Who Wants to Sell Duty Free Goods At Tocumen?Tuesday, July 19, 2016 The US company Duty Free America, Motta International, the swiss Dufry Group and the german Heinemann Duty Free plan to participate n the tender being prepared by Tocumen for August this year. Due to the inclusion on the Clinton List of Waked International, the current concessionaire of the duty free shop in Tocumen, the airport administration was forced to speed up the process to tender commercial spaces, even though the concession only expires in December 2017. Motta Internacional is the other current concessionaire of commercial shops in the terminal. Closure Announced of Duty Free Store La Riviera in ColombiaFriday, May 27, 2016 La Riviera Colombia has submitted its companies under control of the Superintendency of Companies and twenty suppliers and customers have announced the end of their trade relations. In a statement La Riviera S.A.S. specified that it asked the authorities to take control of the Colombian companies La Riviera S.A.S., Santafe Duty Free S.A.S. and La Riviera Duty Free S.A.S., "... Tender of Duty Free Areas at Tocumen in September 2016Friday, November 20, 2015 The Panamanian airport administration has hired the British company Pragma Consulting to design the strategy to tender the commercial area of the southern terminal, scheduled for September 2016. Pragma Consulting company also designed the tender process of the business premises that are currently operating under concessions which will expire in 2017. Tocumen Could Bring Forward Duty Free TenderFriday, June 17, 2016 The contest which could be held in August or September will be seeking only two operators, and will exclude certain brands and products which will be awarded separately. The tender is for the duty free spaces in Terminal 1, which since 2007 had been operated by Waked International S.A., whose concession expires in December 2017. As explained by the authorities of Tocumen SA, the inclusion of Waked companies in the Clinton List forced them to make changes to airport plans. New Duty Free Operators in TocumenThursday, August 24, 2017 The US company Duty Free America has been awarded two of the three blocks of the commercial area in Terminal 1 of the Panamanian airport, and the third went to Attenza Duty Free, linked to Motta International. At the beginning of August four companies presented their proposals in the tender to operate duty free commercial premises at Terminal 1 of Tocumen International Airport, but only two were selected. Tocumen Duty Free Shops Start to ReopenFriday, April 13, 2018 Duty Free America and Attenza Duty Free have started operating the first premises in terminal 1 of Panama City airport. Duty Free America (DFA) will be opening premises gradually until May, when the remodeling of all the premises will be completed. In regards to Attenza Duty Free, the authorities at Tocumen S.A. The Long Awaited Tender for Tocumen's Duty Free SpacesFriday, June 2, 2017 From today, the process starts to tender commercial spaces in Terminal 1 of Panama City International Airport. Among the companies that have expressed their interest to the administrators of Panama City airport are DFS, Duffry, Duty Free America, Heineman, DFAASS, Legarde, Penna and Flamingo. More Waked Group Businesses ClosedWednesday, May 18, 2016 In Uruguay, where the group operated three duty-free shops, authorities have filed a complaint for alleged money laundering, and Nicaragua has closed a store that operated in Penas Blancas. In Nicaragua the duty free shop La Riviera which operated at the border post of Peñas Blancas has been closed by order of the customs authorities of that country. In Uruguay, the Central Bank and the National Anti-Money Laundering Asset Secretariat presented a criminal complaint on May 13 to the Specialized Organized Crime Justice against the Panamanian Group Waked alleging money laundering. Want to Buy La Riviera in Tocumen?Tuesday, June 7, 2016 In addition to the OFAC license which must be obtained by the company that acquires the operations of La Riviera, the transaction must also be approved the authorities of Tocumen. In order to protect the image of the international airport in Panama City, the authorities have announced that they will thoroughly investigate companies that express interest in buying the operations of the duty free shops La Riviera, before giving their approval. Companies Interested in Tocumen Duty Free SpacesFriday, June 23, 2017 Duffry, DFS, Top Brands, Duty Free America, Wisa and Motta International attended the tender ratification meeting for the commercial spaces in the South Terminal of the International Airport. From a statement issued by Tocumen International Airport: Panama: Concessionary Award Offered for Duty Free ShopsThursday, November 10, 2011 Tocumen Airport’s administration has announced a concessionary award for shops selling luxury leather goods. Businesses have until November 11 to request the conditions. The date of submission of bids is scheduled for December 20. Tender of Duty Free Premises in TocumenThursday, May 11, 2017 The administrators of Panama City International Airport have started the process of putting out to tender 1,500 square meters of commercial spaces in terminal 1. Through a print media publication in Panama, the management of Tocumen International Airport announced the start of a process to tender duty free spaces in Terminal 1. The interested parties can acquire the tender documents from 19 May directly at Tocumen's offices. Tender for Duty Free Shops in Tocumen AirportTuesday, February 4, 2014 In March a tender will be held for the award of commercial spaces in the southern terminal of the international airport. Tocumen SA plans to tender in March retail spaces in the south terminal of Tocumen International Airport. They're just waiting for the final plans in order to determine the space that will be used for the installation of the shops. Tender for Duty Free Spaces in TocumenTuesday, September 20, 2016 Indications have been given that the tender will be held in October and will include the 77 duty free premises in Terminal 1 which are currently operated by Grupo Wisa and Attenza, of the Motta Group. Among the duty free premises that Tocumen is planning to tender in October, are those which were concessioned to Grupo Wisa and Attenza, of the Motta Group, whose contracts expire in December 2017. Prensa.com reports that "...The bringing forward of this contract renewal is due to, according to Temístocles Rosas, Vice President of Administration and Finance at Tocumen SA, 'the withdrawal of Wisa group', which was recently included in the sanctioning 'Clinton List.' " Huge Interest in Tocumen Duty Free SpacesFriday, September 30, 2016 Now there are ten major international companies interested in taking part in the tender for 1500 square meters of commercial space in Terminal 1 of Tocumen Airport. Among the companies that expressed their interest to the administrators of Panama City airport are DFS, Duffry, Duty Free America, Heineman, DFAASS, Legarde, Penna and Flamingo. |
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