North America News

(1-Feb-2006) US. Duty Free Air and Ship Supply (DFASS) has won the inflight concession on board Delta Air Lines amid protests from incumbent operator Diplomatic Supplies Canada

(1-Feb-2006) Monaco-based watch and pearl jewellery supplier Misaki has developed a new store concept for domestic and duty-free markets

(1-Feb-2006) The Tie Rack-owned brand Naturally Cashmere is to expand into the US airport market this month with its first store at Minneapolis-St Paul International

(1-Feb-2006) UK fashion firm Glamour To Go is targeting travel-retail for expansion in 2006, following the success of its range of fashion items that fit into a tiny bag

(24-Jan-2006) Duty-free sales grew 58.2% at Los Angeles World Airports last year while passenger numbers grew 5.4%

(20-Jan-2006) The Paraguayan retail group is to support the second annual Raven Fox Awards for Travel Retail Excellence in the Americas

(19-Jan-2006) Hudson Group has secured a deal with Phoenix Sky Harbor airport to open gift concept Desert Winds and a new Hudson News shop

(15-Jan-2006) Kretek International has appointed Alfa Brands as exclusive agent for its portfolio of clove cigarettes, which includes brands Djarum and Dreams, on North American duty-free markets. The move aims to build on the supplier's strong presence on the US domestic market and its recent entry into Canada

(15-Jan-2006) US tobacco firm RJ Reynolds has bought back the North American duty-free distribution rights to several brands from Japan Tobacco International (JTI), which inherited them when it bought Reynolds' international business in 1999

(15-Jan-2006) Austrian enamel jewellery supplier Frey Wille is to focus on expansion in Asian duty-free markets this year