RUSSIA. Lenrianta, the Aer Rianta International joint venture in St Petersburg, opened a new duty free store at St Petersburg-Pulkovo Airport on Friday.
The 149.5sq m store is located in the international section of the sprawling Terminal One, complementing the main existing store (pictured). The international area serves CIS routes and a number of charter flights to destinations such as Turkey, Greece, Israel, Cyprus and Dubai.
Lenrianta also operates the main duty free store in T2, plus a number of smaller duty free and duty paid stores across both terminals.
The new outlet, located upstairs, will bolster the main T1 store, which is currently dominated by a strong perfumes and cosmetics offer as well as a stand-alone Swarovski unit and limited amounts of liquor, confectionery, tobacco and other items.
The new store will sell all items except fragrances & cosmetics – and it has good prospects, General Manager Liam Flood told The Moodie Report.
“This terminal has real potential to grow,” he said. “The charter business is growing and the CIS business is growing.”
NOTE: Lenrianta is the subject of a major profile by The Moodie Report.com, coming soon.
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