The shops are already in operation and the first results have been “very encouraging”, according to supplier Gebr Heinemann
Travel retailer Kapo Duty Free held the official opening of its new duty-free
stores at Ekaterinburg Koltsovo airport in Russia on June 23.
The retailer opened a new 650sq m (6,996sq ft) departures shop and an 80sq m (860sq ft) last-minute outlet in the airport’s international terminal earlier this month, working closely with supplier Gebr Heinemann area manager Bernard Shlafstein and German design agency Arno to build the departures shop in time for the first brIC Summit between Brazil, Russia, India and China, held in the city on June 16. The contract for the new stores runs for seven years.
The new departures store features more than double the retail space of Kapo’s previous duty-free shop in the terminal, which has allowed the retailer and Heinemann to add new brands and products to the selection including Montblanc, Swarovski, Hugo Boss, Porsche Design and sunglasses, as well as a much wider fragrances and cosmetics assortment.
Gebr Heinemann sales director Russia, CIS, Baltics and Mongolia Pierre Viarnaud told DFNIonline: “Ekaterinburg is the third-largest city in Russia after Moscow and St Petersburg. There is good passenger traffic at the airport—the number of international passengers is expected to be 450,000 in 2009—but traffic has been hit by the current economic crisis as at every other airport in Russia and worldwide.
“The region where Ekaterinburg is located is industrial and very important [economically],” he added. “We are optimistic about its long-term development. The contract is also a bit longer than at other locations, which means you are a bit safer when you make the investment. Sales in the first few days of operation have been very encouraging. It’s a large shop and that has made it possible to represent all the product categories well.”
Source:
Nicole Mezzasalma | Online Editor/Jewellery and Watches Editor | Duty-Free News International Metropolis Business Publishing
nicole.mezzasalma@dfnionline.com
www.dfnionline.com
The retailer opened a new 650sq m (6,996sq ft) departures shop and an 80sq m (860sq ft) last-minute outlet in the airport’s international terminal earlier this month, working closely with supplier Gebr Heinemann area manager Bernard Shlafstein and German design agency Arno to build the departures shop in time for the first brIC Summit between Brazil, Russia, India and China, held in the city on June 16. The contract for the new stores runs for seven years.
The new departures store features more than double the retail space of Kapo’s previous duty-free shop in the terminal, which has allowed the retailer and Heinemann to add new brands and products to the selection including Montblanc, Swarovski, Hugo Boss, Porsche Design and sunglasses, as well as a much wider fragrances and cosmetics assortment.
Gebr Heinemann sales director Russia, CIS, Baltics and Mongolia Pierre Viarnaud told DFNIonline: “Ekaterinburg is the third-largest city in Russia after Moscow and St Petersburg. There is good passenger traffic at the airport—the number of international passengers is expected to be 450,000 in 2009—but traffic has been hit by the current economic crisis as at every other airport in Russia and worldwide.
“The region where Ekaterinburg is located is industrial and very important [economically],” he added. “We are optimistic about its long-term development. The contract is also a bit longer than at other locations, which means you are a bit safer when you make the investment. Sales in the first few days of operation have been very encouraging. It’s a large shop and that has made it possible to represent all the product categories well.”
Source:
Nicole Mezzasalma | Online Editor/Jewellery and Watches Editor | Duty-Free News International Metropolis Business Publishing
nicole.mezzasalma@dfnionline.com
www.dfnionline.com
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