LagardèreAWPL snaps up Travel Essentials and speciality retail business at Perth Airport

The agreement, which builds on a 28-year partnership with the Western Australia gateway, will see LagardèreAWPL open three new Relay stores and two flagship destination merchandise shops.

Mar 25, 2025 - 09:35

LagardèreAWPL snaps up Travel Essentials and speciality retail business at Perth Airport

AUSTRALIA. LagardèreAWPL has been awarded a five-store speciality retail concession at Perth Airport following an open tender.

The agreement, which builds on a 28-year partnership with the Western Australia gateway, will see LagardèreAWPL open three further Relay stores and two flagship destination merchandise shops.

LagardèreAWPL CEO Costa Kouros said, “We look forward to bringing our local and global expertise to Perth Airport as part of the airport’s transformation. Our team did a great job in presenting our vision for this partnership.”

**The new contract builds on a near three-decade partnership between airport and retailer {Photo: Perth Airport}**

Perth Airport Chief Commercial & Aviation Officer Kate Holsgrove said it was “fantastic” to have LagardèreAWPL be part of the airport’s ambitious refurbishment and refresh of the customer offering.

“We’ve seen our passenger numbers grow across all markets which resulted in a record 16.9 million passengers passing through Perth Airport in 2024,” she commented.

“As a growing airport we want to ensure we have a range of high-quality travel essentials and speciality retail options for our passengers. We look forward to working with the team at LagardèreAWPL to deliver five new retail outlets across all our terminals which will enhance the customer experience at Perth Airport.”

LagardèreAWPL describes itself as the Pacific region’s leading travel retailer. It operates a network of more than 150 stores across 27 airports, focused on travel essentials, other speciality retail, duty-free stores and food & beverage.

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