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DFNIOnline ArchivesDecember 2004 DFNIOnline News Archive
(22-Dec-2004)
Germany's busiest airport has exceeded 50m in annual passenger traffic for the first time this year
(22-Dec-2004)
Duty-free veteran Richard Ferne tells RavenFox.com he is "really pleased" to join "the most innovative and inventive of cognac makers"
(22-Dec-2004)
Alain Falque will leave the French airport authority at the end of January 2005
(21-Dec-2004)
Sales at Dubai Duty Free on its 21st birthday yesterday reached Dh11.3m ($3.1m), a new daily record
(21-Dec-2004)
A new concept under trial at Edinburgh could be rolled out across the business
(21-Dec-2004)
The three retailers have made generous pledges to the Raven Fox Ball fund to benefit the survivors of the school siege in southern Russia
(21-Dec-2004)
The proposal, announced last year, will come into force from February 1 2005 and has been welcomed by Australia's leading airport retailer The Nuance Group
(21-Dec-2004)
Colombo Management Holdings believes the passage of legislation imposing excise tax on duty-free liquor and tobacco will severely damage liquor sales at Duty Free Philippines from late January
(20-Dec-2004)
The retailer predicts today's (December 20) sales will break the $2m barrier as it offers a 21% discount on several products to mark its 21st anniversary
(20-Dec-2004)
Leifur Eiriksson Air Terminal has selected 30 companies to compete for retail contracts at Iceland's principal airport
(20-Dec-2004)
The Nordic Travel Retail Group is to meet with the heads of SAS Group and the Swedish Civil Aviation Authority in a closed meeting themed "how travel-retail serves the travelling public"
(20-Dec-2004)
(20-Dec-2004)
RavenFox.com regretfully announces the passing of HMSHost executive vice-president of concept development Jim Borgano
(17-Dec-2004)
Jamaica's main airport has tendered opportunities for 13 outlets, including three duty-free stores, as part of its $125m expansion project
(17-Dec-2004)
The Spanish retailer begins trading at Hato International on Friday December 17 after securing the five-year duty-free contract in October
(17-Dec-2004)
The Hong Kong airline records strong growth in key categories following an expansion of its inflight catalogue
(17-Dec-2004)
The Gestion de Explotaciones Aeroportuarias (GEA) consortium confirms to RavenFox.com that it believes its Eu609m ($812m) bid for the retailer offers full value
(17-Dec-2004)
The duty-free tender at the UK airport has attracted interest from Europe's biggest operators ahead of the final submission deadline on Monday
(17-Dec-2004)
October passenger figures from ACI Europe reveal that regional airports continue to drive growth
(16-Dec-2004)
The companies are to supply Skopje and Ohrid airports with duty-free goods after winning a tender for the business
(16-Dec-2004)
The retailer opened a Galleria outlet in Naha, Okinawa on December 15
(16-Dec-2004)
Five consortia have been selected to contest the bid to manage Varna and Bourgas airports
(15-Dec-2004)
The UK drinks group adds one of travel-retail's best-selling vodka brands to its offer
(14-Dec-2004)
The Fijian retailer hopes to invest around $2m in its outlets after strong growth this year
(14-Dec-2004)
Belfast International airport is close to finishing the upgrade of its commercial areas after appointing French retailer Aelia as its duty-free concessionaire
(14-Dec-2004)
Hotly disputed arrivals business could be introduced in South Korea in February
(14-Dec-2004)
The Inflight Sales Person of the Year Awards, held on
December 10 in Reading, UK, attracted the strongest ever line-up of airlines and cabin crew
(14-Dec-2004)
The UK cruise concessionaire seals a crucial deal in the US luxury cruise market
(14-Dec-2004)
A bill proposed in the country's senate suggests removing the excise tax exemption enjoyed by duty-free liquor and tobacco
(14-Dec-2004)
But the Gestion de Explotaciones Aeroportuarias consortium refuses to raise its bid for the Spanish retailer, whose shares it values at Eu29 ($38.7) each
(13-Dec-2004)
The group's latest sun care product, Precious Sun, may be the first of many launches if Lancaster's strategic vision for Asia and North America comes into fruition
(10-Dec-2004)
The Americas trade association hails a breakthrough in standardising duty-free allowances for returning US tourists
(10-Dec-2004)
But growth at flagship airport London Heathrow was sluggish owing to slow transatlantic traffic during Thanksgiving and the US elections
(10-Dec-2004)
The Middle East retailer claims "at least 30% growth" across all its operations in 2004
(10-Dec-2004)
The main passenger terminal at Bangkok's new Suvarnabhumi Airport will not open until April 2006, according to Thai press reports
(10-Dec-2004)
Your vote could be crucial as the trade elects the outstanding retailers and suppliers of 2004
(8-Dec-2004)
The French trade association's latest sales index reveals that sales in core categories remain sluggish, but other sectors have improved slightly
(7-Dec-2004)
Coty subsidiary Lancaster Group Worldwide is to strengthen its travel-retail business in Asia with the appointment of Jonathan Holland & Associates to manage its interests in the region
(7-Dec-2004)
Airport authority Aéroports de Paris says "several" bidders have shown an interest in the T1 concessions
(7-Dec-2004)
AirportTV is the latest company to lend its support to the Global Travel Retail Summit 2005, to be held on February 2-4 at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel in London
(7-Dec-2004)
The association pledges its backing for the battle to defend duty-free tobacco from the WHO threat
(6-Dec-2004)
The authorities accept the travel-retail trade's arguments that stamps would put unnecessary added pressure on the business
(6-Dec-2004)
The country's airport business shows encouraging growth in the ten months to October 2004
(3-Dec-2004)
Argentinian airport operator Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 (AA2000) has appointed Pablo Guido as commercial manager, reporting to commercial director Marcelo Orfila
(3-Dec-2004)
Spanish airport authority AENA is to invest over Eu314m ($407.8m) in upgrading passenger terminals at Alicante Airport
(3-Dec-2004)
Delegates booking their place at the Global Travel Retail Summit before December 10 will receive a 20% discount
(3-Dec-2004)
Sales at Hotel Lotte Duty Free Shop stores are set to end the year 20% up on 2003 as returning Japanese traffic and strong sales to local South Koreans boost the company's performance
(3-Dec-2004)
Vancouver Airport Services (YVRAS) is to take over the day-to-day management and operation of airports in the Honduran cities of Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula, La Ceiba and Roatan
(2-Dec-2004)
As reported on RavenFox.com on September 13, DFS Hawaii has opened a $4.5m duty-free shop at Honolulu airport
(2-Dec-2004)
Dufry has opened four airport shops in Mexico at Monterrey, Los Cabos and Guadalajara
(2-Dec-2004)
Total sales at the country's border outlets were down by 4.8% year-on-year in the ten months to October 2004
(1-Dec-2004)
Alpha Retail has opened a specialist store at the UK's Newcastle airport, focusing on gifting for the Christmas season
(1-Dec-2004)
Alpha Flight Services, the inflight catering division of Alpha Airports Group, has launched its Blue Sky Service catering package
(1-Dec-2004)
L'Oréal Luxury Products Division has opened a men's beauty area within the wine store at Buenos Aires Ezeiza International airport