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Countering the domestic threatCountering the domestic threat
Joe Bates
18-Dec-2006
A recent legal ruling on cross-border sales was welcome news for European ferry operators, but their onboard beer businesses remain under threat from domestic discounting, writes Joe Bates
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Last month’s ruling at the European Court of Justice that online “booze cruises” are illegal will come as a relief to Northern European ferry operators. If consumers in EU countries........
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