Leading travel retailer Dufry has been honoured with a special award at the Pitti Uomo men’s fashion fair in Florence. The Swiss group received the Firenze Home Town of Fashion Award at the opening ceremony.
In its 60th anniversary year, the Florence Center for Italian Fashion (Centro di
Firenze per la Moda Italiana) has launched a programme of special events during the fair produced in
co-operation with Pitti Immagine and with grants from the Italian
Ministry for Economic Development.
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| Dufry CEO Julian Diaz receives the award from Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and Stefano Ricci, president of the Centro di Firenze per la Moda Italiana |
In Florence’s historic Palazzo Vecchio, the Italian Prime
Minister Matteo Renzi honoured Dufry and two other top retailers chosen
personally by the president of the Centro di Firenze per la Moda Italiana, Stefano Ricci, with this dedicated
award.
Dufry CEO Julian Diaz was
handed the award by Matteo
Renzi and Stefano Ricci. The award is a crystal with the logo carved out of "Hometown of Fashion in Florence".
