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Strong results at Iguazu
By John Gallagher
Paco Heredia, Commercial Director at Argentine airport manager and travel retail operator London Supply confirmed to TREND this week that sales in the first seven months of 2010 have been exceptionally strong, with year-on-year growth of 70% so far this year.
Thu, 12 Aug 2010 08:52:37 +0200

Zeinal and Bernabel +25%
By John Gallagher
Zeinal Hermanos and its associate Bernabel Trading, the duty free concession holder on the Buquebus ferry service that links Argentina and Uruguay have recorded strong sales up 24.74% during the first half of 2010.
Thu, 12 Aug 2010 08:51:03 +0200

Fraport sets new monthly traffic record
By Doug Newhouse
Fraport AG's Frankfurt Airport home base welcomed 5,281,632 passengers in July 2010 - exceeding the 5.2m passenger mark for the first time in a single month. This topped the previous record of July 2007 by nearly 90,000 passengers.
Thu, 12 Aug 2010 08:49:24 +0200

Canada airport/land border sales up
By Doug Newhouse
Canadian airport duty free sales rose by 12% to C$96m between January and June 2010 and by 22% in June to C$17m, while land border sales fell by -0.52% to C$56.8m in the first half, but increased by 5% to C$12.2m in June.
Thu, 12 Aug 2010 08:48:06 +0200

JFKT4's $1.2bn expansion
By Doug Newhouse
The mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg has announced a substantial $1.2bn expansion programme at New York John F. Kennedy Airport's Terminal 4, with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey financing the development through a bond issue.
Thu, 12 Aug 2010 08:46:54 +0200

DOBBE XO at TFWA
By Doug Newhouse
DOBBE COGNAC is to be an exhibitor at this year's Tax Free world Exhibition in Cannes where it will be showing its exclusive 40% DOBBÉ COGNAC XO GRAND CENTURY decanter (700ml) which has a recommended duty free retail price of E.149.
Thu, 12 Aug 2010 08:45:51 +0200

Dufry sales up 11.7% to Swf.1,268m in HY1
By Doug Newhouse
The Dufry Group's turnover increased by 15.8% at constant foreign exchange rates (FXR) in the first half to June 30, 2010, of which organic growth accounted for 10.2%, while EBITDA grew by 20.3% at constant FXR, translating into net earnings which almost doubled to Swf.60.7m.
Thu, 12 Aug 2010 07:33:26 +0200

Heathrow July traffic breaks all past records
By Doug Newhouse
The number of passengers travelling through BAA's UK airports increased by 0.3% to 10.9m in July, with Heathrow Airport recording its busiest-ever month, with 6.7m passengers - a 3.5% increase on the same month last year.
Wed, 11 Aug 2010 07:00:31 +0200

New UK 'shopping boom'
By Doug Newhouse
The UK is enjoying 'huge increases' in international shoppers from oil rich countries, according to research by Global Blue, the tax free refund company, with July alone seeing an 81% increase in shoppers from the Russian Federation, a 60% increase from the Middle East and a 38% increase from Nigeria, compared to the same period last year.
Wed, 11 Aug 2010 06:58:58 +0200

Aelia/SGEL at Alicante
By Doug Newhouse
Adding to its successful collaboration in winning the fashion contract at Malaga Airport earlier this year, sister companies Aelia and SGEL have teamed up again to win a second Spanish fashion and accessories at Alicante Airport.
Wed, 11 Aug 2010 06:57:24 +0200