Shoppers’ Stop and Nuance Group AG have formed a joint venture to bid for contracts to set up duty-free retail outlets in Indian airports. The JV is among the five short-listed bidders for a contract to set up duty-free retail outlets at Mumbai international airport. In the airport retailing space India, with a projected annual passenger growth of 10.4%, is considered a strong growth potential market. Nuance with an annual turnover of $1.7 bin has a presence in 17 countries with 340 shops across 57 airports operating in duty-free core categories like cosmetics, liquor, chocolates and specialty stores like food and beverage outlets.
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