MONGOLIA/CHINA. Korean travel retailer Star Duty Free yesterday (13 November) unveiled a border store at the Zamyn-Üüd control point between Mongolia and China.
As reported, Star Duty Free is the first Korean travel retailer to open a land border duty free store.
The new 81sq m space is located next to the long-established Heinemann Duty Free store and offers a wide range of duty free goods including liquor, tobacco, cosmetics, perfumes and accessories.
A variety of local and Korean products are also available at the new border store.
Speaking in advance of the opening, Star Duty Free CEO Ahn Sang Joon said: “We are very excited to open the first duty free store in Mongolia.”
Ahn is well-known in the travel retail community as a long-term Director Airside Concession Team at Incheon International Airport Corporation and subsequently Bangalore International Airport Vice President – Commercial, before running his own Seoul-based consultancy over recent years.
“We believe this store will be a valuable asset to the travel retail industry in Central Asia, offering travellers a convenient way to purchase high-quality duty free goods,” he added.
Seoul-based small and medium enterprise company Star Duty Free describes itself as a duty free platform provider. The company is also set to launch direct cross-border delivery of liquor from Hong Kong to South Korea in December. ✈
