UK-based convenience retailer, WHSmith, has completed the first phase of store openings at Sydney Airport’s international terminal one, having won the tender in 2015 to operate six news, books and convenience stores. The remaining stores are expected to be ready by September 2016.
The retailer is the airport’s travel essentials partner and has now opened four stores, including a 450sq m landside departures store and three airside stores totalling over 1,000sq m of retail space, all using a new store concept. WHSmith Australia has more than 50 stores trading across the country.
These latest units feature a one-stop ‘Food to Go’ range and are claimed to be “an evolution from traditional ‘books and news’ operations”. WHSmith says: “The retail environment is premium, stylish and contemporary in design and offers the functionality to support high levels of service and excellent product displays.”