Canadian airport duty free sales rose 4% in May 2016, with land border sales right behind, increasing 3% according to the latest figures from the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA). Airport sales in May equaled $30 million, up 4.63%. Number one category Perfume, Cosmetics, Skincare (35.25% of airport sales) was up 1.78%. Alcohol (20.41%) increased […]
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Aéroports de Montréal inaugurates C$350 million expansion project with 8,000 sq. feet of retail space to create a Montreal Sense of Place
Aéroports de Montréal (ADM) inaugurated $350 million worth of expansions and improvements at Montréal Pierre–Elliott Trudeau International Airport on May 10, with a big focus on a Montreal Sense of Place. The wing opened for business Thursday, May 12 with Air Transat flights to and from Paris’s Charles de Gaulle Airport. The 65,620-square-foot expansion includes 8,611 square feet of additional retail space, six new boarding […]
Canada’s Peace Bridge issues first tender in 30 years
In an effort to “test the market” on the Canadian side of the northern border, the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority last month issued a request for proposals (RFP) to operate a Canadian duty free store at Peace Bridge Duty Free, located at the Niagara River Crossing between Buffalo, New York and […]
Canadian airport duty free sales soar 16%, land border sales rise 4% in 2015
Canada’s airport duty free sales soared 16% year-on-year in 2015 while land border sales rose almost 4%, according to the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA). Overall, the combined airport and land border sales for Canada in 2015 were $524 million; airport sales reached $375 million out-pacing duty free shopping on the land border ($149 million). […]
Canadian airport sales continued to grow in November, land border sales drop
Canada’s airport duty free sales continued to grow in November 2015, although land border sales dropped for the month, according to the latest figures from the Canada Border Services Agency. November airport sales were up 6.15%. Perfume, Cosmetics, Skincare, which makes up more than one third of Canada’s airport duty free sales, rose 11% in […]
FDFA 2015 Gold Standard Awards
BEST MARKETING AWARD – Peace Bridge Duty Free NEW IDEA AWARD – Peace Bridge Duty Free NATIONAL BRAND INTEGRATION AWARD – DFS Ventures (Emerson Duty Free Shop) SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR 2015 – SMALL SUPPLIER – Michel Germain Parfums Ltd. SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR 2015 – LARGE SUPPLIER – Turkey Hill Sugarbush Ltd. DUTY FREE […]
One on One with FDFA Executive Director Laurie Karson
Will Canada’s new government help the land border duty free business? Canada’s new Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took office on Nov. 3, just days before the Frontier Duty Free Association held its milestone 30th anniversary convention in Vancouver, B.C. Trudeau, the second youngest prime minister in Canadian history and the son of the late Pierre […]
Summer wine promotion boosts sales by +3000% for IGL
Quebec’s Importations Guay Ltée held a major wine promotion this past summer with Philippe Dandurand wines that generated huge excitement at the point of sale, boosted sales and customer satisfaction and introduced the brand to a broad new audience. The promotion – which offered a deep discount on three wines from Max Reserva Errazuriz – […]
Michael Resch inducted into Canada’s Tourism Hall of Fame
The Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) has inducted Michael Resch, Owner of DFS Ventures (Emerson Duty Free – Manitoba) into Canada’s Tourism Hall of Fame. This award is in recognition of Michael’s outstanding achievements for tourism in Canada and the Canadian Land Border Duty Free Industry. Resch is one of only two inductee’s to […]
Lancôme “All Stars” unite in Advanced Génifique campaign
Beauty giant Lancôme has united four of its famed ambassadresses in a single advertising campaign for the first time for its star skincare serum, Advanced Génifique. Introduced in 2009, Génifique radiance treatment was the first serum inspired by the field of gene science, and was an immediate success around the world. Since it was […]
Expanded Blue Water Bridge DF updates product offering to better meet customer needs
Blue Water Bridge Duty Free has helped set the standard for the Canadian land border duty free business for three decades. This summer the award-winning operator completed a major expansion so that it could devote more space to its best- selling categories. The 10,000 plus sqf store located at the end of Highway 402 […]
Importations Guay Ltée expands store to bring new brands to the Canadian border
Quebec’s Importations Guay Ltée is renovating and expanding its main duty free store in St-Bernard-de-Lacolle on the U.S./Canada border between Montreal and New York, allowing the retailer to introduce new brands and expand the selection of others. Importations Guay Ltée’s Vice President Justin Guay, whose family has been involved in the duty free business […]
FDFA celebrates 30 years and prepares for future
The 30 year-old Frontier Duty Free Association (FDFA) is celebrating its anniversary at its annual convention in Vancouver from November 15-18, and will introduce a number of new initiatives as it moves forward, says FDFA Executive Director Laurie Karson. “We are thrilled to be back on the West Coast to celebrate our milestone. We developed […]
Canadian land border business must adapt to its changing reality
One on One with Peter Brain, FDFA President The Canadian land border duty free business is being bombarded with serious challenges that threaten sales all along the northern side of the U.S./Canada border, says Frontier Duty Free Association (FDFA) President Peter Brain. “The land border industry is struggling to maintain healthy land border duty free […]
Air Canada offers free layovers to promote visits to Toronto
Air Canada is offering free Toronto stopovers of up to one week on flights booked between the U.S. and Europe or Asia with the goal of positioning Toronto Pearson International Airport as a global hub. This special offer, developed with the support of Tourism Toronto, is designed to encourage U.S. originating international customers to take […]
