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Lululemon opens first European airport store

Canadian sportswear giant Lululemon has opened its first store in a European airport as it continues on the path of global expansion. The brand has inaugurated a new location in Heathrow Terminal 5, where a full range of Lululemon leggings, yoga gear and travel-friendly pieces is on offer. The opening of the 103 square metre store intends to...

Retail

Heathrow Airport is UK haven for duty-free shopping

A recent survey indicates that for many Brits, the holiday experience begins before reaching the final destination, with 40 percent of travelers considering their trip to start at the airport. Recognising this trend, PayingTooMuch conducted an analysis of the UK's busiest airports to determine their suitability for entertaining passengers both...

Retail

Louis Vuitton opens pop-up store at Heathrow Airport

LVMH’s Louis Vuitton has announced the opening of a pop-up store at Heathrow’s Terminal 4 next week. The space will run until November, when the brand is set to launch its third permanent store at the London airport. The French fashion house already operates stores in Terminal 5 and Terminal 3. The pop-up space is set to occupy 20 square meters...

Retail

Kate Spade launches pop-up at Heathrow

Kate Spade New York, the upmarket lifestyle brand has launched a pop-up store at the UK’s biggest airport, Heathrow. The store, planned to ‘pop-up’ for just eight months, is situated in the airports biggest and busiest terminal, T5. Designed by Richard Rogers to welcome 35 million passengers a year, the store is guaranteed to be popular among...

Design

Heathrow launches personal shopping lounge

Heathrow Airport is to be the first airport in the world to offer a Personal Shopping Lounge for its travellers. With its vast array of luxury boutiques, the airport offers a first class fashion selection and now passengers can take advantage of its personal shopping service. The service is available for all passengers flying through the...

Fashion

John Lewis opens store at Heathrow's new Terminal 2

British department store group John Lewis has opened its first store airport at the new 2.5 billion pound Terminal 2 in London’s Heathrow airport, as The Queen's Terminal officially opened its door earlier this morning. Located on the top floor of the new departure lounge, the 3,600 square foot is said tobe the largest space that Heathrow has...

Design

Heathrow to open first airport personal shopping lounge

Heathrow has unveiled plans to open a personal shopping lounge within its new Terminal 2, which it claims will be the first of its kind in an airport. The Queen’s Terminal will open to the public on June 4 and will feature a personal shopping lounge that will provide customers with a “comfortable and private space with an accredited stylist”,...

Design

Dolce and Gabbana opens first UK airport store

Italian fashion house Dolce & Gabbana has opened its first ever UK airport boutique at London Heathrow’s Terminal 5. The 1076 square foot store houses a range of accessories for men and women such as shoes, bags, sunglasses, and small leather goods, and features an interior to emulate the Dolce & Gabbana world with its signature furnishings...

Design

New retail director at Heathrow

With over 68 million passengers and shoppers a year, Heathrow Airport has appointed Muriel Zingraff-Shariff as its new Retail Concessions Director. Zingraff-Shariff’s previous roles include senior positions at Harrods, where she was the Board Director responsible for women’s fashion, and Paco Rabanne, where she was CEO. Most recently, she worked...

Fashion

X-ray reveals all

The new x-ray machines at Heathrow airport are revealing more than common modesty would allow. The newly installed machines allow a clear view through passengers' clothes. Due to the application of low-level radiation, the machine sees through clothes, depicting an anatomically detailed black-and-white image of the body and displaying any solid...