International News

(15-Sep-2005) Masterfoods International Travel Retail (MITR) will focus on its traditional strengths—children's gifts and products for sharing— in its line-up of new launches at the TFWA World Exhibition in Cannes this November (Green Village stand M71)

(15-Sep-2005) Travel retailers are calling upon suppliers to enhance their product presentation in an attempt to encourage gifting

(15-Sep-2005) As Pernod Ricard, Fortune Brands and Diageo integrate their purchases from the Allied Domecq sale into their portfolios, Joe Bates maps out a transformed duty-free whiskies category

(15-Sep-2005) Through the Global Airport Services (GAS) initiative, World Duty Free and partner Crossbar Associates have created a concept that they believe could sound the death knell for the tender model. The company, which aims to form joint ventures with airport authorities to run retail at their locations, has already spoken to potential partners, and GAS chairman Mark Riches is convinced the idea will succeed

(15-Sep-2005) Jose Maria Aznar, president of the Spanish government and prime minister of Spain between 1996-2004, has been confirmed as the keynote speaker at this year's TFWA World Exhibition conference in Cannes

(15-Sep-2005) DFNI publisher Raven Fox has strengthened its sales team with the appointment of Francesca Colombo as advertisement manager on DFNI and Travel Retailer International

(15-Sep-2005) As traditional liqueur brands reinvent themselves to appeal to a younger audience, duty-free operators have reported a mixed year for the most diverse liquor category of them all. By Joe Bates

(15-Sep-2005) Despite weak economic indicators, investors' faith in luxury goods shares and the sustained recovery in tourism should give us all confidence

(15-Sep-2005) UK/INTERNATIONAL. Global Airport Services (GAS) chairman Mark Riches has said he is "delighted" with the response from airports since the World Duty Free-Crossbar Associates joint venture was launched earlier this year

(8-Sep-2005) Powerful growth in the Selective Retailing division drives profits at LVMH