North America News

(15-Apr-2006) Coty has created Coty Prestige, a division to manage the company's premium brands

(15-Apr-2006) More fashion & leathergoods news

(15-Apr-2006) Cigar supplier Altadis USA has established a strong presence in Asia/Pacific domestic markets over the past seven years. Now the company has set its sights on the duty-free channel to build sales and exposure in the region. By Gavin Lipsith

(15-Apr-2006) The second annual presentation of the Raven Fox Awards for Travel Retail Excellence in the Americas was made in Fort Lauderdale last month, honouring the best of the regional industry. DFNI looks back on the event and profiles the winners

(15-Apr-2006) V&S Absolut Spirits is set to launch a grapefruit-flavoured Absolut variant this summer, the eighth flavoured vodka in the range

(15-Apr-2006) Jamaican spirits group Wray & Nephew has added a new super-premium sipping rum to its Appleton range

(15-Apr-2006) Hudson Group has completed a deal to operate and expand Discovery Channel airport stores in the US and Canada

(15-Apr-2006) The US division of plush toy company Russ Berrie staked its claim for the Americas duty-free market last month

(15-Apr-2006) Allure Eyewear, an affiliate of privately-owned eyewear producer and distributor Marchon, has signed deals sealing the debut of Oscar de la Renta sunglasses in the travel-retail market

(6-Apr-2006) George Casey replaces Frank O'Neill as president and CEO of Vancouver Airport Services