Middle East And Africa News

(15-Dec-2005) As the fastest-growing travel retailer in the Middle East and perhaps the world, Qatar Duty Free's recent performance has been one of the most promising recent developments in the region

(15-Dec-2005) More than 300 delegates attended this year's Middle East Duty Free Conference and heard how the regional industry must remain customer-focused to sustain its impressive growth. John Rimmer reports

(13-Dec-2005) Uganda Duty Free Sales has delayed the renovation of its departure and arrival stores at Entebbe airport

(5-Dec-2005) The Dubai event ended today (December 5), with much of the regional trade remaining in the city for the third Middle East Exclusive exhibition

(5-Dec-2005) The outgoing Dufry Sharjah deputy COO tells the Middle East Duty Free Conference why the retailer declined the chance to bid for retail contracts in Singapore's new low-cost terminal

(4-Dec-2005) A strong turnout in Dubai heard speakers at the Middle East Duty Free Conference, managed by TFWA in partnership with Moodie International, insist on the need to improve customer service

(1-Dec-2005) Channels Exhibitions, organiser of the Dubai exhibition to be held on December 6-8, releases details of pre-registered delegates attending the event

(1-Dec-2005) Danish fashion house Sand has confirmed it will soon open its first two travel-retail outlets in the Middle East, and is in negotiations to open a third. A further store in southeast Asia is also planned

(1-Dec-2005) Philip Morris is testing a new travel-retail configuration for its Marlboro brand at Abu Dhabi Duty Free (ADDF), with a view to rolling out the product to other markets if successful. The supplier chose Abu Dhabi to test demand for a pack of three 20-stick boxes of Marlboro designed as an impulse buy for travelling smokers.

(1-Dec-2005) Italian eyewear supplier Safilo Group has signed a licensing agreement with German fashion brand Hugo Boss. The deal covers the design, production and worldwide distribution of Boss and Hugo eyewear collections