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15-Oct-2004
A good performance in some sectors in 2003 and positive figures for the first half of 2004 present an encouraging picture for the travel-retail industry. Sandra Newman looks at global sales trends
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The latest industry statistics from analyst Generation show that the travel-retail market continued its recovery in 2003, achieving a 2.5% increase in global sales to $20.5bn. And traffic and sales
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