duty-free shops

Tax-exempt airport stores

Duty-free shops are retail stores, typically in airports or border crossings, that sell goods exempt from certain taxes and import duties.

Travelers can buy alcohol, tobacco, perfume, and luxury items at reduced prices before crossing international borders: I picked up a bottle of whiskey at the duty-free shop.

The savings vary—sometimes substantial, sometimes negligible.

Opposites
location/accessibility

duty-free shopsneighborhood shops

Nearby commercial establishments

corner shops · shopping malls · strip malls · big-box stores

customer base

duty-free shopslocal shops

Nearby retail establishments

community markets

Family

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Familiarity
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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G