Danish jewelry brand Pilgrim is partnering with AerRianta International (ARI) at Montreal Airport for four weeks, highlighting its collection with a super-sized pair of sunglasses, which is turning travelers’ heads in store. Located in the international terminal, the simple and elegant sculpture creates an irresistible eye-catching installation and together with the branded image wrap column […]
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YSL takes over TR Americas with avant-première of MYSELF
YSL Travel Retail Americas launched MYSLF, the latest masculine fragrance, throughout the region in September, in the brand’s most extensive online and offline takeover to date. The fragrance made its avant-première debut in Latin America, where it is expected to arrive in Local Market only in Q1 2024. YSL Beauty says that it set out […]
ARI celebrates milestone 25th Anniversary in North America
ARI celebrated the 25th Anniversary of its business in North America at an exclusive “cocktail dinatoire” event hosted at 1769 Distillery in Montreal on September 15. The event was attended by many partners and local supporters of the ARI business in the region, including airport partners, local suppliers with long-standing relationships, executives from ARI, senior […]
Aer Rianta adjusts its workplace in Canada to new realities post-Pandemic
While airport passenger levels are still drastically below 2019 peaks for Aer Rianta International in Montreal and Quebec, Canada – passenger numbers for 2021 were only 19% of 2019 traffic numbers and resulting travel retail sales were 26% of 2019 levels—the company has made some important adjustments to how it does business as recovery moves […]
ARI’s Nuno do Amaral joins IAADFS Board of Directors
The International Association of Airport and Duty Free Stores (IAADFS) has named Nuno do Amaral of Aer Rianta International (ARI) as a member of the Board of Directors. He was appointed to fill the seat of Gerry Crawford, who recently left the industry. Do Amaral serves as the Chief Operations & Business Development Officer at […]
IAADFS Webinar: View from the Americas/Northern exposure
Travel and air traffic is still down by record levels but select markets in the Americas are beginning to see signs of improvement that will hopefully flow over into 2021, according to the retailers participating in the webinar hosted by the International Association of Airport and Duty Free Stores in early December (TMI, issue vol. […]
ARI’s Jackie McDonagh: “Treat every customer like gold”
Since Aer Rianta International reopened The Loop international store at YUL Montréal- Trudeau International Airport in July, passenger traffic has not picked up to the level that was expected. Fewer passengers means that sales are low, only a fraction of what they had been before the coronavirus pandemic brought global travel to a stand-still and […]
Aer Rianta International back in business at Montréal- Trudeau International Airport
Aer Rianta International (ARI) has re-opened The Loop international store at YUL Montréal- Trudeau International Airport. The store has been closed since March 24, in line with the government order for the closure of all non-essential outlets to contain the spread of coronavirus. ARI’s team in North America has taken a wide range of measures to […]
ARI North America beautifies The Loop Montreal Duty Free with a suite of new skincare and fragrance brands
The Loop Duty Free in Montreal-Trudeau International Airport, part of Aer Rianta International (ARI), has just added six new brands to its already extensive line-up of skincare, perfume and cosmetics. Kiehl’s, Shiseido, Jo Malone, Tom Ford Cosmetics, Atelier Cologne, Armani Privé and Maison Margiela have brand new personalized spaces within the beauty hall in the […]
ARI North America unveils revamped The Loop Duty Free transborder store in Montreal Trudeau Airport
The Loop Duty Free Montreal, operated by Aer Rianta International subsidiary ARI North America, today unveiled its refurbished American destination Duty Free store in Montreal-Trudeau Airport. To celebrate the launch of the store, The Loop Duty Free is giving away 1,000 free gifts on October 27th. Following an extensive remodel, The Loop store has […]
