Bahamas retailer warns of copycat threat

15-Mar-2006

General manager of Bahamas-based cosmetics outlet The Beauty Spot Timothy Lightbourn has insisted that the grey market and poor availability are still the two biggest factors that hinder the beauty category

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He said that although most passengers tend to look for price over exclusivity when they shop, even those travel-retail exclusives that do prove popular are often copied.

"Travel-retail products are

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