North America News

(1-Dec-2005) CANADA. The Frontier Duty Free Association (FDFA) honoured Canada's best duty-free stores at its annual convention in Vancouver last month

(1-Dec-2005) US. Miami International airport is seeking proposals for eight retail packages covering 27 outlets in its north and south terminals

(1-Dec-2005) Alfa Brands is renewing its push to sell Prime Time cigarillos in duty-free markets following a vote of confidence by Canada's border store operators

(1-Dec-2005) US-based retail vending machines operator Zoom Systems is preparing to introduce a series of gifts to its range

(1-Dec-2005) CANADA. Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is studying three border crossings and two airports with a view to launching duty-free tenders

(29-Nov-2005) Retailers on the north and south sides of the US-Canada border are to unite against the threat posed by proposed US passport laws

(22-Nov-2005) The airport is offering eight packages covering a total of 27 outlets in its South and North terminals

(16-Nov-2005) The border store at Peace Bridge crossing marks a radical change in layout to the company's other stores on the US northern border

(15-Nov-2005) US-based watch supplier Fossil is to open a new store at Dallas Fort Worth airport terminal C

(15-Nov-2005) Brown-Forman Wines plans to introduce its premium Californian wine brand Sonoma-Cutrer into selected duty-free and travel-retail markets later this year