{"id":21204,"date":"2021-06-21T19:38:32","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T19:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/?p=21204"},"modified":"2021-06-21T19:42:14","modified_gmt":"2021-06-21T19:42:14","slug":"tonys-chocolonely-opens-first-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bartalks.net\/tonys-chocolonely-opens-first-store\/","title":{"rendered":"TONY&#8217;S CHOCOLONELY OPENS FIRST AIRPORT STORE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam has been one of my favourite airports for many years. It is beautiful and practical, with easy train links into the city. But now there&#8217;s another reason to love it &#8211; Tony&#8217;s Chocolonely has opened their first airport store at Schiphol, Europe&#8217;s busiest International Airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a Dutch company, and with Schiphol being a successful International hub, moving almost 21 million passengers last year, the move appears a sound decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an article at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/kevinrozario\/2021\/06\/08\/the-dutch-chocolate-brand-thats-using-airports-to-highlight-modern-slavery\/?sh=20c600873cd9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Forbes magazine<\/a>, Ivan van Kooten, the export and duty-free retail manager at Tony\u2019s Chocolonely said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-ugb-blockquote ugb-blockquote ugb-cd2a7a4 ugb-blockquote--v3 ugb-blockquote--design-plain ugb-main-block\"><style>.ugb-cd2a7a4 .ugb-blockquote__quote{width:70px !important;height:70px !important}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-blockquote__item\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"ugb-blockquote__quote\" width=\"70\" height=\"70\"><path d=\"M19.8 9.3C10.5 11.8 4.6 17 2.1 24.8c2.3-3.6 5.6-5.4 9.9-5.4 3.3 0 6 1.1 8.3 3.3 2.2 2.2 3.4 5 3.4 8.3 0 3.2-1.1 5.8-3.3 8-2.2 2.2-5.1 3.2-8.7 3.2-3.7 0-6.5-1.2-8.6-3.5C1 36.3 0 33.1 0 29 0 18.3 6.5 11.2 19.6 7.9l.2 1.4zm26.4 0C36.9 11.9 31 17 28.5 24.8c2.2-3.6 5.5-5.4 9.8-5.4 3.2 0 6 1.1 8.3 3.2 2.3 2.2 3.4 4.9 3.4 8.3 0 3.1-1.1 5.8-3.3 7.9-2.2 2.2-5.1 3.3-8.6 3.3-3.7 0-6.6-1.1-8.6-3.4-2.1-2.3-3.1-5.5-3.1-9.7 0-10.7 6.6-17.8 19.7-21.1l.1 1.4z\"><\/path><\/svg><div class=\"ugb-blockquote__content\"><p class=\"ugb-blockquote__text\">We are not building another unit at the moment, but we do have high ambitions, so more standalone stores across the world can be expected in the future.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>When I visited their main store in February last year during the Chocoa event, I was delighted by the Willy Wonka style to the store, in which pulling levers dished out free samples of their different chocolates. I was disappointed to note this was not a feature of the airport outlet, although I admit it would have been an unprofitable idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tony&#8217;s presence in such a visible space points to a strategy of growing market awareness of the brand, along with its anti-slavery message.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam has been one of my favourite airports for many years. It is beautiful and practical, with easy train links into the city. But now there&#8217;s another reason to love it &#8211; Tony&#8217;s Chocolonely has opened their first airport store at Schiphol, Europe&#8217;s busiest International Airport. 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