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Bath & Body Works opens in Iguazu with London Supply

London Supply has opened a new
Bath & Body Works shop-in-shop in its
flagship store in Puerto Iguazu. Company
commercial director Maggie Ducos told
TMI: “We are really pleased to open this
new section in our biggest store, and we
are incredibly grateful to Essence Corp. for
allowing us to highlight the Bath & Body
Works brands in our Puerto Iguazu store.
We know that our Brazilian and Argentine
customers love these brands, and we are
so pleased to offer them a full range of
personal care products as well as some
great fragrances. We are sure the full range
will be an enormous success.”
Ducos mentioned this will not be the
only change in Puerto Iguazu this year. London Supply Foundation used by the Foundation to finance London
“We are constantly looking at adding to In early January, the London Supply Supplies ongoing activities in the Primero
our range and giving something new to our Foundation celebrated the 18th edition of de Mayo district of Puerto Iguazu and other
shoppers. Very shortly we will be making their annual charity golf tournament. As in areas in Argentina and Uruguay where the
changes to the part of the store where previous years the tournament was held at company is involved.
we sell our extensive range of bags and Club del Lago Golf de Punta del Este. The María Taratuty, executive director
luggage. In addition, we are also planning tournament had more than 250 participants. of the Foundation, celebrated the spirit of
to make significant changes to the area The foundation raised US$ 667,268 solidarity shown by participants, sponsors
where we sell domestic appliances. We for various charities. In accordance with and all those involved in the organization
hope to have everything up and running last year’s donations 10% of the total, of the event. “This will allow us to start
before the end of Q1. But we are all sure almost $67,000, was donated to Uruguayan 2024 to continue the work we have been
there will be further changes as we go on in children’s cancer charity the Pérez carrying out and gives us a great incentive
the year.” Scremini Foundation. The balance will be to attain all our objectives.” JG

New Lima terminal to open in December

Airport concession manager Lima operated by Lagardère. & Beverage offer available in the new
Airport Partners has announced that Lagardère has also played a significant terminal. The company will directly
the new passenger terminal at Jorge role in the development of the Food manage 11 outlets in a special Food
Chavez International Airport will open on Court featuring internationally renowned
December 18, 2024. The new terminal will Peruvian chefs Mitsuharu Tsumaru and
allow the airport to grow capacity to just Jaime Pesaque.
under 40 million passengers. In addition, Lagardère will operate a
Last year, 21.3 million passengers duty-paid store in the domestic departure
used the airport, an increase of 14.1% on area.
the previous year but still 10.1% below the Lagardère commenced operations in
2019 figures. LAP is forecasting that the Lima in January 2023 after winning the
airport will reach 30 million passengers in duty free concession with a unique profit-
2031. sharing agreement with LAP.
Juan José Salmón, CEO of LAP, said With Peruvian gastronomy at the
that more than 80% of the 270,000sqm heart of the restaurant area, LAP has also
terminal has been completed and they are confirmed that Peruvian products such as
on schedule to open by mid-December. Alpaca and fine silver jewelry will feature
The airport commercial team is also heavily in the commercial zones.
putting the final changes to the commercial LAP is planning to close the current
side of the new terminal. Duty free stores, terminal on the evening of December 17
bars, restaurants and VIP lounges will take and begin operations in the new terminal
up 28,000 sqm with the center-piece being the following day.
the 4,000 sqm walk-through duty free store JG

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