INDIA. Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL) has unveiled a star-studded shortlist for the main duty free, travel retail and food & beverage concessions at the greenfield airport due to be operational by April 2008.
International companies contesting the various packages include DFS Group, Dufry, Alpha, Gebr Heinemann (with local partner The Oberoi Group), Nuance (with local partner Shopper’s Stop), SSP and HMSHost. Besides Oberoi and Shopper’s Stop, other strong Indian contestants include Pantaloon, one of the country’s fastest-growing and most-respected domestic market retailers.
BIAL is the owner and operator of the future airport, with a concession to operate the airport for a period of 60 years. BIAL is in turn owned by a majority of private shareholders, including Zürich Airport. The management responsibility lies however with BIAL and Zürich Airport acts as a consultant.
Bangalore is currently the fourth biggest airport in India, and also among the fastest growing.
“It’s going to be extremely exciting here in Bangalore with some very creative submissions from the leading international companies and the top Indian players.“ |
S Shriram, Manager – Commercial Contracts, Bangalore International Airport Ltd |
BIAL Manager – Commercial Contracts S Shriram said he was extremely pleased with the quality and breadth of the responses generated after Expressions of Interest were solicited through The Moodie Report. “We are totally delighted with the level of commitment shown by our prospective partners,” he commented. “We feel it’s going to be extremely exciting here in Bangalore, with some very creative submissions from the leading international companies and the top Indian players.”
COMMENT: Today’s announcement may come to be viewed as the moment the global travel retail industry finally got serious about India. Look at the line-up, bursting with industry heavyweights, from Dufry to DFS, Heinemann to HMSHost, Nuance, SSP and Alpha as well as powerful local players. The line-up also reveals just how important the great Indian nation has become to the aspirations of the industry’s elite retailers.
Many of the concessionaires listed below have been highly complimentary about the transparency of the tender process to date and the level of information that is being provided. That approach is paying rich dividends for BIAL, which has attracted the highest-quality field ever to contest an Indian airport commercial tender.
The various short lists are as follows:
Retail Package 1 – International Departures
– The Nuance Group/Shopper’s Stop
– DFS Group
– Dufry International
– Alpha Airports Group
– Gebr Heinemann/Oberoi Group
Retail Package 2 – Domestic Departures
– The Nuance Group/Shopper’s Stop
– Dufry International
– Pantaloon Retail
F&B Package 1 Arrivals & Check-In
– The Nuance Group/Shopper’s Stop
– HMSHost
– SSP International/RKHS
– Global Franchise Architects (Coffee World/Pizza Corner)
– Caf Coffee Day
F&B Package 2 – Domestic Departures
– The Nuance Group/Shopper’s Stop
– HMS Host
– SSP International/RKHS
– The Oberoi Group
– Skygourmet
F&B Package 3 – International Departures
– The Nuance Group/Shopper’s Stop
– HMS Host
– SSP International/RKHS
– The Oberoi Group
– Alpha Airports Group
BIAL will conduct the tender process with the shortlisted partners along the following timelines:
Tender briefing in Bangalore: 14/15 September
Last date for Submission of Proposal:18 October
Contract Award: November 2006
NOTE TO AIRPORT AUTHORITIES: The Moodie Report has now become the most popular channel for launching commercial offers. Every week our e-newsletter reaches an unrivalled audience of over 7,200 readers, including all the world’s main concessionaires, while the website generated an extraordinary 110,026 page views in August (despite being a holiday month in Europe) from readers in 121 countries. If you wish to promote an Expression of Interest, Request for Proposals or Tender, simply e-mail Martin Moodie at Martin@TheMoodieReport.com
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