Third time lucky for DFS at DFNI Global Awards

Nicole Mezzasalma

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The retailer won the Travel Retailer of the Year accolade for the third consecutive time at the 2008 DFNI Global Awards

Retail operator DFS Group won the main award at the 2008 DFNI Global Awards for Travel-Retail Excellence for the third consecutive time. The company accepted the award for Travel Retailer of the Year, which is selected by suppliers in the travel-retail business, during the DFNI Charity Ball in London. This year’s event was held at the Renaissance Chancery Court Hotel and raised money for Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children in Ireland.

The Awards were sponsored by The Patrón Spirits Co. The full list of winners is as follows:

Travel Retailer of the Year
Winner: DFS Group

Highly Commended
Dubai Duty Free
Gebr Heinemann

Inflight Travel Retailer of the Year
Winner: Cathay Pacific Airways

Highly Commended
British Airways
Korean Air

Airport Travel Retailer of the Year
Winner: Dubai Duty Free

Highly Commended
The Nuance Group
Nuance-Watson (Singapore)

Cruise/Ferry Travel Retailer of the Year
Winner: Harding Brothers

Highly Commended
P&O Ferries
Starboard Cruise Services

Best New Shop Opening (since January 2007)
Winner: ATÜ/Gebr Heinemann, Istanbul Atatürk

Highly Commended
CTC-ARI, Larnaca airport
Gebr Heinemann, Copenhagen Kastrup
Nuance-Watson (Singapore), SingaporeChangi T3

Airport Authority with the Most Supportive Approach to Travel Retail
Winner: Civil Aviation Authority Singapore

Highly Commended
Airport Authority Hong Kong
Department of Civil Aviation of Dubai

Supplier of the Year
Winner: William Grant and Sons

Highly Commended
Diageo
Parfums Christian Dior

Best New Product launch (since January 2007)
Winner: Johnnie Walker King George V Blue Label

Highly Commended
Absolut Disco
Diesel Fuel for Life