SWITZERLAND. The Nuance Group officially opened 600 sq m of new shops at Zurich Airport’s Dock E on 1 September.
Nuance, which holds the duty free concession for Zurich Airport, will be operating two major tax and duty free stores as well as two outlets featuring fashion and destination products. Nuance’s offer at the new terminal is complemented by two retail islands showcasing fashion watches and jewellery.
The new Dock E at Zurich Airport is being opened in two phases. The east part, which includes a Nuance tax and duty free store covering some 150 sq m and featuring a walk-in humidor, officially welcomed its first passengers on 1 September. Cocoon Fashion + Accessories, a tried-and-tested Nuance store concept, complements the shopping offer with fasion, fashion accessories, lingerie, watches and jewellery, sunglasses and travel accessories, and featuring three shops in the shop for the Burberry, Montblanc and Hugo Boss brands.
The opening of the terminal’s west part is scheduled for September 15. In the west wing Nuance will be operating another tax and duty free store, a “Spirit of Switzerland” destination concept and two retail islands offering fashion watches and fashion jewellery. The 200 sqm “Spirit of Switzerland” store furthermore contains a traditional Swiss “k Kiosk” offering newspapers as well as cigarettes, chocolates and travel accessories, the result of a co-operation between Nuance and the Valora Group.
Carlo Bernasconi, managing director Europe South for The Nuance Group, said he was proud to present some of Nuance’s most successful store concepts at the new terminal. He said: “Zurich is very much our home base. The new terminal brings Zurich Airport into the top league when it comes to airport design. We are happy to present our offer in this stylish environment and to be part of the travel experience.”
Note: The Nuance Group is the world’s largest airport retailer and currently operates over 400 stores at 63 airports in 19 countries. Besides its extensive duty free operations, it has some 50 specialist concepts for diverse product categories and target customer groups.
