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Cigars: the world trades upCigars: the world trades up
Gavin Lipsith
25-Nov-2004
Global duty-free sales may have slowed over recent years, but the cigar category has gained momentum as operators invest in state-of-the-art retail facilities. Gavin Lipsith examines some of the year's boldest cigar developments in airport retail
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Although growth in the cigar segment may not be anywhere near the post-US cigar boom years of the mid-1990s, it has still managed to outperform total travel-retail sales and has
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(27-Oct-2008) - Strong cigar sales attributed to investment in product range
(15-Jan-2002) - Sales at World Duty Free?s (WDF) Cigar House outlet at London Heathrow terminal four have surged after a series of cigar rolling demonstrations, according to the retailer.
(15-Feb-2005) - UK airport retailer World Duty Free (WDF) has introduced a higher certificate in cigar retailing for its staff