Dubai Duty Free reached an historic milestone on December 9th when the airport retailer passed AED 8 billion in sales for the first time in its 42-year history. The sale of a twin pack of Marlboro Lights purchased for AED 371 by an Indian passenger travelling to Delhi was the item that pushed sales over the AED 8 billion mark.
This achievement is the continuation of record monthly sales this year, with 9 out of 11 months setting new records, topped by November’s all time high sales of AED 876.56 million (USD 240.16 million).
Recognising 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 AED 8 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 shopfloor 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% compared to last December for the first nine days. The last few days have been fantastic, and we are up 9.8% for the year, which is AED 710 million more than what we achieved last year – equivalent to one full month of sales.
“Our Chairman, H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, congratulated each member of the Dubai Duty Free team for the outstanding performance in November and looks forward to a strong finish for the year.” added Cidambi. Looking ahead to the remainder of the year, the retail operation will celebrate its 42nd Anniversary on December 20th and will mark the occasion by offering a 25% discount on a wide range of products.
