Our regular feature, brought to you in association with Duty Free Global from Ireland, celebrates memorable scenes, moments, launches and campaigns related to the global aviation and travel retail sphere.
SRI LANKA. Today’s photo selection comes from Port City Colombo following a visit by The Moodie Davitt Report to the recently opened multi-purpose facility earlier this week (click here for more from The Moodie Blog).
A key component of the multi-service Special Economic Zone is The Mall, a duty-free retail, specialist store and restaurant development that has been opening in phases from late 2024.
The Mall houses two duty-free retailers, sector giant China Duty Free Group (CDF), which opened last September, and Singapore-based One World Duty Free, which unveiled phase one of its store on 1 January. Flemingo – whose signs are already up – also hopes to enter the scene once licensing approvals are given.
The photos below show the CDF Duty Free store, illustrating the elegance of design, fit-out and merchandising and the impressive depth of the product range. Truly an excellent addition to the Asia travel retail landscape. Look out for our full report on the Grand Opening later this year. ✈
