North America News

(18-Dec-2006) Morrison Bowmore is to introduce an exclusive range of duty-free whiskies for its flagship single malt brand Bowmore as part of an extensive, five-year £20m ($39m) investment plan

(18-Dec-2006) New labelling requirements could threaten sales of flavoured vodkas and rums in Canada, Blue Water Bridge Duty Free Shop director Peter Brain told delegates at the Frontier Duty Free Association annual convention last month

(18-Dec-2006) Airports could do more to encourage smokers to spend at their duty-free stores, British-American Tobacco (BAT) managing director worldwide duty-free Neil Lovett told delegates at last month’s Middle East Duty Free Association conference in Dubai.

(18-Dec-2006) Monaco-based pearl jewellery supplier Misaki has opened new store displays in seven locations in recent months

(18-Dec-2006) US spa operator XpresSpa has revealed its expansion plans for 2007, when it is set to open six new outlets in the US

(14-Dec-2006) The Texas duty-free operator has partnered a famous Laredo hotel to offer a special shopping and accommodation package

(11-Dec-2006) Customer numbers boosted in airside experiment at US airports

(7-Dec-2006) Buckaroo Duty Free introduces new strategy and shopping areas for all passengers at Dallas airport

(6-Dec-2006) Hudson Group, Areas, HMSHost and Paradies Shops have given their presentations to a selection committee in the Fort-Lauderdale-Hollywood airport news and gifts tender

(17-Nov-2006) The Canadian border industry praised its best operators and suppliers at its annual awards dinner this week