Awesome airport shopping

SINGAPORE — Shopping isn’t confined to the Orchard Roads, the Fifth Avenues and the Oxford Streets of the world. Airports are going all the way to woo passengers with their selection of shopping ideas. Take Singapore’s Changi Airport, which is partnering DFS to house the largest tobacco and liquor airport boutique in the world. The 85,350 square foot duplex store will only open next April in Terminal 3, but, in the meantime, shopaholics can check out other airports which have recently ramped up their shopping selections and services. Duty-free shopping, here we come.

Heathrow Terminal 2

When Heathrow Terminal 2 opens on June 2, travellers can look forward to British department store John Lewis making its airport debut. Another first is the world’s “first personal shopping lounge”: There’ll be a professional accredited stylist on hand to guide you in your sartorial choices. And it’s free of charge regardless of whether you fly coach or first class.

Copenhagen Airport

Last year, the Danish airport unveiled an area dedicated to Danish brands, specialities and products in its main duty free store. It even boasts a Little Mermaid statue. The airport also welcomed audio brand Bang & Olufsen’s B&O PLAY, showcasing its latest products in April; while Max Mara’s first Europe airport boutique opened earlier this month.

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

Trust this hip American city to have a store by legendary indie record label, Sub Pop, within its premises. The store opened May 1 in the Central Terminal and hawks everything cool about Seattle from its Sub Pop catalogue of Nirvana and Fleet Foxes albums and T-shirts, to coffee from local roaster Lighthouse, books on grunge and well, skateboards.