Europe News

(15-Jan-2007) South Korea-owned German fashion and leathergoods house MCM (Mode Creation München) will enter the Middle East travel-retail market this February with a corner at Kuwait airport operated by regional distributor Jashanmal

(15-Jan-2007) Frankfurt International airport has unveiled a new accessories concept in terminal one aimed at affluent Asian passengers

(15-Jan-2007) Leathergoods was the only category to record a rise in sales in Canadian duty-free border stores from January to October 2006, according to the latest figures released last month by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)

(15-Jan-2007) German airports group Fraport welcomed 73.8m passengers to its six airports in 2006, up by 2.3% compared with the previous year

(15-Jan-2007) Liquor suppliers and distributors have welcomed Swedish airport authority Luftfartsverket’s (LFV) decision to lobby the country’s government to sell duty-free liquor to international arrivals passengers at Stockholm airport (Ravenfox.com, November 9 2006)

(15-Jan-2007) Australia’s biggest airport owner Macquarie Airports and Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) may sell their combined 48% stake in Birmingham International airport (BIA)

(15-Jan-2007) UK firm Sachet Systems has developed liquor packaging which it claims will offer airlines significant weight and space savings, as well as benefiting the environment through reduced fuel consumption

(15-Jan-2007) Jameson Irish whiskey is poised to launch a new travel-retail promotional campaign focusing on the brand’s sponsorship of the New York Tribeca Film Festival

(15-Jan-2007) Italian group Maccaferri has unveiled plans to develop the Toscano cigar business acquired from British-American Tobacco in the second half of the year

(15-Jan-2007) Danish jewellery and watch supplier Georg Jensen achieved 20% growth in travel-retail sales in 2006 compared with the previous year