10 year duty free contract signed at the airport

Wednesday 01 February 2017

The Ports of Jersey has signed a 10-year agreement with Dufry to sell tax and duty free goods under the World Duty Free brand in the airside departures lounge at Jersey Airport.

It says the the new contract, which comes into effect from on 01 March 2017 will see an increase in the overall size of retail floor space by 260m2, bringing it to a total of 750 m2.

It's claimed the extra space will allow Dufry to introduce more ‘local’ goods as well as a redevelopment of the retail layout, which is due to start at the end of summer 2017. 

On behalf of Ports of Jersey, Group CEO Doug Bannister said: “After a thorough tender process we are delighted to continue our long standing and successful partnership with World Duty Free. In particular this renewed 10-year partnership agreement will allow us to maximise our retail offering at Jersey Airport as we continue to develop our facilities and service levels. This significant investment by World Duty Free and the breadth of the company clearly demonstrates its real commitment and passion in delivering a world class retail experience in the local environment”.

Julián Díaz, CEO of Dufry, commented: “We are extremely pleased to have reached this agreement with Ports of Jersey and would like to thank the management team for renewing their trust in World Duty Free and Dufry.  We have always worked in close partnership and value the relationship we have built up over the years.  We’ve demonstrated that we have the capability to offer landlords state-of-the-art retail solutions and we look forward to creating a fantastic store at the airport and introducing exciting new products for our regular Jersey customers, as well as the many visitors attracted by all that Jersey has to offer.”

The Ports of Jersey added that as part of the tender process, negotiations continue with further potential airport retail partners and further details will be announced in due course.