Duty-free: "the biggest sucker deal in retail"?

Emily Pacey

1-Aug-2006

Coaxing greater spend from US customers would benefit retailers across the globe. Emily Pacey asks researchers and retailers from Europe and Asia about how to tempt America's travelling millions to part with their money

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The writers of American sitcom Seinfeld found duty-free shopping such a source of amusement that they dedicated several minutes of screen time to deriding it. The following excerpt from the

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