International News

(15-Nov-2005) Cognac house Camus exhibited a new XO gift pack aimed at mainland Chinese travellers at TFWA World Exhibition. XO Elegance is a new blend of eaux-de-vie that is lighter than other older XOs on the market. It replaces Supérieur, the company's previous XO reference, which has now been discontinued

(15-Nov-2005) Luxury goods and cigar supplier ST Dupont has produced 1,500 limited-edition boxes of Honduran cigars to target duty-free markets worldwide

(15-Nov-2005) French leather company Fallon exhibited its range of humidors, lighters and cutters at TFWA World Exhibition in Cannes for the first time earlier this month, focusing on its range of pocket humidors

(15-Nov-2005) Airport retailer World Duty Free (WDF) launched fragrance website worlddutyfree.com earlier this month to encourage consumers to browse its selection before reaching the airport

(15-Nov-2005) L'Oréal Luxury Products Division plans to strengthen its men's skincare portfolio by launching ranges under its Giorgio Armani and Ralph Lauren brands

(15-Nov-2005) US leather outerwear retailer Wilsons has announced a licensing agreement with Bravado International Group

(15-Nov-2005) UK airline Virgin Atlantic Airways has teamed up with new menswear brand ML | Material London and Macy's Merchandising Group, a division of Federated Department Stores in the US. The partnership is centred on a marketing programme targeting consumers inflight, in-store and at home

(15-Nov-2005) This year's later-than-usual TFWA World Exhibition in Cannes coincided with Halloween, the season in which restless spirits abandon the underworld to roam on Earth, alarming the locals with their mournful wailing and ghastly appearance. More cynical readers might think the Cannes show and Halloween were made for each other

(15-Nov-2005) In his opening address on the state of the industry at the TFWA World Exhibition conference, association president Erik Juul-Mortensen argued that the trade had reached "a tipping point". Juul-Mortensen defined the tipping point as a "number of small steps taken which have begun to bear fruit"

(15-Nov-2005) Fur was well and truly flying at the Russ Berrie stand by the end of the show, when a last day free-for-all was spotted by DFNI passers-by