Since the temporary closure of its HKIA stores in March 2020, Duty Zero (an alliance between China Duty Free Group and Lagardre Travel Retail) has been largely reliant on its online mall and the pop-up store in Citygate Outlets in Tung Chung to offer its range of fine wines & spirits
for others, demand barely budges
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The tobacco company owns the business founded in Nottingham by John Player, who started out by selling pre-packed tobacco from his shop until then smokers had to buy paper and tobacco separately and roll their own and bought his first Nottingham factory in 1877, which produced pipe and chewing tobacco, as well as handmade cigarettes