Prestige Supplies to open new border shop in Mongolia

Nicole Mezzasalma

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The company is in negotiations to open its first duty-free store at the border between Mongolia and Russia

Travel retailer Prestige Supplies is in the final phase of negotiations to open a new duty-free store at the Sükhbaatar railway station at the border between Mongolia and Russia. The new outlet will be the company’s sixth duty-free store in Mongolia, where it has been operating since November 2007.

Prestige Supplies now runs five duty-free stores in the country: a 64sq m (688sq ft) store at Zamiin Uud, on the border between Mongolia and China; a 50sq m (538sq ft) L’Écrin Duty Free departures shop (pictured) at Ulaanbaatar Chinggis Khaan International airport; two Mongol News Duty Free outlets, a 50sq m departures store and a 30sq m (322sq ft) arrivals shop; and a 25sq m (269sq ft) downtown diplomatic store next to the Attila Hotel in the Mongolian capital.

A Prestige Supplies spokesperson told DFNIonline: “Our International Duty Free border store at Zamiin Uud sells tobacco products, liquor and confectionery. We work with all the leading companies in liquor and tobacco such as British American Tobacco, Shanghai Tobacco Group, Diageo, Villiger, Belvedere Duty Free and Campari. Cigarettes are our best-selling product, followed by liquor. Our airport shops sell all product categories including fashion, fragrances and watches. We have begun our operation in Mongolia and as the year continues we are looking for further expansion across the globe.”