DDF honoured at DFNI Asia Awards


May 10, 2018 | By RetailME Bureau

The Dubai Duty Free (DDF) walked away with its 18th consecutive ‘Middle East Retailer of the Year’ Award at the recently concluded Duty Free News International (DFNI) Asia Awards for Travel-Retail Excellence held in Singapore.

DDF executive vice chairman and CEO, Colm McLoughlin and senior vice president for purchasing, Saba Tahir received the award.

“We are delighted to receive this recognition for the eighteenth time, the DFNI Awards are true industry honours and it is gratifying to know that Dubai Duty Free is consistently seen as the best in the business amongst our peers. We hope to retain this award for many years to come and I would like to join our chairman, HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum in thanking our team of staff as well as thanking all of those who voted for Dubai Duty Free,” says McLoughlin.

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