View from the other side of the fence

1-Nov-2005

Many high street retailers envy their duty-free counterparts because of their captive shoppers and bargain prices. Retail Week features editor Liz Morrell asks the cream of the UK's domestic retail executives for their views on the duty-free market

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Duty-free retailers enjoy a number of advantages over high street operators, or so the wisdom goes. They can generally predict customer flow and profile, they offer goods at a discount

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