JR Duty Free

James Richardson opened its first Duty Free store at Brisbane Airport in 1972 and over the next 23 years, operated at some time at every major airport in Australia (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Cairns). In addition, it operated up to 25 city stores around the nation. James Richardson sold the Australian Duty Free division in 1995 to the Swiss-based company, Nuance.

Since 1988, James Richardson has operated the principal Duty Free license consisting of liquor, tobacco, fragrance, skincare and confectionery at Ben Gurion Airport, Tel Aviv. James Richardson also operates Duty Free stores at the border crossings to Jordan (Beit Shean and Arava), and Egypt, also on passenger airlines.

Today, the James Richardson Company is counted among the 20 largest duty free businesses around the world.

The large 3,000 square meter duty free shop at Terminal 3, trading as JR/Duty Free, at Israel’s Tel Aviv Ben Gurion airport is one of the biggest duty free shops in the world.

In this shop, you can buy a wide range of beauty, liquor, wine, tobacco, confectionary and local products. In addition to its flagship store, James Richardson operates the SkyPharm Drugstore (landside) at Ben Gurion airport.

You can also encounter James Richardson stores at the Taba (to Egypt), Arava and Beit Shean (to Jordan) border crossings. Furthermore, inflight sales carts are operated on ISRAIR and Arkia’s passenger planes.

Shopping within the modern and stylish surroundings of a JR/Duty Free Store is a complete experience. Our friendly staff will provide expert advice and personal attention to assist with your selection.

James Richardson, trading as JR/Duty Free offers world-class duty free and retail shopping in airports across Australia, New Zealand, Israel and in the city centers of the main capitals of Australia.

With JR/Duty Free, you experience the convenience of finding everything you are looking for within one store; extensive range of beauty, fragrance, liquor products and wine.