"If this continues, unfortunately, we will probably have to make some difficult decisions, Abe Taqtaq said. Being a family business we're going to try to hold this out as long as we can before we start downsizing a little bit. But at the end of the day you know, I'm not going to sugarcoat this. I am very concerned about our business going into the next few months."
"WATCH | Duty free shops seeing decline in sales: Duty free shops, including the one at the Windsor-Detroit Tunnel, are reporting significant declines in sales due to a drop in cross-border traffic in 2025. Drop in U.S.-bound passenger vehicle traffic Return road trips to the U.S. by Canadian residents fell once again in October, according to Statistics Canada, this time by 30.2 per cent. That number has fallen by at least 30 per cent year-over-year since March."
Duty free shops at two southwestern Ontario crossings report year-over-year sales drops around 30 percent due to reduced cross-border traffic. One affected shop is located at the Windsor-Detroit Tunnel; its owner, Abe Taqtaq, says the business faces a slow January and may need to make difficult decisions, including downsizing, to survive. Taqtaq remains cautiously optimistic that business may pick up and urges travelers crossing to the U.S. to stop by. Statistics Canada reports return road trips to the U.S. by Canadian residents fell 30.2 percent in October and have been at least 30 percent year-over-year since March. U.S. Customs and Border Protection data show Windsor-to-Detroit passenger vehicle traffic down about 5.9 percent year-to-date and Point Edward–Port Huron traffic down around 27 percent. Blue Water Duty Free co-owner Tania Lee in Sarnia reports a similar sales decline.
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