Retailers fight on at Las Americas

(31-May-2002) - US. Both BAA and Duty Free Americas (DFA), which bought BAA?s US duty-free business, have vowed to defend a court action taken against them last month. The action stems from the sale of World Duty Free Americas (WDFA) in September 2001.

(15-Jun-2002) - BAA has vowed to fight vigorously a court action brought against it by a group of bondholders in the US, following the sale of World Duty Free Americas in October.

(16-Oct-2002) - US/INTERNATIONAL. As speculation continues over the future of DFS Group, its rival for North American dominance, Duty Free Americas (DFA), has told DFNI it would relish the opportunity to take on the ailing duty-free superpower. DFA president Leon Falic said: ?I would love to own DFS. I think we could swallow the group whole, although it would be a lot of work.? He added that the company ?would be buying something in the near future?.

(3-Feb-2006) - Make your vote count in the second Raven Fox Awards for Travel Retail Excellence in the Americas

(1-Jul-2005) - US. Documents from the recent duty-free tender at Miami International airport reveal a tight contest in the non-financial process, with technical bids submitted by Duty Free Americas, Brasif and The Nuance Group placed within one percentage point of each other