{"id":78688,"date":"2025-03-18T10:44:35","date_gmt":"2025-03-18T10:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/?p=78688"},"modified":"2025-03-18T10:44:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T10:44:35","slug":"auckland-airport-picks-lagardere-to-upgrade-duty-free-experience-for-travellers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dutyfreehunter.com\/blog\/auckland-airport-picks-lagardere-to-upgrade-duty-free-experience-for-travellers\/","title":{"rendered":"AUCKLAND AIRPORT picks Lagard\u00e8re to upgrade duty-free experience for travellers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lagard\u00e8re Travel Retail has been appointed by Auckland Airport to operate duty free retailing at AKL under a new eight-year contract beginning on July 1, 2025. Over the course of the new concession, Lagard\u00e8re Travel Retail will undertake a full refurbishment of all Auckland\u2019s duty free stores to provide a truly world-class shopping experience for travellers to and from New Zealand.<\/p>\n


\nThrough this renewed partnership with Auckland Airport, Lagard\u00e8re Travel Retail will provide travellers in New Zealand\u2019s biggest city with a unique experience and exceptional value. The company is committed to creating a bespoke retail proposition for Auckland, capitalising on New Zealand\u2019s rich culture and array of high quality local brands and produce.<\/p>\n

Dag Rasmussen, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lagard\u00e8re Travel Retail, commented: \u201cWe are honoured and thrilled that Auckland Airport has put its trust in Lagard\u00e8re Travel Retail to begin a new chapter for duty free retail at AKL. This new concession marks a fresh start for duty free in Auckland, and travellers will benefit from a thorough transformation of the retail offer, based on a unique retail experience and a heightened sense of place. This important contract gain underlines Lagard\u00e8re Travel Retail’s commitment to New Zealand and to developing our footprint in Asia Pacific. I would like to offer my sincere thanks to the Lagard\u00e8reAWPL team for their dedication and hard work over the past years, as they transition into the Lagard\u00e8re Travel Retail business.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Mark Thomson, Chief Commercial Officer at Auckland Airport said: \u201cIn selecting Lagard\u00e8re Travel Retail, we are confident we have a partner that is a world-leader in duty-free shopping, which understands the New Zealand and trans-Tasman duty-free proposition. They have over 10 years\u2019 experience at AKL, most recently as part of the joint venture company Lagard\u00e8reAWPL, trading as Aelia Duty Free. They also have global retail pedigree, operating in some of the largest airports in the Asia-Pacific region and in other locations around the world.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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