North America News

(1-Nov-2005) US-based writing instruments supplier Sheaffer is keen to increase its presence in duty-free

(1-Nov-2005) Travel-retail is to play a central role in the seventy-fifth anniversary celebrations of luxury tobacconist Nat Sherman, the company has revealed

(1-Nov-2005) Swiss premium chocolate specialist Goldkenn has redesigned its Swiss Bank gold bar range and introduced two biscuit-based chocolate products for display in Cannes (Riviera Village, stand RC7)

(1-Nov-2005) Pernod Ricard-owned bourbon distiller Wild Turkey last month launched another exclusive product for DFS Group, with whom it has launched several items in the past

(1-Nov-2005) Imagination Unlimited International (IUI), the exclusive duty-free distributor for Canadian wine group Vincor, plans to unveil two new Inniskillin icewine gift packs at the TFWA World Exhibition in Cannes this month

(1-Nov-2005) L'Occitane travel-retail director Yves Politi has pledged to expand the brand's duty-free business in the US, where it already has a presence at Philadelphia International and New York JFK airports

(1-Nov-2005) Are the dark days over for DFS Group? Rising numbers of Asian travellers and the emergence of the Chinese consumer have helped return the group to profit and the retailer is preparing for a fresh period of expansion. Dermot Davitt reports

(1-Nov-2005) Californian firm Taste Inc opened a new wine tasting lounge and retail store concept at Washington Dulles airport last month

(1-Nov-2005) La Fée Parisian absinthe is launching two new duty-free exclusive gift packs following its entry ino the market with Virgin Atlantic Airways and World Duty Free (WDF)

(28-Oct-2005) Sales at one of Canada's newest border stores are booming as public awareness of the location increases