MEXICO. Omnichannel retailer 3Sixty Duty Free & More has struck a partnership with tourism developer ITM Group to target cruise travellers as the regional market reopens. On 30 June 3Sixty opened a 2,734sq ft store in the Mexican Caribbean village of Mahahual, owned and operated by ITM Group.
The village serves visitors to the popular western Caribbean port of Costa Maya. The store offers duty free liquor & tobacco along with duty paid perfumes & cosmetics, confectionery, accessories and destination merchandise.
3Sixty said in a statement: “As major cruise lines welcome guests back after the COVID-19-induced hiatus, 3Sixty leveraged the 15-month halt to strategically focus its investments in creative solutions aimed at attracting passengers back into its retail locations.”
3Sixty Chief Operating Officer Alex Anson said: “Our ITM partnership is an investment in innovative growth opportunities aligned with our overall strategy. We are thrilled by the momentum seen in travel and to continue expanding our footprint in the Americas.”
Based in Cancún, ITM Group is a private Mexican company with more than 30 years’ experience developing tourism and entertainment infrastructure, as well as real estate. It has built and operated more than six cruise ports in Mexico and the Caribbean.
