DFS Group wins top Global Travel Retail Award for second year

DFS Group scooped the top prize at the second Raven Fox Global Travel Retail Awards presented earlier this evening (February 16). The retailer accepted the award for Travel Retailer of the Year at a special ceremony held during the Raven Fox Charity Ball in London.

The awards recognise the best in travel-retail and are decided by a vote open to any company operating in travel-retail. The winners were announced at the annual Raven Fox Ball, which was attended by over 200 guests and raised money for The Promise, a charity which provides care for children with special needs housed in Russian orphanages.

The full list of Global Travel Retail Awards 2007 winners is as follows:

Travel Retailer of the Year
Winner: DFS Group

Highly commended
Dubai Duty Free
Gebr Heinemann

Supplier of the Year
Winner: Diageo

Highly commended
Coty Prestige Travel Retail
L'Oréal Luxury Products
Parfums Christian Dior

Airport Authority with the Most Supportive Approach to Travel-Retail
Winner: Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore

Highly commended
Dubai Department of Civil Aviation
Airport Authority Hong Kong

Airport Travel Retailer of the Year
Winner: The Nuance Group

Highly commended
DFS Group
Dubai Duty Free
King Power International Group (Thailand)

Inflight Travel Retailer of the Year
Winner: Aeroboutique Inflight Retail

Highly commended
British Airways
Cathay Pacific Airways
Tourvest Duty Free

Cruise/Ferry Travel Retailer of the Year
Winner: P&O Ferries

Highly commended
Starboard Cruise Services
Tallink/Silja

Best New Product Launch since January 2006
Winner: Calvin Klein Euphoria Men (Coty Prestige)

Highly commended
Absolut Ruby Red
Bvlgari Rose Essentielle

Best New Shop since January 2006

Winner: Aldeasa, Madrid Barajas T4

Highly commended
King Power International Group (Thailand), Bangkok Suvarnabhumi airport
NAA Retailing, FaSoLa, Narita T1 South Wing