{"id":65363,"date":"2023-06-20T10:28:28","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T09:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/?p=65363"},"modified":"2023-06-20T10:28:28","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T09:28:28","slug":"earth-positive-materials-science-brand-pangaia-opens-first-airport-store-at-dubai-dxb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/earth-positive-materials-science-brand-pangaia-opens-first-airport-store-at-dubai-dxb\/","title":{"rendered":"Earth-positive materials science brand PANGAIA opens first airport store at Dubai DXB"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the world\u2019s most innovative and responsible materials science brands, PANGAIA, has opened its first Travel Retail store in partnership with Lagard\u00e8re Travel Retail at Dubai International (DXB). The new store is located in Concourse B of Terminal 3.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<strong>PANGAIA, the world\u2019s most innovative materials science company, known for bringing problem-solving innovations to the world through premium lifestyle products, is opening its first Travel Retail store in the prime location of the Emirates\u2019 hub in Dubai.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>PANGAIA\u2019s purpose is to inspire and accelerate an Earth-positive future. To bring its purpose closer to consumers and invite people on the journey, PANGAIA collaborated with Lagard\u00e8re Travel Retail and Dubai Airports as strategic partners to enter travel retail, with its first outpost at DXB, \u2013 the world\u2019s busiest international airport for the 9th year running and a trend-setter among global aviation hubs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Store Experience &amp; Design<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>PANGAIA is located in Concourse B, Terminal 3, and occupies a footprint of 182 sqm. The entrance is a bespoke large digital fascia that displays a sneak peek into PANGAIA\u2019s ethos, and serves as a platform to introduce passengers to the brand\u2019s Earth-positive mission. Upon entering, the space offers a unique immersion into nature, starting from the custom-built terrarium as a central feature to the natural soundscape and the invigorating scent in the fitting rooms to emulate the experience of being immersed in a forest. Echoing the brand&#8217;s purpose, the PANGAIA store has been mindfully designed around locally sourced finishes, natural materials and energy-efficient LED lighting throughout.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Product Offer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>PANGAIA has curated a broad range of powered by nature products that speak to the brand\u2019s focus on \u2018high tech naturalism\u2019 and innovation through materials science. In addition to a wide range of the iconic organic or recycled cotton 365 loungewear styles, the concession will feature a collection of FLWRDWN\u2122 outerwear, recycled wool and cashmere, plant-based activewear, grape leather sneakers, as well as jersey styles from FRUTFIBER\u2122 and a selection of MIRUM\u00ae accessories.<\/p>\n<p>The opening of PANGAIA also marks the extension of Lagard\u00e8re Travel Retail\u2019s operations at DXB to Retail, in addition to its extensive and diverse portfolio of F&amp;B outlets.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting on this announcement, Vadim Motlik, CEO, Lagard\u00e8re Travel Retail Middle East, said: <em>\u201cThis is truly a partnership between PANGAIA, Dubai Airports and Lagard\u00e8re Travel Retail. The journey has been marked by a very collaborative and enthusiastic spirit, eager to bring the brand to life in the world\u2019s busiest airport.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>This new business venture is a testament of Lagard\u00e8re Travel Retail\u2019s commitment to provide innovative and unique experiences to passengers, alongside the strong sustainability focus our business has for the years to come.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Mira Duma, Founder of Pangaia, also: <em>\u201cSince our inception, PANGAIA\u2019s mission has been to inspire and accelerate industry transformation towards an Earth-Positive future. With the incredible support of our partners, we were able to create an experience connecting the traveling audience back to nature, offering them a glimpse into the movement we are creating and having them join us on the journey towards more responsible production and consumption.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Welcoming the arrival of Pangaia to Dubai International, Eugene Barry, EVP &#8211; Commercial at Dubai Airports said: <em>&#8220;Our partnership with Lagard\u00e8re Travel Retail and Pangaia not only enhances the airport consumer experience for our guests, but also reinforces our commitment to sustainable practices. By bringing this highly innovative brand to DXB, we aim to inspire travellers to make conscious choices and create greater awareness about the collective power of individual actions. Together, we are creating spaces where environmental responsibility, creativity and style seamlessly coexist, offering DXB guests the opportunity to make a positive impact on their journeys.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the world\u2019s most innovative and responsible materials science brands, PANGAIA, has opened its first Travel Retail store in partnership with Lagard\u00e8re Travel Retail [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":65364,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7090,7082,2597,7089,535,7101,7088,7095,1,477,7091,7093,7092,7100,7094,7096],"tags":[8692,1752,69,39,2696,46,13077,13078,9166,13076,13079,216],"class_list":["post-65363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-accessories","category-beauty","category-best-selling-brands-in-duty-free","category-clothing-shoes","category-duty-free-retailers","category-electronics-gadgets","category-fashion","category-jewellery","category-latest-news","category-latest-promotions-in-duty-free","category-luggage","category-luxury","category-sunglasses-eyewear","category-toys-gifts","category-watches","category-writing-instruments","tag-activewear","tag-dubai-international","tag-duty-free","tag-dutyfree","tag-dxb","tag-fashion","tag-lagardere-travel-retail-middle-east","tag-loungewear","tag-outerwear","tag-pangaia","tag-pangaia-duty-free","tag-travel-retail"],"acf":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65363"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65363\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65368,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65363\/revisions\/65368"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}