Border mayors urge federal support for struggling duty free stores

Tuesday, June 3, 2025, 11:21 am permalink

A coalition of border mayors and duty free industry representatives is pressing the federal government for financial aid as dwindling cross‐border traffic threatens thousands of jobs. They claim that urgent intervention is needed to sustain these key commercial outlets amid harsh economic headwinds.

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Border mayors, industry group call on feds to save duty free stores

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Duty free stores look for financial support as cross-border traffic drops

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