Latin America And Caribbean News

(10-Oct-2005) As first revealed in RavenFox.com sister publication Duty-Free News Florida in April, the Swiss group has secured the exclusive duty-free concession at Carnival Corp's new cruise terminal on the Caribbean island of Grand Turk

(8-Oct-2005) Despite the chilly weather the ninth ASUTIL conference, which was held in Buenos Aires in September, proved a great success and reflected the growing optimism in the Latin American industry. John Gallagher reports

(1-Oct-2005) Victoria's Secret Beauty (VSB), a division of Limited Brands, has entered a partnership with Brasif Duty Free Shop to sell its products at arrivals and departures shops at Brazil's São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro airports

(1-Oct-2005) The Wisa Group is one of the biggest travel retailers in Central America, with more than 52 airport shops in 10 countries as well as outlets at border crossings, cruiseship terminals and low-tax areas. Earlier this year owner the Waked family appointed Marcelo Montico as commercial director. John Gallagher talks to him about how the company is performing

(1-Oct-2005) An increasingly buoyant economy in Mexico has brightened the outlook for the country's leading airport retailers. John Gallagher talks to Dufry Mexico and Latinoamericana de Duty Free about plans to maintain their recent growth

(1-Oct-2005) ARGENTINA. A consortium comprising London Supply and three other Argentinian companies is to build, develop and operate an ambitious cruiseship and ferry passenger terminal in the port of Buenos Aires

(1-Oct-2005) MEXICO. Dufry Group has opened the first section of Dufry Galeria, its new concept at Mexico City International airport

(28-Sep-2005) The Argentinian retailer plans to build a "revolutionary" duty-free shop at the new Megaport facility in Buenos Aires

(19-Sep-2005) Victoria's Secret Beauty has secured its second duty-free partnership with Brasif after its travel-retail debut in the UK with World Duty Free last November

(15-Sep-2005) PARAGUAY. Bright Star Group, the owner of Paraguayan duty-free retailer Bright Star Duty Free, is to enter the airport food and beverage business with the launch of a Havanna coffee shop at Asunción Silvio Petirossi airport