Channel surfing
Lorna Strickland
1-Oct-2005
Rumours of the death of the cross-Channel ferry market have been greatly exaggerated. Lorna Strickland talks to retailers and discovers that a little faith and innovation go a long way
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Cross-Channel ferry operators have suffered a series of setbacks in the past year. To compound a tough climate for ticket sales, in February a ferry berth was damaged in the
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(1-Oct-2005) - If there is one branch of the travel-retail industry that embodies the challenges faced since intra-EU duty-free abolition in 1999, it is the cross-Channel ferry market
(15-Nov-2002) - Some operators have hailed the recent increase in the amount of tobacco cross-Channel shoppers can bring into the UK as a triumph.
(3-Nov-2005) - RavenFox.com understands that the cross-channel ferry operator will cease trading on November 7
(11-Jul-2002) - Cross-Channel ferry operator Hoverspeed has begun legal action against HM Customs and Excise over its aggressive policy of confiscating liquor and tobacco that it suspects might be sold illegally in the UK.

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