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Emily Pacey
15-Feb-2006
The diplomatic and military supply industry thrives on high-margin tobacco sales, but a price war has left the diplomatic sector calling for a truce. Emily Pacey reports
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The European diplomatic and military market enjoys duty-free status and a reputation for customer service that should ensure its prosperity. But the influence of domestic discounting and a trend for
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(30-Jan-2007) - The diplomatic tobacco crisis eases as International Diplomatic Supplies raises its prices
(15-Mar-2006) - In the February 15 issue of DFNI, we ran a feature on the diplomatic and military market in which Emily Pacey talked to operators Chacalli-De Decker and Diplomatic Supplies Europe about pressures on pricing in Europe, especially on tobacco. The discussion about price cutting in the feature prompted the following response from International Diplomatic Supplies managing director Patrick Doyle, to whom we are happy to allow the right to reply
(15-Feb-2006) - Retailers to diplomatic corps and military personnel are considering forming a trade association to combat price erosion in the tobacco sector
(6-Jun-2001) - Chacalli-De Decker has built a powerful presence in both the European military and diplomatic channels. In the company?s three biggest diplomatic markets of London, Brussels and Berlin, sales success often depends on currency exchange rates.
(6-Jun-2001) - Keeping up with the duty-free demands of military and diplomatic personnel around the globe is a complicated business.
