Duty-free too easy, says high street

1-Nov-2005

UK. Talking exclusively to DFNI in this issue, some of the UK's most senior high street retail executives have suggested that duty-free operators "have it easy" and enjoy an unfair advantage over the domestic market

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The Perfume Shop CEO Philip Newton argued: "I think [duty-free is] unfair competition and I believe that at some stage the retailers will pay the price. Duty-free doesn't exist anymore—it's

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