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A breakthrough came in the early 1960s when DFS secured a concession for duty-free sales in Hawaii, allowing the company to market its products to Japanese travelers. [11] 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 ...
In the 1960s and 1970s DFS Group significantly expanded their operation in Pacific Islands and North America. DFS capitalized on the rising wave of Asian tourists who began to travel further overseas, opening stores in international airports and later in downtown locations where travelers have their purchases delivered before departure. [8]
1960s Indiana elections (7 C) S. 1960s in sports in Indiana (10 C) This page was last edited on 20 January 2023, at 20:15 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
Sold for: $5,000 Space-themed toys were huge in the 1960s, leading to Mattel unveiling the Major Matt Mason Lunar Base Command Set in 1968. The set was part of the Major Matt Mason line, which ...
The site is 6,990 acres (28.3 km 2), located in west central Indiana, near the Wabash River, two miles south of Newport, Indiana, and thirty-two miles north of Terre Haute. [2] It was built during 1942–1943 by the E.I. Dupont de Nemours & Co., the original operating contractor of the site, and was originally known as the Wabash River Ordnance ...
However, with the construction of Youngstown Shopping Center 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northwest of the downtown area on 10th Street/Indiana State Road 62, the district began its decline. The decline was completed when Green Tree Mall was built in the 1960s, taking Penney's with it. By the 1980s over twenty store fronts were empty, leaving the bulk of ...
Ford-Cosworth designed a brand new line of engines for use in IndyCar to replace the aging DFX and DFS. The X-series, badged as the Ford-Cosworth, debuted in 1992, beginning with the XB. The powerplant won eight poles and five races in the 1992 season, and driver Michael Andretti finished second in points.
H. P. Wasson and Company, aka Wasson's, was an Indianapolis, Indiana, based department store chain founded by Hiram P. Wasson. Its flagship store, the H. P. Wasson & Company Building , was built in 1937 and is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places .