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Established and headquartered in South Africa; Africa Travel Retail is Pan African in its orientation and global in its outlook. The company owes its existence to the rich retail heritage dating back to the early 1950’s when the late Dr. Richard Maponya established a diversified retail business empire represented by the late Dr. Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo as his attorneys during Apartheid South Africa.

Duty-free in Africa is our business and African Travel Industry Insight is our oxygen. We operate Duty free and Duty paid shops , convenient shops, Airports Fashion Outlet Stores and Travel Wholesale at various airports, Train Stations, Downtown shops, Land border shops, Sea Ports, Airline onboard duty free, diplomatic shops, on board cruise liner duty free and Strategic Tourists Places.

Our vision is to be Africa’s travel retailor of choice, reference and relevance.

Our mission is to provide authentic and premium travel retail to our customers and placing end-to-end Sustainability in the centre of our mission of financial growth, through visible & tangible social impact in areas we operate in.

Contact Details Address: 32 Fricker Road, Illovo, Sandton, South Africa, 2196 Tel: +27 11 880 5170 / +27 82 485 6300 Email address: [email protected]

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Established and headquartered in South Africa; Africa Travel Retail is Pan African in its orientation and global in its outlook. The company owes its existence to the rich retail heritage dating back to the early 1950’s when the late Dr. Richard Maponya established a diversified retail business empire represented by the late Dr. Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo as his attorneys during Apartheid South Africa.

Duty-free in Africa is our business and African Travel Industry Insight is our oxygen. We operate Duty free and Duty paid shops , convenient shops, Airports Fashion Outlet Stores and T ravel Wholesale at various airports, Train Stations, Downtown shops, L and border shops, Sea Ports, Airline onboard duty free, diplomatic shops, on board cruise liner duty free and Strategic Tourists Places.

We have partnered with DUFRY to pursue Duty-Free and Duty-Paid opportunities in South Africa.

Afro-Lux, which is an exclusive concept of ATR whose expertise is to curate  exclusive luxurious African products and exclusively package them for the travel retail consumer around the world.

VISION To be Africa’s travel retailor of choice, reference and relevance.

MISSION To provide authentic and premium travel retail to our customers and placing end-to-end Sustainability in the centre of our mission of financial growth, through visible & tangible social impact in areas we operate in.

REAL VALUE TRAVEL RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION

'you wanna carry some memories from africa', opening up east and southern africa .

Our commitment to delivering Real Value Travel Retail to complex and untapped duty-free locations and outlets, complemented by our locally tailored DutyFree website & shop in shop fullfilment serves as the cornerstone of our operational success.

We manage sourcing (including distribution licenses), branding, supply, and fulfilment. In addition to operating our own (pilot) stores, we distribute products and provide services to independent shop owners, offering a comprehensive range of DutyFree distribution and logistical services, efficient store management, and flexible shop-in-shop solutions. For existing shop-owners, we offer an efficiently managed supply chain to foster brand growth and development.

We Do Justice To Your Product

We actively invest in collaborations with existing store owners, brands, and distributors, collectively expanding our presence and growth across 26 countries in east and southern Africa and the Indian Ocean. Our foundation is firmly established on an unwavering commitment to our valued suppliers, brand owners, clients, retailers, and distributors. Duty-free, local, and regional retail, branding, and distribution are integral components of ADF's operations in untapped markets across Africa. We firmly believe that our 20 years of expertise, pioneering in these areas, combined with our collaborative approach as your partner, can enhance your retail operations & growth for Africa and the Indian Ocean.

TRAVEL RETAIL BRANDS

Africa Duty Free - Luxury store

Africa Best Buy - Best value brands

Private label - Custom branded

RETAIL CONCEPTS

Shop in Shop

Online shopping Click & Collect

DISTRIBUTION

Local & Regional 

Southern & East Africa

Duty free & duty paid

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Africa duty free.

Africa Duty Free aims to line up suppliers and open up a distribution point and duty free store capability that supports, trains and works in conjunction with direct suppliers, keeping pricing and positioning strategies aligned.

Suppliers get access to a new, quality operational infrastructure in African duty free, connecting to African customers with aspiring lifestyles who can grow brands through sales.

• Market appropriate branding and service (African consumer focused)
• More sales: speed up turnaround time with realistic pricing Consumer’s Win – Real value travel retail

We exclusively operate in duty free at airports, harbours, downtown, diplomatic and border stores. Our two concepts consist of own stores and shop-in-shop solutions. Online DutyFree Shopping - click & collect via  www.africabestbuy.com

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'being happy never goes out of style', current situation in african duty free market.

