Europe News

(15-Feb-2007) EU membership has cast a long dark cloud over the once thriving duty-free liquor business on the borders of Bulgaria and Romania. As border operators struggle to survive in the chaotic aftermath of accession, Joe Bates reveals that suppliers will inevitably turn their attention to the domestic market

(15-Feb-2007) Old World wines may be losing their popularity in many domestic markets, but they still enjoy surprisingly good visibility in duty-free, despite complaints from retailers about old-fashioned packaging and marketing. Joe Bates investigates

(15-Feb-2007) Russian Standard vodka enjoyed strong duty-free sales growth in Eastern Europe, Russia and the CIS countries last year and is now looking to expand distribution in the West

(15-Feb-2007) Piper-Heidsieck, duty-free’s second best-selling champagne, has adopted a more selective approach to the inflight pouring market

(15-Feb-2007) European Commission’s director of transport security will address delegates at the ETRC business forum next month

(15-Feb-2007) Leading diplomatic retailers across Europe are independently adopting new pricing strategies in an attempt to halt price erosion in the tobacco category

(15-Feb-2007) The European Travel Retail Council (ETRC) has warned that a renewed focus on the duty-free industry in the light of recent security changes could cast the spotlight on tobacco sales once more

(15-Feb-2007) Scandinavian Tobacco, the owner of House of Prince and Henri Wintermans, has acquired US cigar company CAO International

(15-Feb-2007) British-American Tobacco International has unveiled three limited-edition blends for its Dunhill range of cigarettes to mark the brand’s centenary

(15-Feb-2007) Dutch cigar supplier Henri Wintermans has unveiled new packaging for its Café Crème range which it hopes will draw a younger group of adult smokers to the world’s best-selling small cigar brand