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Auckland Airport CEO Simon Moutter and JR Group Director Evelyn Danos in the new store at Auckland Airport |
NEW ZEALAND. JR Duty Free has commenced operations at Auckland Airport, making its first sales on 1 July as the airport’s second duty free retailer, alongside DFS.
Auckland Airport General Manager Retail & Commercial Adrian Littlewood said: “We’re very pleased that JR Duty Free is now open for trading, and we look forward to what it can add to the existing duty free offering at Auckland Airport.
“JR Duty Free has already shown that it brings an absolute passion for getting it right for our customers here in Auckland, and because it does not operate airport stores in Sydney, Brisbane or Melbourne a sale lost here will be a sale lost to them. That means duty free shoppers at Auckland Airport will benefit.
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Auckland Airport was profiled in the May 2009 issue of The Moodie Report Digital Print Edition |
“There are already great deals on offer with JR Duty Free, and an increased choice and options now available to travellers,” added Littlewood.
The selection of JR Duty Free followed an international tender. Its licence will run until June 2015.
Each of the two duty free retailers – the other being DFS – has stores in both the Departures and Arrivals areas of the international terminal. Following JR’s success inthe tender process, the company bought the New Zealand operations of former Auckland travel retailer The Nuance Group.
MORE STORIES ON AUCKLAND AIRPORT AND JAMES RICHARDSON
James Richardson makes senior duty free appointments in Australia/New Zealand region – 03/06/09
James Richardson buys Nuance New Zealand – 28/05/09
Auckland Airport puts final touches to dual-retailer model; aims for ‘world-class’ offer – 09/04/09
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