Dixons Carphone to close all airport stores after tax-free shopping scrapped
Firm does not expect sufficient recovery in passenger numbers to offset loss of retail scheme
Dixons Carphone has decided to close permanently all of its outlets in airports, blaming the UK government’s decision to scrap tax-free shopping.
The retailer said it did not expect a sufficient recovery in passenger numbers to make up for the loss of the retail scheme from 1 January, which enabled non-EU visitors to reclaim VAT paid on their purchases.



