Dubai Duty Free (DDF) scooped the top prize at the Frontier Awards held in the Hotel Martinez in Cannes, where they were announced as the ‘Best Airport Retailer of the Year’ for an unprecedented sixth time. Hailed as the ‘Oscars of the industry’, the Frontier Awards are held to coincide with the annual Tax Free World Association (Tfwa) exhibition in Cannes, with this year’s awards ceremony attracting over 500 guests from the global duty free industry. Launched in 1985, the Frontier Awards recognise excellence in the industry with trophies going to winners in 11 different categories.