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(3-Nov-2005) The Maxxium Global Travel Retail president retains his position at the head of the trade association

(2-Nov-2005) V&S Group finds a replacement for Erik Juul-Mortensen

(2-Nov-2005) Joe Porcelli, Lancaster Group Worldwide vice-president travel-retail and export, is to lead the group's travel-retail division and the integration of the Unilever Cosmetics International (UCI) portfolio, which it acquired in May this year for $800m

(2-Nov-2005) Industry-supported fund swells to $370,000

(1-Nov-2005) Silja Line senior vice-president passenger services Pekka Helin is among the latest speakers to confirm their participation in the Raven Fox Baltic and East European Travel Retail Conference, to be held in St Petersburg on November 23–25. He will speak on post-abolition strategies

(1-Nov-2005) SRI LANKA. The Alpha Sri Lanka Tsunami Relief Fund is continuing its work to rebuild the village of Palliyawatte, with the help of the hundreds of thousands of dollars raised by the travel-retail industry

(1-Nov-2005) Travel retailer World Duty Free (WDF) saluted the best of the UK's cosmetics industry last month when it sponsored the Cosmetic Executive Women UK Achiever Awards, held at London's Claridge's

(1-Nov-2005) DFNI regrets to announce the passing of Kenyan retailer Maya Duty Free managing director Yogaish Sapra, affectionately known as Gogi, following an infection last month

(1-Nov-2005) Experienced luxury goods executive Mike Bowden seeks new partners looking for growth in Asia/Pacific

(1-Nov-2005) ASIA/PACIFIC. The newly-formed Asia Pacific Travel Retail Association (APTRA) is seeking to double its membership by the year end, president Rakhita Jayawardena has told DFNI