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The Americas
8 February 2010
Judge orders border store to be demolished
The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) has won a lawsuit against the Ambassador Bridge Company (The Detroit International Bridge Company) after a Wayne County Circuit Court agreed that the latter’s duty free border store was illegally built on City of Detroit property... [read more]
International
8 February 2010
Andersson joins Generation
Helene Andersson has been appointed International Sales & Marketing Director at Generation Research where she is working with Swedish analyst's flagship title Best & Most, as well as with TREND... [read more]
Europe
8 February 2010
Diageo promotes Springer
Diageo Global Travel (GTME) has strengthened its Executive Board with the appointment of Sara Springer as Innovation Director, after leading the innovation function within GTME for more than three years... [read more]

Europe
8 February 2010
Benoît Deroual joins Perfumes y Diseño
Benoît Deroual is the new International Director at Perfumes y Diseño, the Spanish perfumery company which creates, commercializes and distributes fragrances for TOUS, J. del Pozo and Roberto Verino... [read more]
International
5 February 2010
DFS 'solid' as LVMH revenue hits $23.3bn
LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton has reported revenues of E.17.1bn ($23.3bn) in 2009, a -1% fall on 2008 and profit from recurring operations of E.3.352m ($4.585m) an -8% decline on the previous year. It also reported 'a solid performance' by DFS, despite the slowdown in global tourism, although its Miami Cruiseline business suffered from the economic slowdown in the cruise market and the decline in purchases made by American customers... [read more]
Europe
5 February 2010
BA makes $79m loss in Q3
British Airways' financial woes continued today with the announcement of a £50m ($78.4m) pre-tax loss in the three months to the end of December 2009, raising its pre-tax losses over the nine month period to £342m ($536.5m) from £70m ($109.8m) in the same period in 2008... [read more]
International
5 February 2010
Coty launches Eternity Aqua
Coty Prestige launched a new Calvin Klein men's fragrance, Eternity Aqua, at a press event in central London last night. Company Ceo Bernd Beetz thanked guests for showing their support and revealed that 2010 would be the year of Calvin Klein... [read more]

Europe
5 February 2010
Major gain for Aelia at Bordeaux Mérignac
The Aelia Group has been awarded the contract to operate a 200sq m airside duty and tax free store at Bordeaux Mérignac Airport's Terminal A; an 80sq m landside store in Terminal B; and the master retail concession at the airport's new 'simplified services' terminal, scheduled to open in May of this year... [read more]
The Americas
5 February 2010
Denver's second busiest but international down
Denver International Airport recorded its second-busiest year ever in 2009, despite a predicted 2% decline in passenger numbers due to the slow US economy and capacity reductions, but international passenger traffic - comprising just 3.9% of the total - was still down -14% at 1,891,431... [read more]
Asia Pacific
5 February 2010
Tateossian's new listings
Tateossian has announced that it has gained new listings for its new jewellery offerings on China Airlines, All Nippon Airways (ANA), Malaysia Airlines and Singapore Airlines... [read more]
International
5 February 2010
Ferrero unveils Nutella pack
From this month Ferrero Trading SA Travel Retail Division has launched its new travel retail exclusive Nutella gift pack containing a 180g jar of Nutella spread and a collectable key ring... [read more]

International
5 February 2010
Paton's new airport 'tempting tasty treats'
Paton's has announced that it has responded to the increasing demand for snacking products at airports with a new range of 'tempting tasty treats' which are presented in convenient hangsell packs... [read more]
International
5 February 2010
Dufri International launches SONY bloggie camera
Dufri International B.V. is launching the SONY bloggie 5 megapixel mobile HD Snap camera into travel retail this month which is a point and shoot camera that upload pictures onto the internet using its embedded PMB Portable software... [read more]
International
4 February 2010
12/'09 +5.6% but 2009 drops -4% to 1.4bn
In a very upbeat report, ACI World says that its analysis of global air traffic in December 2009 indicates 'clear signs of renewed passenger traffic demand at many airports worldwide,' with international traffic rising by 5.6% and domestic traffic up 5.2%... [read more]
International
4 February 2010
Cutty Sark set to be sold
Berry Bros. & Rudd (BB&R) has reached an agreement to sell its Cutty Sark blended Scotch whisky brand to The Edrington Group, makers of The Famous Grouse and The Macallan... [read more]

Europe
4 February 2010
WDF's new Mars launch pad
WDF has teamed up with Mars ITR to offer loose Celebrations in its World Duty Free Terminal 3 store where customers simply scoop up their favourite varieties in a Celebrations tub from oversized tube dispensers... [read more]
Asia Pacific
4 February 2010
Lagardère's Chinese Cultural book promo
Lagardère Services Asia Pacific is running a series of promotions offering 50% off the recommended retail price on a broad range of Chinese Cultural book titles and a 20% voucher to use in its NewsLink, Discover or Virgin airport stores at Sydney, Melbourne, Cairns, Brisbane and Gold Coast - until the end of the Chinese New Year celebrations (February 24)... [read more]
The Americas
4 February 2010
Harston Group unveils IAADFS collection
The Harston Group will be featuring the new Pepe Eyewear collection of 34 sunglass styles at the IAADFS Duty Free Show of the Americas this year, with each style available in a range of up to six colours... [read more]
Europe
4 February 2010
Russ' souvenir programme
Russ Berrie has announced that it is developing a new souvenir programme for its Glorious Britain plush bears Jack and Jill after sales of the 35cm bears proved very successful at WDF's Glorious Britain stores in particular... [read more]

The Americas
4 February 2010
New Disney multi-packs
Macadamia confectionery specialist Hawaiian Host is introducing new multi-packs featuring Disney characters at this year's Duty Free Show of the Americas (Chase International booth 1111)... [read more]
International
3 February 2010
Kraft confirms that it now controls Cadbury
Kraft Foods confirmed yesterday that it now has control of Cadbury, having secured 71.73% of the shareholding, with the remaining Cadbury shareholders expected to sell their shares. The UK confectionery company will be taken off the stock market once Kraft holds 75% of the stock.The takeover also effectively creates a travel retail giant with approximately $500m-worth of travel retail sales... [read more]


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