Dubai Duty Free reached a historic milestone on Tuesday when the airport retailer surpassed Dh8 billion in sales for the first time in its 42-year history. The sale that pushed sales over the Dh8 billion mark was a twin pack of Marlboro Lights purchased for Dh371 by an Indian passenger traveling to Delhi.
This achievement continues a trend of record monthly sales this year, with 9 out of 11 months setting new records, topped by November’s all-time high sales of Dh876.56 million ($240.16 million).
Recognizing the historic milestone today in Terminal 3, Ramesh Cidambi, managing director, who was accompanied by the management team and staff, said, “It’s a momentous occasion to cross the Dh8 billion mark for the first time ever in the company’s history. From the bottom of our hearts, we want to thank all of you who are working 24 hours a day, 365 days a year – on the shop floor and in the back office – to make these transactions happen and to drive the business to this level at year-end. We are up 17.6 percent compared to last December for the first nine days. The last few days have been fantastic, and we are up 9.8 percent for the year, which is Dh710 million more than what we achieved last year – equivalent to one full month of sales.”
Looking ahead to the remainder of the year, the retail operation will celebrate its 42nd Anniversary on December 20 and will mark the occasion by offering a 25 percent discount on a wide range of products.
