue reached AED6.88bn, up 8.72%, with most regional markets posting increases of 20% or more.