Ports of call

Tina Milton

15-Mar-2006

As cruiseships move closer to becoming 'floating malls', land-based duty-free retailers in the Caribbean are being forced to fight their corner. Tina Milton reveals how they plan to compete

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Although the turquoise waters and white sands of the Caribbean are traditionally associated with relaxation, for the region's duty-free port retailers the past few years have been anything but a

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(4-Jul-2006) - Tina Milton has been named deputy editor of Duty-Free News International, and will continue to cover the fragrances and cosmetics category as beauty editor
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(31-Oct-2003) - The publisher of TRW builds on its strong support of the travel-retail beauty category with the appointment of respected trade journalist Tina Milton
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