DFS (Duty Free Shoppers) Group joins other big companies in Hawai‘i who were forced to cut jobs due to tourism decline. DFS sales declined to $92 million, as compared to $98 million at the same time last year. Of the nearly 800 people it employs in Hawai‘i, 130 part-time, full-time and on-call positions were cut. According to a company representative, half of the cuts are due to fewer visitors and the hurting economy and the other half is a result of restructuring within corporation. DFS is a global retailer with about 40 stores geared towards visitors—particularly those from Japan—selling both traditional merchandise and duty-free items.