Dubai Duty Free sales at Al Maktoum International touches $14.8m

Dubai: Dubai Duty Free (DDF) sales at Al Maktoum International Airport in Dubai totalled to more than $14.8 million (Dh54.36 million) year-to- date, according to a statement from the Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE) on Sunday.

Sales recorded at the airport accounted for 1.3 per cent of the airport retailer’s revenue, Colm McLoughlin, Executive Vice Chairman of DDF, was quoted as saying in DFRE’s statement.

The categories that have posted double digit growth include perfumes (14 per cent) , cosmetics (26 per cent), ladies fashion (21 per cent) and handbags (40 per cent), he said.