JAMAICA. Dufry has signed its new concession at Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, Jamaica covering duty free and duty paid retail (Click here for our original report on the retail and F&B tender results).
The concluded agreement allows Dufry, a long-term incumbent at the airport, to increase its retail space at the country’s busiest gateway from 1,800sq m to 2,260sq m. It will now offer an extended product assortment to the approximate 4.6 million travellers in a normal, non-pandemic year.
As reported, airport operator, MBJ Airports has been expanding and redeveloping the retail space as part of a wider modernisation of the whole facility. It published an expansive Request for Proposals (RFP)in December 2019 covering 29 units in a redesigned retail programme.
The two-part Dufry agreement includes a new five-year duty free contract effective from August 2021. This features a newly designed walk-through shop, two last-minute duty free shops in the departure areas, and a duty-free arrivals shop.
The duty free offering includes all traditional categories categories such as perfume & cosmetics, spirits, food & confectionery, tobacco, watches & jewellery, accessories, electronics, and luggage.
The second element is a six-year duty paid concession effective from this June. This includes specialist store concepts such as Tech-On-The-Go for electronics, Spirit of Jamaica for souvenirs, and a Hudson convenience shop offering a wide assortment of travel essentials. The duty paid stores serve domestic and international travellers.
[Click on the icon to watch this vibrant video take on the new programme courtesy of UK firm The Design Solution, which played a lead role in the retail conceptualisation]
Dufry Group CEO Julián Díaz said: “We are proud to have been awarded this new concession contract in the completely renewed Montego Bay airport. Jamaica and the Caribbean in general are an important and attractive tourist destination, where we have been successfully operating for many years and we are now looking forward to welcoming our customers with an increased offer of renowned global brands and local premium labels.
“I would like to thank our partners at MBJ Airports Limited for the trust put in Dufry and our local team, which we will honour with a state-of-the-art shopping environment, to create a mutually successful business.”
MBJ Airports Chief Executive Officer Shane Munroe said that he was confident that Dufry will continue to build on its excellent work in the past. “We have enjoyed a successful relationship with Dufry since they commenced operation at MBJ in 2012, and we are very pleased to have them continue with us as we enhance the retail offer and level of service to our passengers,” he said.
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