DFNI Americas Awards nominees revealed

Nicole Mezzasalma

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The shortlist for this year’s DFNI Awards for Travel-Retail Excellence in the Americas includes past winners and new arrivals

Aer Rianta International, Dufry Group and Duty Free Americas have been shortlisted for the top accolade at the 2008 DFNI Awards for Travel-Retail Excellence in the Americas. The three companies were nominated by the industry for the Travel Retailer of the Year award, which was last year won by Dufry. The holders also lead the nominations list, having made it to the shortlist in all six categories. InterBaires follows closely with five nominations, while DFS Group has three.

The winners will be announced in the March 2008 issue of DFNI. The full list of nominees, presented in alphabetical order, is as follows:

Travel Retailer of the Year
Aer Rianta International
Dufry Group
Duty Free Americas

Liquor Retailer of the Year
DFS Group
Dufry Group
InterBaires

Tobacco Retailer of the Year
Dufry Group
Duty Free Americas
InterBaires

Beauty Retailer of the Year
DFS Group
Dufry Group
InterBaires

Confectionery Retailer of the Year
Dufry Group
InterBaires
The Nuance Group

Fashion, Gifts and Accessories Retailer of the Year
DFS Group
Dufry Group
InterBaires

Supplier of the year
Coty Prestige
Parbel (L’Oréal Luxury Products Americas Division)
Pernod Ricard

Best New Product Launch
Absolut Disco
Bacardi Mojito
Daisy by Marc Jacobs