The size of the shop has changed, as have the decor and design. But affordable perfumes, spirits, tobacco products and much more? That hasn't changed at all. And now Gebr. Heinemann is celebrating the 20th birthday of its Duty Free Shop at Hamburg Airport. The family-owned company opened its first shop on 1 November, 1993, at the same time as Terminal 2 (called “Terminal 4” back then) was opened. Today, Gebr. Heinemann has 156 employees in Hamburg and operates two Heinemann Duty Free Shops, a Destination Hamburg Shop with modern Hamburg souvenirs and three boutiques for exclusive brands.

“We congratulate Gebr. Heinemann on their Hamburg Airport birthday today. The company makes travel into a great experience for our passengers. For many of them, a stroll through the attractive Duty Free Shops is a real highlight before they even board their flight,” says Michael Eggenschwiler, CEO of Hamburg Airport. “Gebr. Heinemann is an important and loyal business partner for the airport. Together, we have expanded the ‘Duty Free’ business over recent years, especially since the Airport Plaza opened, to make it an important pillar of our operations.”

“We are proud of the established, successful cooperation with Hamburg Airport,” explain Gunnar and Claus Heinemann, proprietors of the Gebr. Heinemann family business. “We both fly a lot, of course, and we are always delighted with the short walking distances and the good service here at our home airport. Hamburg Airport is an outstanding “display window” for Gebr. Heinemann. Many of the partners, suppliers and customers who visit us land here. They can experience our Heinemann Duty Free Shops first-hand. ”

Gebr. Heinemann at Hamburg Airport Gebr. Heinemann was active at Hamburg Airport even before the company opened its first shop here. In 1960, when Duty Free at Hamburg Airport was just beginning, Gebr. Heinemann supplied the products. In those days, they were kept behind the counter. 2008 was another milestone in the cooperation between Hamburg Airport and Gebr. Heinemann: for the opening of the Airport Plaza, the company presented its new retail brand to the world, along with a new shop concept and a 1,400 m2 flagship store. Since then, all of the company’s own shops at airports are known as Heinemann Duty Free. The flagship store in the Airport Plaza is very popular, with almost 650,000 passengers shopping there each year.