The Dufry Group has reached a new retail contract agreement with both Grupo Pullmantur in the cruise line sector and opened a new duty free shop at Mexico City Airport.

 

The world’s leading DF&TR operator has now agreed a new contract with Grupo Pullmantur to operate all gift shops onboard its fleet until 2022, equivalent to nearly 2,000sq m of retail space across four ships.

 

Dufry says these new outlets will carry a wide range of products, including liquor, tobacco, perfume, cosmetics, confectionery, watches, jewellery, fashion, accessories, sunglasses and more.

 

In addition, the retailer has also been awarded a concession to operate a 400sq m duty free shop at Mexico City Airport Terminal 2, which now joins the company’s family of shops at Mexico City which now number ‘close to 30’.

 

BUSIEST AIRPORT IN LATIN AMERICA

Mexico City airport is the busiest airport in Latin America, having handled 41m passengers in 2016, of which 14m were international.

 

For its part, Grupo Pullmantur is a cruiseline based in Madrid with more than 15 years of experience. Its main routes include some of the most important regions in terms of tourism: the Mediterranean, the seas of Northern Europe, the Caribbean, the coast of Brazil and the Canary Islands.

 

Commenting on these developments, Dufry CEO Julían Díaz said: “I am pleased with the new contracts in Mexico and with Grupo Pullmantur.

 

“The first confirms our leadership in Mexico and in the Latin America, while the second illustrates our expertise and the strength of our portfolio with several different retail formats and will allow us to further extend our reach in relevant markets through the very interesting travel retail channel of cruise ships, which is one of our strategic growth areas.”