Category Archives: Press Releases

On Monday, August 15, officials from the Miami-Dade Aviation Department and Duty Free Americas celebrated the grand opening of the first duty free boutique locations for luxury brands Coach, Emporio Armani, Montblanc and Thomas Pink at Miami International Airport. The … Continue reading →

  Duty Free Americas has undergone an explosion of growth in the seven years since brothers Simon, Jerome and Leon Falic acquired the company from BAA just weeks after 9/11. DFA stores now extend as far as Macao in China. … Continue reading →

Leading US duty free operator Duty Free Americas (DFA), and its owners, Simon, Jerome and Leon Falic, took a giant step forward in expanding its international business beyond the Americas on August 28, opening two stores in the new super … Continue reading →

Duty Free Americas was named Americas Travel Retailer of the Year at the second Raven Fox Awards for Travel Retail Excellence in the Americas in Fort Lauderdale on March 26th. Duty Free Americas (DFA) won the top award at the … Continue reading →

On October 6, 2005, Duty Free Americas opened a new 8,000 square foot store at the Peace Bridge, Buffalo, New York. The new store features an extra 3,000 square feet of selling space, in addition to improved access and parking. … Continue reading →

On June 6, 2005, Duty Free Americas Miami, LLC (an entity controlled by DFA) was selected by Miami-Dade County’s Request for Proposal (RFP) Evaluation Team to be the duty free concessionaire at Miami International Airport (MIA). On November 3, 2005, … Continue reading →

US. Duty Free Americas posted a +30% year-on-year rise in sales last year at its three New York JFK Airport locations, thanks to a combination of currency benefits, heavy in-store investment and a sharp rise in passenger numbers. Duty Free … Continue reading →

  Duty Free Americas completed the successful relocation of its corporate headquarters to Hollywood, Florida, in November 2003. With the move, DFA now combines into one location its Executive Team with each of its Operational and Administrative Departments. The move … Continue reading →

Dulles Duty Free, LLC, (an entity controlled by Duty Free Americas) was selected by the Metropolitan Washington Aviation Administration to be the duty free concessionaire at Washington Dulles International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. In operating the concession, … Continue reading →

On October 11, 2001, a group controlled by Miami-based Simon, Jerome and Leon Falic purchased World Duty Free Americas, Inc. (WDFA) from United Kingdom-based BAA, plc and changed the corporate name to Duty Free Americas, Inc. (DFA). In addition to … Continue reading →