Unlike the global norm, Africa's travel retail industry presents distinct characteristics. In roughly 70% of DutyFree locations, 'duty-free' prices tend to be higher than those available in local retail. Throughout the continent, there is a promising opportunity for enhancing retail environments. As African consumers travel more frequently, they increasingly recognize that travel retail should not only offer excellent value but also provide a pleasant experience with a comprehensive product selection.

The benchmark for this experience is set by major hubs such as Johannesburg, Dubai, Amsterdam Schiphol, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Brussels and London Heathrow, which serve as primary transit points for African destinations. This has led to a growing demand within the African market to reach the same level of quality and service as the rest of the world. ADF provides added value by addressing this gap through offering services to Duty Free environment, like shop-in-shop and retail management together with a real-value travel offering !'

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Indu World International plots “aggressive” African travel retail expansion

AFRICA.  Indu World International, which holds exclusive duty free contracts for the main international airports in Zambia and Djibouti, has revealed “aggressive” expansion plans for its presence in the travel retail industry across Africa. The company says it is cooperating with major international brands to take advantage of what it describes as “immense opportunities”.

The retailer, whose group of companies hold stocks in large bonded warehouse facilities in Jebel Ali, Dubai, and Rwanda in central Africa, told The Moodie Davitt Report in an exclusive interview that it is “ideally placed” to vastly increase its business in Africa, where its foothold is already well-established.

Vishvesh Lakhani, who co-founded Indu with his father Kishore in 2012, believes that prospects in Africa are often overlooked by the major brands. He says: “The typical African passenger has quite a decent budget to spend, and import duties are generally high in Africa, so they do tend to take advantage of duty free pricing while flying.

“We have the volume, and assets, to expand our operations in key markets, not least in Africa, where we are targeting more exclusive operator licenses in African airports” – Indu World International Co-founder  Vishvesh Lakhani

“Certain categories like single malts, other high-end whiskies and cognacs are definitely growing due to air passengers looking to explore and pick up products which are not easily available in the domestic markets.

“Although tourism continues to grow quite moderately, and is held back by security concerns, the middle class on the Africa continent is expanding rapidly in most of the key markets, hence people are travelling quite a bit both inside and outside Africa.

“The way we see it, it’s an investment for the future, and once we get the product mix right there is definitely is some serious money to be made. Our sales have been consistently growing in Africa, and we confidently expect that to continue this year.”

Dubai-based Lakhani acknowledges that investment in duty free in Africa is some way behind other continents, which he says is “due to the mentality of the operators and vendors”. He adds: “We want to change this outlook by taking the first step and investing in our retail fit-outs so we can lead by example. We would really like to help change and shape the image that some brand owners may have on Africa.”

To back this up, Lakhani reveals that his company is currently transforming its facilities at Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport, where it has recently been granted an extension to its exclusive duty free operator contract until 2032.

Indu also plans vibrant new designs for Zambia’a largest airport, Kenneth Kaunda International in the capital Lusaka, where it was granted an exclusive duty free contract last year. Two brand new stores, one offering tobacco and liquor and the other perfumes & cosmetics and confectionery, will open in early 2020 at the same time as a new international terminal.

Lakhani says this second terminal was much-needed as the old terminal, which is being redeveloped for domestic flights only, was heavily constrained on the amount of air traffic it could handle.

Indu’s other travel retail interests in Africa include an exclusive agreement to sell duty free at Djibouti’s main sea port and a store on the Zambia/Congo border. It is also the sole duty free supplier to various military bases in Djibouti, supplying bottled water and beers, wines and spirits.

But it is the company’s bonded warehouse facilities in Jebel Ali and Rwanda that are the real drivers of Indu’s growth. From the former, where it owns more than one million square feet of warehousing space, it distributes stock from major wines and spirits brand owners to its own travel retail stores and those of other GTR operators in Africa.

“Supplying third party operators is a big part of our business,” says Lakhani. “We hold stocks of over 60,000 cases in Jebel Ali. The shipping lead times from the port in Jebel Ali to East Africa are roughly ten days and we have been very successful in this part of the business, working with various operators in that part of Africa.”

Looking ahead, Lakhani is seeking to build on the 42% year-on-year growth Indu achieved in 2018. “Naturally, it’s quite unrealistic to expect that kind of annual growth, but 2018 was an exceptionally successful year for us. We had a massive jump due to better supply chain planning, winning business in some new markets and some great supplier support.

“We have the volume, and assets, to expand our operations in key markets, not least in Africa, where we are targeting more exclusive operator licenses in African airports.”

He finishes by sending out a rallying call to major brands: “Let’s build quality travel retail in these emerging markets with key operators, who can provide brand growth and the security that brand integrity will be maintained.”

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States added six companies to its trade restriction list on Tuesday, including four for their links to the training of China's military forces, according to a government posting.

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