"FLY BUYS.(airports with highest retail sales)"

Monday, July 14, 2003

FLY BUYS.(airports with highest retail sales)
The Daily News Record


Those two-hour advance check-ins and endless security delays are starting to
pay off for airport retailers. Despite a tough economy and the aftermath of
9/11, airports are holding their own as a source of retail revenue. Reports
from industry experts say there was a slow but definite takeoff in traveling
over the past year and, with it, a surge in sky mall shopping. According to
Airport Revenue News of West Palm Beach, Fla., these are the 10 airports
with the highest retail sales, excluding duty-free products, for 2002. 

1) ATLANTA HARTSFIELD INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 

2002 sales: $184.6 million 

Boarding passengers: 38 million 

Hartsfield has about 200 concessions on its huge, well-organized concourses,
and shopping them is no problem because it's also got an underground transit
system that would put most cities to shame. Among the national names: The
Sports Zone, Johnston & Murphy, Wilsons Leather and Brookstone. 

2) LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 

2002 sales: $174.2 million 

Boarding passengers: 30.9 million 

Accessorize at LAX? Why not? Your options here include: Via Voyage sunglass
shop, Sunglass Hut, Watch Station 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
Montblanc, Tie Rack, Sunglass Hut, Watch Station and Wilsons 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. And
last year they spent it at shops such as Coach, Ferragamo and Hermes, and
restaurants like Anton's Bistro Cafe, Brooklyn Beer Garden and Napa Valley
Grill. 

5) DALLAS/FORT WORTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 

2002 sales: $126.9 million 

Boarding passengers: 28.8 million 

Texas-themed souvenir stands and down-home, Southern-style eateries join
shops such as Brooks Brothers, Fossil, PGA Tour Shop, Official Dallas Cowboy
Pro Shop, Sharper Image and Wilsons Leather. 

6) SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 

2002 sales: $119.1 million 

Boarding passengers: 17 million 

Here you can buy local or national. Coast-to-coast retailers like Montblanc,
Sunset Shades, Discovery Channel Store and Wilsons Leather get a shot of Bay
Area color 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 

If travelers don't want to spend their change at the dozens of slots around
McCarran Airport (which ring up $30 million a year), they can shop at stores
like Fossil, Lids and the PGA Tour Shop. 

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 says it's going after high-end jewelry and
designer labels. Opening in October: Brasif, a store selling leather
apparel, and fine soaps and scents. 

9) NEWARK LIBERTY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 

2002 sales: $111.1 million 

Boarding passengers: 15.2 million 

Men's fashion brands dominate at Newark, where you can wait for your gate
announcement while shopping the likes of Kenneth Cole, DKNY, Johnston &
Murphy and Occhiali da Sole. 

10) DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 

2002 sales: $105.1 million 

Boarding passengers: 18 million 

The airport's diverse mix of retailers includes Bikekulture, Tie Rack,
Discovery Channel Store, Sunglass Hut, Sunshades and the Colorado
Collection, which does a $3 million-a-year business in jewelry made by local
artists. 

Source: AIRPORT REVENUE NEWS, West Palm Beach, Fla.


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