Seizing the opportunity

John Rimmer

15-Jun-2006

Arrivals duty-free in the Middle East has long been overshadowed by the region's thriving departures business, but recent initiatives have led to rapid growth in the channel. John Rimmer discovers how retailers are seizing a previously neglected opportunity

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With the honourable exception of Latin America, the arrivals business is the neglected younger sibling of the duty-free family. Almost all governments have been convinced of the validity of departures

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