Growth cements Qatar's place among Gulf elite

15-Oct-2005

QATAR. Sales at Qatar Duty Free rose by 90% in September compared with the same month last year, putting the operator on track to become one of the biggest in the Middle East. In August sales rose by about 75% compared with the same month in 2004

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Aer Rianta International–Middle East (ARI–ME) managing director John Sutcliffe told DFNI: "The performance so far this year has been phenomenal, and has peaked in recent weeks. Average spend is increasing

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