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NUANCE bags Houston duty-free contract

23 Aug '05
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Zurich based global market leader in the airport retail sector, The Nuance Group has won the concession to operate four duty-free outlets at Houston International Airport's terminals A to D, covering a total area of 550 sqm (5,900 sq. ft.). The contract covers a 5-year term with three one-year renewal options. Houston is the third US airport in the Nuance network alongside Denver and Las Vegas.

With some fourteen million passengers per year Houston International Airport is the 14th busiest airport in the world in the terms of passenger traffic. The Nuance retail outlets will be located in terminals A, B and D.

The main store in Terminal D will provide the full line of merchandise, including liquor, tobacco, cosmetics, fragrance, confectionery, food, souvenir apparel, souvenir food, souvenir hard goods and technology. The smaller store in Terminal D will feature fashion, leather goods, accessories, luxury and fashion timepieces, jewellery, sunglasses as well as a range of top selling fragrances.

Two kiosks, located in Terminal A and B, will complement these main stores with an offer of liquor, tobacco, top selling fragrances, fragrance and cosmetic value sets, confectionery and technology.

Dick Rendek, CEO North America for The Nuance Group, comments: “In the past year we have been refining our plans for targeting U.S. tender opportunities. Winning the Houston tender shows we are on the right track with our approach and are poised for U.S. expansion in the near future.”

Travel retailer The Nuance Group is the world's top airport retailer, operating 330 shops at 55 airports in 18 countries and providing 4,700 full-time jobs (for 5,300 employees). The company is jointly owned by the Italian shareholders GECOS/Gruppo PAM.

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