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| THE NUANCE GROUP OPENS A RENÉ LEZARD BOUTIQUE AT DUSSELDORF AIRPORT |
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| Zurich, December 8, 2009 – The Nuance Group has further expanded its shop portfolio at Dusseldorf Airport by opening a stand-alone René Lezard boutique. The store presents the German premium fashion brand in its own chic environment and targets a quality-minded audience looking for classical fashion with a modern feel. |
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Located in Terminal A, the 100 square metre boutique presents the upmarket brand in its own modern and stylish boutique design. The product range consists of men’s and women’s clothing as well as accessories such as socks, belts and small leather goods.
René Lezard is an exclusive fashion brand for women and men in the high-class market segment. It stands for individuality, unique design and uncompromising quality in materials and workmanship. The company mostly uses best Italian fabrics in selected production centres to follow its motto “Quality above everything else”. The brand’s core values are timeless modernity, warm expressiveness, a self-confident character and visible quality across generations.
Commenting on the choice of brand, Stephan Salvisberg, Sales & Operations Director, The Nuance Group Europe, said: “Dusseldorf is one of Europe’s prime fashion locations, and we want to reflect this fact through our offer. Nuance is always keen to create a new and exciting shopping offer unique for each airport. René Lezard is a premium fashion brand made in Germany and very popular with customers particularly in its home market. It is also a brand that so far is not to be found at just any airport. We are proud to present this premium brand at Dusseldorf Airport.”
This is the second René Lezard store in the Nuance portfolio to open its doors after the boutique at Hamburg International Airport. Heinz Hackl, Managing Director of René Lezard Fashion GmbH, explained: “Following the successful introduction of our brand at Hamburg and Munich airports, the Dusseldorf Airport shop is another step towards expanding our presence in airport retailing.”
The Nuance Group - Swiss-based The Nuance Group is a leader in the travel retail industry, operating 430 outlets across 58 airports and 19 countries around the globe and employing 5,200 staff. In addition to its duty- and tax-free operation, the Nuance portfolio comprises specialist shops as well as food & beverage operations, distribution, in flight services and shops in other travel retail channels.
In Germany, Nuance currently operates a total of 10 fashion outlets at Hamburg, Cologne-Bonn and Dusseldorf Airports, employing 60 staff. The other outlet operated by Nuance at Dusseldorf Airport is a CULT multi-brand fashion concept located in Terminal C, which opened in June 2009.
Dusseldorf Airport – Dusseldorf International Airport is the third largest airport in Germany and handles more than 18.1 million passengers per year. Most flight services connect Dusseldorf with German and European destinations, but 2008 saw a rise in long-distance traffic with a plus of about 16.7 percent. The passenger volume to the USA was particularly outstanding in 2008.
For further information please contact:
Ulrike Janett-Bachner, The Nuance Group Corporate Communications,
phone +41 43 260 3977, e-mail ujanett@thenuancegroup.com. |
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