New Duty free shop opens at Edinburgh airport

8th July 2010

New Duty Free Shop opens at Edinburgh

Travel retailer World Duty Free (WDF) has opened a new store at Edinburgh airport following the completion of airport operator BAA’s new security area and departures lounge refurbishment, part of a £40m  redevelopment project at the airport. The new outlet replaces the previous shop and has an increased floor space of 2,200 sq ft.

The open-plan store has a 40m shop front and features oversized contentainment screens on its exterior over the main entrance.

The new store has also introduced many new luxury products and a range of new brands, new to Edinburgh. These include leathergoods, jewellery from Pandora, Tom Ford fragrances, Chanel cosmetics and skincare from Sisley.

Another new showcase  of the store is a World of Whiskies outlet,which features a huge array of different whiskies to choose from, and specialist staff on hand to impart excellent help and advice.

In the near future a new shop will open its doors, featuring  Estée Lauder brands Mac and Jo Malone for the first time in the UK at Edinburgh.The outlet is due for completion in October, and was selected due to customer demand for these particular brands.

Store manager Michael Gaffney said that  beauty products are the biggest selling products  at Edinburgh, representing 48% of total sales .He added that jewelery and sunglasses are also good sellers and that the new store provided a much improved floor space.