Airport retailer Aldeasa, has opened a new 1,400sqm store in the recently refurbished commercial area of Palma de Mallorca’s airport.

The Nuance Group has opened a new Lindt chocolate shop at Zurich Airport as part of a €17.4 million investment programme into its European operations.

LS travel retail UK & Ireland has been awarded a seven-year contract to operate the main duty free shop and a new fashion store at London City Airport.

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) has opened a new spa as well as a new health food store, to meet passenger demand for healthier options when they are flying.

Airport retailer The Paradies Shops has appointed Atlanta Airport’s ex concessions director John Cugasi to head up its strategic planning, development and marketing team.

London’s Heathrow Airport has appointed Muriel Zingraff-Shariff as its new retail concessions director.

Cambodia Airports has reopened the duty free outlets at Phnom Penh and Siem Reap international airports following a revamp and expansion of the retail area.

Big brands featuring in Frankfurt Airport’s new 800-metre long Pier–A Plus in Terminal 1, due to open in summer of 2012, will include Mulberry, Hermès, Montblanc, Porsche Design, jewellery retailer Wempe and fashion department store Engelhorn.

BAA USA president, Mark Knight, talks to Airport World about the wonderful world of retail.