Nice Côte d’Azur Airport has selected the operators and brands that will manage the 28 retail outlets at the heart of its three commercial and business aviation terminals. The new outlets will open gradually between 2025 and 2026. They illustrate the strategy of offering passengers a unique experience – a blend of tranquility, well-being, local expertise and luxury ‘à la française’.
By renewing its entire retail offering, the airport aims to boost its vision of a retail experience that celebrates the uniqueness of the Côte d’Azur.
“Nice Côte d’Azur is the link between the Riviera and the rest of the world,” said Candice Cadreils, Director of the Commercial BU at Aéroports de la Côte d’Azur. “It’s a showcase for brands that express the richness of a local heritage with international influence, but also for the standard-bearers of French know-how. We have designed a retail selection that blends authenticity and luxury, the unexpected and the desired, and is both exclusive and family-focused. It takes account of the increasing diversity of our passengers, all of whom want to take with them some of the magic of the Côte d’Azur while enjoying a unique airport experience.”
Spread over almost 4,500sqm square metres, the 28 retail spaces put out to tender represent over 80% of all sales made in the airport’s Terminal 1, 2 and general aviation outlets.
Lagardère Travel Retail will manage the duty free zone, including the two main outlets, whose sales areas have been increased, with a bold offering that will enable passengers to pass through brands and concepts specific to the airport, including areas dedicated to local products or French specialities. The operator will also run eight other sales units.
Meanwhile Avolta is responsible for 7 retail units, including two Fragonard boutiques, two luxury Hermès and Zegna boutiques, an outlet featuring Lacoste and Longchamp, a luxury multi-brand unit, and a Suncatcher boutique.
