International News

(15-Mar-2006) The recent performance of LVMH and other luxury goods companies is a useful barometer for travel-retail's fortunes. We could even be entering one of the best periods ever of sustainable industry growth

(15-Mar-2006) In the February 15 issue of DFNI, we ran a feature on the diplomatic and military market in which Emily Pacey talked to operators Chacalli-De Decker and Diplomatic Supplies Europe about pressures on pricing in Europe, especially on tobacco. The discussion about price cutting in the feature prompted the following response from International Diplomatic Supplies managing director Patrick Doyle, to whom we are happy to allow the right to reply

(15-Mar-2006) The words of LVMH Moët Hennessy–Louis Vuitton chairman Bernard Arnault upon the publication of his company's annual results earlier this month must have been music indeed to eager listeners in Hong Kong

(15-Mar-2006) BAA USA vice-president and regional director Mark Knight has confirmed his participation in the panel discussion Airport Retail in a New Age at the Global Travel Retail Summit, to be held at London's Millennium Gloucester Hotel on June 21–23

(15-Mar-2006) INTERNATIONAL. DFS Group will continue its strategy "to achieve a more upmarket positioning" in 2006 and beyond, according to parent company LVMH Moët Hennessy-Louis Vuitton

(15-Mar-2006) UK. The Raven Fox Global Travel Retail Awards were presented on March 10 at a special ceremony during the DFNI publisher's annual Ball, which this year benefited Colombian charity Hogar Camino de Esperanza (the Path of Hope Home). The double celebration helped raise a preliminary total of $100,000 for the Bogotá-based charity, which shelters and provides an education for young girls who have been victims of abuse

(14-Mar-2006) The popular Aer Rianta veteran received the Lifetime Achievement Award at last week's Raven Fox Global Travel Retail Awards

(14-Mar-2006) Nuance-Watson (Singapore) executive general manager Ken Tse is to take on additional responsibilities as global head of category fragrances and cosmetics at The Nuance Group

(13-Mar-2006) The luxury chocolate supplier's international travel-retail manager is to head luggage supplier Samsonite's travel-retail business from April

(10-Mar-2006) The US retailer was named Travel Retailer of the Year at the second Raven Fox Global Travel Retail Awards, as voted for by the worldwide industry