Herm and Cartier to open in new Narita wing

John Rimmer

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The luxury fashion and accessories brands will feature in boutique space at Tokyo Narita airport's new T1 South Wing, to open next June

RavenFox.com has learned that NAA Retailing, the joint venture between Tokyo Narita airport authority NAA and leading Japanese retailer JATCo, is to open brand boutiques from Hermès and Cartier in Narita's new South Wing in terminal one. The new facility will open next June and will contain spacious general stores and boutiques.

NAA's joint venture with retailer JAL/DFS will also operate in the new area, along with ANA Trading Duty Free, which will operate alone. Both retailers are understood to be in negotiations with brands they hope to introduce to the South Wing's boutique space.

NAA Retailing is to take over 1,000sq m (10,760sq ft) in the South Wing, while NAA&JAL/DFS will run about 900sq m (9,680sq ft) and ANA Trading 450sq m (4,840sq ft).

For a full report on retail at Tokyo, see the DFNI East Asia report in the October 15 issue, mailed to subscribers today.