Financial News

(25-Oct-2002) Zamora Internacional, producers of Spain's leading liqueur Licor 43, told TRW that duty-free sales had increased by over 12% this year

(23-Oct-2002) Nine-month sales of Dhs774m ($215m) have put Dubai Duty Free firmly on course to achieve full-year sales of Dhs1bn ($280m) for the first time

(18-Oct-2002) UK airport and news retailer WH Smith announced its annual results today, with a recent sales update showing that its US travel-retail division was on the road to recovery while UK growth has slowed

(16-Oct-2002) King Power International Group Co has said the renovations of its new-look stores at Thailand's international airports will be complete in the first quarter of 2003

(16-Oct-2002) LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton today announced that its revenue for the first nine months of 2002 rose 2.2% to Eur8.85bn ($8.74bn)

(5-Oct-2002) The Weitnauer Group of Companies has reported sales of SFr519m ($346m) for the first half of 2002, down just 2% on the same period last year

(5-Oct-2002) At a press conference in London yesterday Pernod Ricard announced consolidated half-year sales, excluding duties and tax, amounted to ?2.6bn ($2.5bn) up 18% from first-half 2001

(28-Sep-2002) Alpha Retail sales rose by 11.6% to £87.5m ($86.6m) in the first half 2002 results just announced by Alpha Airports Group

(19-Sep-2002) Following positive financial results announced for the first half-year 2002 (TRW 08/08/02) HMSHost parent company Autogrill has said it is preparing to step up its acquistions

(17-Sep-2002) In a rare interview this week, with financial weekly Le Journal des Finances, LVMH Group chairman and ceo Bernard Arnault said the group had another Eur 1bn ($0.98bn) of assets to sell but that it would take up to two years to complete the turnaround of the Speciality Retail division