Rio de Janeiro, 12^th July 2017. – Dufry in partnership with Desigual has opened two new locations across Terminal 2 RIOgaleão International Airport. A permanent 23m² shop-in-shop, featuring Desigual ready-to-wear and accessories collections, as well as several Travel Retail Exclusive items, are presented in a dedicated multi-brand shop for fashion.

Dufry and Desigual have also partnered to open a temporary pop-up store in Terminal 2. The 63m² of retail space features the Desigual collection alongside a sunglasses department. The pop-up store will be present through to October 2017.

Desigual’s presence forms part of Dufry’s expanded fashion offer at Rio, in a multi-brand environment with brands such as Lacoste, Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger, and alongside standalone stores for Polo Ralph Lauren, Michael Kors, Salvatore Ferragamo and Hugo Boss.

The Dufry-Desigual partnership is celebrating its success with the expansion into their second airport in Brazil, building on a two-year presence in both standalone store and multi-brand shop-in-shop formats at GRU Airport, in São Paulo.

Dufry currently operates a total of 13 Desigual stores in Latin America, including Cancun, Los Cabos, Puerto Vallarta, Punta Del Este, Montevideo and Santiago Airports.

Gustavo Fagundes, Dufry’s Director of Brazil and Bolivia operations noted: “We are pleased to welcome Desigual into our fashion portfolio at RIOgaleão as we always seek to expand the category at this location with the best and most dynamic brands.”

Marco Gadola, Head of Travel Retail at Desigual commented: “RIOgaleão is a strategic location in South American travel retail. It already has scale but is set for huge passenger growth as the Brazilian domestic and international aviation market expands over the coming years. Bringing a brand such as Desigual to this and other locations will help boost Dufry’s female-focused fashion offer and add vibrancy, colour and appeal to the retail experience in a way that Desigual knows best.”