BRAZIL. The eyes of the world turn to São Paulo today for the opening game in the FIFA World Cup between host country Brazil and Croatia.
Amidst the controversy of incomplete stadiums and protests about the event’s cost, Guarulhos Airport’s private manager GRU Airport has quietly and professionally pushed Brazilian air travel into the 21st century with the 192,000sq m Terminal 3.
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Welcome to São Paulo: Dufry’s expansive Arrivals store at Guarulhos T3 |
T3 offers 88 commercial spaces (see list below), from Dufry’s large walkthrough duty free stores and GRU Avenue luxury boutique zone (the first in a Brazilian airport) through to a roll call of leading national and international food & beverage brands.
Not all tenancies are open, and permanent fittings will not be in place for all brands until September.
Yet T3 already provides a commercial environment far in advance of what was possible in the airport’s aging terminals 1 and 2, with the GRU Avenue stores opening a new chapter in Brazilian airport retailing.
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GRU Avenue, where Dufry operates 15 duty free boutiques along with a luxury watches store |
Industry players at last week’s ASUTIL congress in Mexico City praised the T3 environment, with one Brazilian delegate describing the experience of T3 as “like you’re not in a Brazilian airport”.
Tenants have completed the fitouts – in Dufry’s case, amounting to some 7,500sq m – in three months as the terminal was being completed.
Dufry teams have been working round the clock to prepare the stores at Guarulhos – a pattern repeated at Brasilia International, where Dufry opened its duty paid megastore last week with temporary fittings and gondolas.
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Dufry’s 1,165sq m Departures store, where all installations will be completed by end September |
Crucially for the beleaguered Brazilian authorities, the country’s international hub has its new terminal on time (a soft opening went to schedule on 11 May) and within budget.
President Dilma Rousseff and São Paulo State Governor Geraldo Alckmin officially opened the terminal on 20 May.
T3 will handle international flights from eight airlines during the World Cup period, with all international flights (from 25 airlines) scheduled to be out of T3 by September.
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FNAC and I-Stick (a Brazilian gift and souvenir store) are airside and sell at duty-paid prices |
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Top-end Brazilian shirt specialist Dudalina in its duty paid outlet airside, one of a growing number of airport stores for the brand |
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Brazilian jewellery retailer Amsterdam Sauer with its airside at Guarulhos |
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More of Dufry’s extensive offer: the duty paid Hudson News and the duty free Do Brasil destination merchandise store |
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Food & beverage choices abound in landside Departures |
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Carls Jr is the first F&B outlet that the passenger encounters airside |
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The Departures pier caters for 20 F&B locales, including Retail Services’ 365 Deli, Go Fresh foods, the Pascucci cafe and Bacio di Latte gelato |
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A play area for kids, the Yummy candy store and The Chilli Beans sunglasses and accessories store liven up the pre-boarding experience for passengers in the Departures pier | |
GUARULHOS TERMINAL 3 COMMERCIAL LOCATIONS
LANDSIDE
Departures
1. Brasil Souvenirs
2. Casa Bauducco
3. Piola
4. Olive Garden
5. Viena
6. Mr. Cheney Cookies
7. Nagarê Sushi
8. Bob’s
9. Doggis
10. Yoggi
Arrivals
1. Pizza Hut
2. Bob’s
3. Casa do Pão de Queijo
4. Viena
Mezzanine
1. Pizza Hut
2. Mr. Pretzel
3. Crepe de Paris
4. Nails in Motion
5. Assist Card
6. Droga Raia
7. Oficina da Costura
8. Baked Potatoe
9. Arábia
10. Kopenhagen
11. Carl’s Jr.
12. Bob’s
13. Rei do Mate
14. Rubi Wine Bar
15. Ráscal
AIRSIDE
Departures
1. Carl’s Jr.
2. I-Stick
3. Fnac
4. Ducati
5. National Geographic
6. Venchi
7. Dudalina
8. Kate Spade
9. Hudson News
10. Starbucks
11. Heineken
12. Amsterdam Sauer
13. Do Brasil
14. Tumi
15. Dufry – duty free (1,165sq m)
GRU Avenue
1. Salvatore Ferragamo
2. Empório Armani
3. Tory Burch
4. Armani Jeans
5. Lacoste
6. Diesel
7. Desigual
8. Tommy Hilfiger
9. GAP
10. M.A.C.
11. Burberry
12. Victoria’s Secret
13. Michael Kors
14. Hugo Boss
15. Coach
16. Dufry Luxury Watches
Departures Pier
1. 365 Deli
2. Café Pascucci
3. H. Stern
4. Track&Field
5. Piola
6. Margarita Ville
7. V. Café
8. Espaço da Criança
9. Go Fresh
10. Brunella
11. Yummi
12. Puket
13. Garrett Popcorn
14. Chilli Beans
15. Fom
16. Tostex
17. Havaianas
18. Scarf Me
19. Liz
20. Brasil Souvenirs
21. Empório do Mel
22. Bacio di Latte
23. Casa do Pão de Queijo
24. Koni
25. Arábia
26. Spoleto
VIP Lounges
1. Clínica Oriental
Arrivals
1. Dufry – duty free (4,416sq m)
