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Gloom deepens at Canada border as sales plummetGloom deepens at Canada border as sales plummet
15-Mar-2006
CANADA. Figures released by the Frontier Duty Free Association point to a bleak year for Canadian border operators in 2005, with the industry posting a 6.8% fall in sales compared with 2004
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The country's airport retailers—which include The Nuance Group and Aer Rianta International– North America—fared better, recording a total year-on-year sales increase of 2.7%.
Sales of all product categories at the
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