US. John Cugasi (pictured) has joined the executive leadership team at The Paradies Shops, according to Airport Revenue News*.
The former Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Concessions Director becomes a Senior Vice President at Paradies, responsible for leading strategic planning, development and marketing.
Cugasi joined Paradies from Caruso Affiliated, a Los Angeles-based retail and real estate development company where he served as Vice President of Airports for just over a year.
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He told Airport Revenue News that he is looking forward to taking The Paradies Shops to the next level, both in retail and food & beverage.
“To me, Paradies sets the gold standard for the industry,” Cugasi said. “I want to continue to raise the bar in providing the best retail shops, but also we’re looking into food & beverage – to enter that market in a meaningful way.”
The Paradies Shops President and CEO Gregg Paradies said the company looks forward to utilizing Cugasi’s vast experience. “John brings a great track record of developing high performance teams through the creation of strategic business plans that consistently drive revenues and customer satisfaction,” he commented.
“We’ll be looking to build a food portfolio. We want to be very competitive in that market.”
The Paradies Shops earlier this year opened its first food & beverage location, The Blue Ridge Trading and Tavern, at Asheville Regional Airport. The company is in the process of opening a restaurant and bar called Ozark Grill at Northwest Arkansas Regional as well as Jammin’ Java and Boar’s Head Express.
*NOTE: The Moodie Report works closely with Airport Revenue News on an information-sharing basis. For more information please visit www.airportrevenuenews.com
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