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Baltona will double the size of its recently opened store at Lviv Airport’s new terminal |
UKRAINE. Travel retailer Baltona, majority-owned by Flemingo International, is set to enhance its footprint at one of its newest locations, Lviv Airport in Ukraine. The company opened a 2,000sq ft temporary store at the airport’s new terminal during the summer, in advance of the European Football Championships. Now it plans to double that store’s size to 4,000sq ft.
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Poland-based Baltona has been seeking expansion in eastern Europe |
The shop offers a broad selection of merchandise, including liquor, tobacco, beauty, fashion & accessories, regional products, drinks and snacks.
The company has also opened a store under its duty paid fascia, called Starter, which it aims to roll out to further locations in the region. This includes food and drinks, news & gifts, confectionery, toiletries and travel accessories.
A spokesman for Flemingo told The Moodie Report that the location will handle around 1 million international passengers a year initially, but that the retail operation would benefit from strong spends.
In other Baltona news, the company also recently opened a 6,000sq ft store (one of its largest) at Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport in Poland.
As reported, Baltona won the concession to operate duty free and travel retail at Gdańsk, following a tender launched last year. Under the terms of the agreement, Baltona operates stores in both terminals at the airport, which also underwent expansion as Poland prepared to co-host (with Ukraine) the European Championships in June.
The company’s concession began in April and runs for five years.
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Gdansk Airport, where Baltona now operates a 6,000sq ft unit |
