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DFS eventually expanded to off-airport duty-free stores and large downtown Galleria stores, becoming the world's largest travel retailer. [10] [12] By the mid-1990s, DFS was distributing profits of up to $300 million a year to Feeney, Miller, and two smaller partners. [13]
In 1996, Feeney sold his shares in DFS to French luxury goods conglomerate LVMH, which now owns a majority stake in the retailer. DFS has more than 850 boutiques spanning multiple continents ...
DFS Group (DFS) (Chinese: 迪斐世) is a global travel retailer of luxury products based in Hong Kong. Established in 1960, its global network consists of stores located in major global airports and downtown locations featuring over 750 brands.
Robert Warren Miller (born May 23, 1933) is an American-British billionaire, entrepreneur, co-founder of DFS (Duty Free Shops), and sailing champion.He is the father of Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece, Princess Alexandra von Fürstenberg, and Pia Getty, dubbed by tabloids and high society as The Miller Sisters.
Charles "Chuck" Feeney, an Irish American businessman and philanthropist who devoted his entire personal fortune to global philanthropy in his lifetime, died at 92 on Oct. 9. Feeney's philanthropic...
He was the billionaire who gave it all away. Charles “Chuck” Feeney made much of his riches selling booze, cigarettes and perfume. The co-founder of the Duty Free Shoppers Group died on Oct. 9 ...
Feeney’s modes of saving are a great place to start, but making sure you’re putting the money you save by living a frugal lifestyle in a place where it can grow is even more important.
The programme was launched in 1998, a "quantum leap to help create a knowledge economy" attributed to the vision of Irish-American businessman Chuck Feeney, founding chair of Atlantic Philanthropies. Atlantic and the government developed the plan for the funding model, [1] and the first funding under the scheme was awarded in 1999. [2]