Issue 39 - June 2021
New Duty-Free and Duty-Paid Contracts at Porto Alegre, Brazil
Dufry won two new concession contracts at Salgado Filho International Airport in Porto Alegre, Brazil, to operate two new duty-free shops covering a combined retail area of 935 m² and one duty-paid shop with 704 m² of retail space. The concession contracts have a six-year duration. The duty-paid shop started operations during March 2021, with the duty-free shop opening in May 2021.
Both of the duty-free stores have walkthrough formats; one is located in the International Arrivals area and the other in the International Departures area. The product assortment in both stores include all the typical core categories such as perfume & cosmetics, spirits, food & confectionery and tobacco, complemented by watches & jewelry, accessories, electronics, toys and souvenirs.
Salgado Filho International Airport handles eight million domestic passengers every year and 500,000 international passengers. With the opening of these two stores, which join the existing four Hudson stores in operation since December 2019, Dufry consolidates its footprint in this airport and delivers a completely new level of the airport shopping experience, featuring a high quality assortment of products and the WorldClass customer service Dufry is known for.