Strict hygiene and safety standards are now in place as Lagardere Travel Retail Pacific cautiously begins trading from a select number of outlets
Lagardere Travel Retail Pacific has opened stores in Christchurch, Auckland, Brisbane, Perth, and Melbourne domestic airports this week.
The retailer said this week that it would use the outlets as “test cases” with restricted trading hours, as it gathered “learnings” to be applied to further recovery efforts once passenger numbers increased to more sustainable levels. It highlighted that the stores now have strict hygiene and safety measures in place, including the use of protective equipment, personal hygiene protocols plus regular disinfection of all facilities and social-distancing measures.
Przemek Lesniak, CEO of Lagardère Travel Retail Pacific said: “Throughout this crisis, we have stayed positive and strong and focused on providing support to our teams impacted by store closures.
We have been watching other parts of the world come through the other side, waiting for the right time to start our recovery in the Pacific. To reopen even a handful of our stores in Australia and New Zealand this week is a big moment. It will take time, but we are continuing to think positively about the future and hope to see passenger numbers continue to increase to allow more stores to reopen soon.”
in Airports, Asia/Pacific, Latest News, Retail News May 26, 2020