POLAND. LS travel retail has captured two major concessions covering 25 stores at Warsaw Chopin Airport through local subsidiary HDS Polska.
The concessions cover duty free and luxury goods, travel essentials and food service operations. New brands are to be introduced by LS travel retail include Aelia Duty Free, Victoria’s Secret, Ralph Lauren, Samsung, McDonald’s and McCafé, among others.
The stores are located in Terminal A at Warsaw Chopin Airport, and will open next year after modernisation works are complete. The lease duration of the concessions is ten years.
The 15 duty free & luxury stores will span over almost 3,000sq m. They will include two Aelia Duty Free stores (alcohol, tobacco, perfume & cosmetics), a Le Connaisseur store (high-quality alcohol and cigars), and new brands such as Victoria’s Secret, Ermenegildo Zegna, Armani, Salvatore Ferragamo and Ralph Lauren. A Jubitom jewellery store will also be available, offering a large range of watches such as Tag Heuer, Longines, Ulysse Nardin and Carl F. Bucherer.
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“We are pleased to reinforce our historical partnership with Polish Airports, and to demonstrate the relevance of LS travel retail’s strategy.“ |
Dag Rasmussen Chairman & CEO Lagardère Services |
The retail offer will also include a Samsung store, a toy store and an M&M’s confectionery store.
The food service stores will cover 2,100sq m of space. They will comprise a Mc Donald’s restaurant, an Espressamente Illy and a McCafé coffee concept. LS travel retail will also offer to travellers its own specific concepts, such as the Bread & Co bakery and the Flame and Misa restaurants.
A food court will also open, offering three different types of cuisine: Polish, Italian and fast-food.
Michal Marzec, General Director of Polish Airports and Director of Warsaw Chopin Airport, said: “We asked the companies taking part in the calls for tender to present a consistent and detailed proposal for the commercial surface of the new part of the terminal. The HDS Polska company presented the best offer in both calls for tender, including the most innovative and attractive concepts”.
HDS Polska President Andrzej Kacperski added: “We have enjoyed excellent cooperation with Warsaw Chopin Airport for years, and its consolidation is one of our strategic objectives in Poland. I am convinced that after the installation of the new commercial zone, we will be able to provide passengers departing from Warsaw with an exceptional offer, which will be very much appreciated and will contribute to the reinforcement of the leading position of Warsaw Chopin airport in Central Europe”.
Vincent Romet, Chief Operating Officer of LS travel retail EMEA, said the success was the result of international cooperation between the Paris teams (Aelia and LS travel retail) and the local subsidiaries (HDS Polska and Aelia Polska).
Lagardère Services Chairman and CEO Dag Rasmussen added: “We are very pleased to reinforce our historical partnership with Polish Airports, and to demonstrate the relevance of LS travel retail’s strategy, which is to develop a global offer covering all the segments of the travel retail business: Duty Free, Travel Essentials and Foodservice. The ability that our teams have to globally understand the needs of the customers and to transform them into relevant commercial offers is one of the strengths of our group.”
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