"Terminal Cases; The 10 Airports With the Highest Sales Volume, Excluding Duty Free"

Thursday, June 5, 2003

TERMINAL CASES; THE 10 AIRPORTS WITH THE HIGHEST RETAIL SALES VOLUME,
EXCLUDING DUTY FREE.
Womens Wear Daily


Ten years ago, airport retail was seen as a viable alternate revenue stream
for local and national retailers. However, that was before 9/11, the Iraq
War, the prolonged dismal economy and SARS. While the airport industry has
had one of its toughest years in recent history, experts say travelers are
trickling back. Longer wait times in terminals for security checks have been
good for business, giving travelers more time to eat and shop. 

1) ATLANTA HARTSFIELD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 

2002 sales: $184.6 million 

Boarding passengers: 38 million 

Atlanta's Hartsfield International Airport is a well-organized facility with
an underground transit mall. The Body Shop, Silverworks, Sunglass Hut,
Wilson's Leather, Erwin Pearle, the Museum Company and Brookstone are among
the 200 concessions. 

2) LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 

2002 sales: $174.2 million 

Boarding passengers: 30.9 million 

MAC and L'Oreal will join The Body Shop, Via Voyage sunglass shop,
Brookstone, Sunglass Hut, Watch Station, W.H. Smith and Spirit of the Red
Horse, which sells American Indian-themed jewelry and gifts. 

3) CHICAGO O'HARE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 

2002 Sales: $161.5 million 

Boarding passengers: 33.3 million 

One of the nation's busiest airports, O'Hare's retail mix includes
Brookstone, Backrub Hub, The Field Museum Store, Landau Jewelers, Sunglass
Hut, Watch Station and Wilson's Leather. 

4) JOHN F. KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 

2002 Sales: $139.7 million 

Boarding passengers: 14.6 million 

Terminal One's international travelers have lots of disposable income. They
can spent it at shops such as Clinique/Estee Lauder, Coach, Ferragamo,
Hermes and Bulgari and restaurants like Anton's Bistro Cafe, Brooklyn Beer
Garden and Nappa Valley Grill. 

5) DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 

2002 Sales: $126.9 million 

Boarding passengers: 28.8 million 

Texas-themed souvenir shops and southern-style eateries join shops such as
Brighton Leather and Silver, Landau Jewelry, Laptop Lane, Sunglass Cache,
Lone Star Emporium, Fossil, Brooks Brothers and Wilson's Leather. 

6) SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 

2002 Sales: $119.1 million 

Boarding passengers: 17 million 

Airport retailers like the Discovery Channel Store, Mont Blanc, Sephora,
Sunset Shades, The Body Shop and Wilson's Leather get a shot of local flavor
from the San Francisco Museum of Art Store, The Crab Pot, Tomokazu, Allegro
Restaurant and Willow Street Woodfired Pizza. 

7) LAS VEGAS MCCARRAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 

2002 Sales: $116.2 million 

Boarding passengers: 17.5 million 

Coming soon are Brighton Leather and Silver, one of the first L'Oreal
airport stores and Marshall Rousso, a local clothier. Sunglass Hut, the Body
Shop, the Museum Company, Perfumania and Kid's Wear and Toys, have to
compete with the slots, which ring up $30 million a year. 

8) MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 

2002 Sales: $111.7 million 

Boarding passengers: 16.5 million 

Miami is upgrading its retail operations with 37 new stores in 39,000 square
feet of space. Management said it's going after high-end jewelry and
designer labels. Opening in October is Brasif, a store selling leather
clothing and fine soaps and scents. 

9) NEWARK LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 

2002 Sales: $111.1 million 

Boarding passengers: 15.2 million 

Offerings at Newark Liberty include Kenneth Cole, DKNY, Brookstone, Johnston
& Murphy, Travel 2000 luggage, L'Occitane, Occhiali da Sole sunglasses and
Landau Jewelry. Gallagher's Steak House is opening next month. 

10) DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 

2002 Sales: $105.1 million 

Boarding passengers: 18 million 

The airport's eclectic mix of retailers includes Bikekulture, The Body Shop,
Discovery Channel Store, Tie Rack, Sunglass Hut, Sunshades, Susan Vale
Sweaters, Toy Chest, Time Zone and the Colorado Collection, which does a $3
million a year business in jewelry made by local artisans. 

SOURCE: AIRPORT REVENUE NEWS, WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. 


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