UK. Lego opened its first two UK airport stores in Gatwick Airport earlier this month, the brand’s first standalone stores in a UK airport.
Gatwick Airport has also opened a Kidstop pop-up in the North Terminal through WHSmith and reopened the Itsu outlet and Ted Baker shop in the South Terminal to capitalise on the peak summer travel season.
The two Lego stores, one in each of the North and South Terminals, opened on 7 July, The stores are operated by Lagardère Travel Retail and offer Lego’s best-selling ranges including its travel retail-exclusive Lego Republic Gunship and Lego Hogwarts Castle products.
Other product highlights include the best-selling Lego London Bus, Duplo, City and Architecture themes, alongside popular international licenses such as Harry Potter, Marvel and Star Wars. The Lego stores are the first new openings at the airport since consumer technology specialist InMotion opened in both the North and South Terminal at the beginning of the year.
Lagardère Travel Retail UK Managing Director Marion Engelhard said, “We are thrilled to open Lego stores in both terminals, thanks to a great partnership with both Lego and Gatwick Airport. The Lego stores will feature fan favourites alongside some new and exciting exclusives, providing a great, entertaining start to the day for passengers”
Lego Head of Travel Retail Development Annette Rosendahl added, “We are very excited to see the first Lego airport stores opening in July in the UK and at the same time being able to finally introduce our new store design platform to the travel retail channel as well.
“This is a fantastic opportunity to inspire and engage passengers in Gatwick North and South Terminals, and adding an offer for all ages, all genders and all passion points in the Lego stores will be a great and fun start of the journey in Gatwick Airport.”
“Having a worldwide brand such as Lego opening stores at Gatwick is fantastic news for the airport and our passengers,” commented Gatwick Airport Director of Retail Pam McCarthy. “It shows the high demand of retail space at Gatwick and we are sure passengers will love being able to purchase Lego’s exciting products, whether to keep the kids entertained during the flight, as gifts when visiting family and friends, or as a souvenir of a UK holiday.
“Kidstop is another great addition to the North Terminal, offering passengers a range of fantastic products to keep children busy – perfect for last-minute purchases as we head into the school summer holidays.”
Kidstop is a Gatwick-specific pop-up store operated by WHSmith that offers children’s books, travel games and toys. It opened its doors in on 4 July and is in the North Terminal.
British fashion brand Ted Baker, located in the South Terminal, reopened on 8 July for the first time since the pandemic began. In addition, sushi restaurant Itsu will reopen later this month in the South Terminal.
