North America News

(4-Oct-2005) The joint buyer of Allied Domecq receives clearance to acquire the highly-rated bourbon brand

(3-Oct-2005) Lancôme will roll-out its Beauty Studio at the LeSpa by Accor Thalassa concept in Sofitel hotels, through its new partnership with Accor

(1-Oct-2005) Hurricane Katrina may have tipped the ailing US airline industry over the edge. But the challenge of rebuilding could yet bring about much-needed change

(1-Oct-2005) CANADA. A three-week strike by staff at Ambassador Duty Free Store on the Ontario-Michigan border has ended, allowing the retailer to restore 24-hour opening for the first time since September 2

(1-Oct-2005) US. The Nuance Group and Duty Free Air & Ship Supply (DFASS) have won the five-year contract for four duty-free shops at Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International airport

(1-Oct-2005) US. UK-based cruise concessionaire Harding Brothers has secured a five-year contract to operate retail on board Crystal Cruises' luxury vessels Symphony and Serenity

(1-Oct-2005) Belgian chocolate specialist Starbrook Airlines, which has developed a travel concept themed on the 1950s aviation period (DFNI July 1), is building a distributor network for overseas expansion and investing in new depots.

(27-Sep-2005) A strike among staff at Ontario operator Ambassador Duty Free has ended after a three-week dispute over contract terms

(20-Sep-2005) Broward Duty Free, a joint venture led by The Nuance Group, has won the open tender to operate four duty-free outlets at Fort Lauderdale airport

(15-Sep-2005) Helena Rubinstein is to introduce anti-ageing cream Gold Future, its first skincare treatment with gold particles