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  • J. Cort’s cements Part&Ma tie-up at CDG

    J. Cort’s cements Part&Ma tie-up at CDG

    Cigar house J. Cortès is intensifying its cooperation with commercial animation company, Part&Ma, at Lagardère Travel Retail stores at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport following good growth in 2015.

    This year, the partnership will reach a higher level to support the brands, J.Cortès and Neos, “with monthly reports and immediate interaction assuring that travellers will always find their products on the right spot, labelled with the right price” says Thomas Gryson, J. Cortès Travel Retail Coordinator.

    J.Cortès has invested in product training for Part&Ma staff (pictured) in Belgium where they had intensive and interactive sessions on the brand’s products and sales programmes. Later the group was taken to the cigar factory, Neos in Handzame, to see all aspects of the production of cigars/cigarillos.

    “J.Cortès Cigars is supporting its travel retail business by investing in many areas,” says Gryson. “One of the important is training the staff of airport shops and their partners. J. Cortès strongly believes that knowledge is the start of everything.”

    Last year the house invested in customised product and sales workshop for the staff of WDFG Queen Alia Airport, Jordan and for DFS staff at Changi, Singapore.

  • House of Fraser opens first store in China

    House of Fraser opens first store in China

    UK and Ireland’s department store group House of Fraser opened its first store in China this month. The store, located Xinjiekou Sanpower Plaza (International Financial Centre) in Nanjing, covers a total building area of approximately 28,500 square meters with six floors and around 50 video screens.

    Several brands have partnered with House of Fraser to introduce its products for the first time to the Chinese market.  There are also new concepts such as Style by HoF, and a Nike Beacon store, the largest Nike beacon store in China as well as Monceau, a lifestyle and cafe.

    The store aims to provide a premium retail experience, including a VIP lounge, a VIP loyalty, and personal shopping. The world’s biggest toy chain Hamleys and the American novelty retail corporation Brookstone are adjacent to the store.

    Nanjing is the capital of the Jiangsu Province in Eastern China and has a total population of 8.2 million. Its commercial center, Xinjiekou, has a total of over 1,600 businesses and the most prosperous area in downtown Nanjing.

    House of Fraser completed its sale to Nanjing Xinjiekou Department Store, a Chinese department store chain owned by the Sanpower Group on 2 September 2014, marking an exciting beginning for the company under Chinese ownership.

    “This is an exciting time for House of Fraser and the opening of the store in Nanjing is a strong way to finish 2016. We are confident that our first store will clearly demonstrate the unique status that House of Fraser can achieve in the market, and will be a standout platform for our brand partners,” said Frank Slevin, Chairman of House of Fraser UK, in a media statement.