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59-400: Smiggle started as an idea by Stephen Meurs and Peter Pausewang who saw a gap in the market for fun, engaging, collectable, fashionable, and affordable stationery aimed at the 5 to 14 year age group. In late 2002, Meurs started designing, developing and producing the first lines of Smiggle stationery, while Kate Martino was tasked to look for suitable retail sites around Melbourne. They decided on

118-565: A multi-million dollar refurbishment of the lounge complex is underway and capacity is restricted. As announced by Qantas in 2022, the new lounge complex will emerge as the 'Qantas Lounge Precinct', with the addition of a separate 'Qantas Business Lounge', along with the fully refurbished 'Qantas Club' and 'Qantas Chairmans Lounge' which will open in stages from late 2024. The 'Qantas Business Lounge' will welcome its first passengers in mid-2025. The terminal check-in hall provides 42 common user check-in desks and 34 shop fronts. Free wireless Internet

177-424: A new preservation facility inside the airport's $ 165 million terminal expansion. In February 2011, a A$ 100 million building program was launched as part of a five-year master plan, including a new road network within the airport, a multi-storey car park , increasing short-term parking spaces from 800 to 1,650 (completed August 2012 ); a new plaza frontage for the passenger terminal (completed March 2013 );

236-429: A nice thick crop of lucerne over the top of the soil [the birds] can't actually get to the soil and the movement of the crop in the wind also spooks them." Preliminary trial results suggest that lucerne treatments saw no increase in bird species. The Airport is creating a business case to extend the project to cover 200 hectares (490 acres) of airport land. Adelaide Metro operates frequent JetBus services connecting

295-568: A relocation and major upgrade was completed for the base of the central service region of the Royal Flying Doctor Service . The base houses many Pilatus PC-12 and one Pilatus PC-24 , maintenance hangars and ambulance bays. The Atura Hotel (37 m [121 ft] tall, nine levels) was completed in September 2018. In late 2018 and early 2019, Adelaide Airport commenced a $ 165 million terminal expansion project, increasing

354-555: A serious breach of his employment terms". Three other Smiggle executives resigned following Cheston's sacking. Smiggle is known for its innovative design and use of colour. It has been credited with filling a gap in the Australian stationery market for "fashion-forward, bold stationery". Products from Smiggle come in various bright colours which are generally targeted at children and other young demographics. The brand features five key colour areas - purple, blue, pink, green, white, black and

413-577: A single jetbridge, with limited space for passengers. Check-in desks were small and waiting space was limited. It was replaced in 2005, and demolished in 2018 to make way for expanded landside facilities and a future expansion of the main terminal. On 18 December 2018, Singapore Airlines upgraded their Singapore to Adelaide flight from the Airbus A330-300 to the new Airbus A350-900 fitted with their dual-class regional configuration. Fiji Airways also upgraded their new Boeing 737-8 MAX aircraft on

472-407: A standard rate that cannot be less than 15%. Countries like Hungary , Croatia , Denmark , and Sweden have higher standard VAT rates, while Luxembourg , Malta , Cyprus , Germany , and Romania have lower rates. The alternative to selling wholesale to distributors or retailers is to sell retail either through company-owned stores or online . Advantages include receiving a larger slice of

531-528: A team and worked out where we felt we needed to chase the sites and set up the original Smiggle stores. Given we're all Melbourne people and it's the city we know best, we purposely chose our sites in Melbourne close to schools, private girls schools and areas where we felt we could easily brand the product. But we realised for the retail aspect to grow we needed many sites," she explains. "So from South Yarra we opened [the second outlet at] Westfield Southland , which

590-471: A total area of 785 hectares (1,940 acres ) of airport property. First established in 1955, a new dual international/domestic terminal was opened in 2005 which has received numerous awards, including being named the world's second-best international airport (5–15 million passengers) in 2006. It was named Australia's best capital city airport in 2006, 2009, 2011, and 2024, as well as being named Skytrax World Airport Awards's best regional airport in

649-411: A walkway bridge connecting new car park and existing terminal building (completed March 2013 ); terminal concourse extension; three new aerobridges; terminal commercial projects and passenger facilities; relocation of regional carrier Rex. In July 2013, Adelaide Airport became the first Australian airport and second airport worldwide to have Google Street View technology, allowing passengers to explore

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708-420: A wholesale manager, allowing the wholesaling and retailing arms of the new business to grow in tandem. In March 2003, Smiggle opened its first retail outlet on Chapel Street , South Yarra , a famous shopping, dining and entertainment precinct within inner-Melbourne. "We branded our product very quickly from the early days, and we did that simply by choosing where we sat our stores," adds Martino. "We sat down as

767-521: Is also provided throughout the terminal by Internode Systems , a first for an Australian airport. In 1919, the Australian government offered £10,000 for the first All-Australian crew to fly an aeroplane from England to Australia . Keith Macpherson Smith , Ross Macpherson Smith and mechanics Jim Bennett and Wally Shiers completed the journey from Hounslow Heath Aerodrome to Darwin via Singapore and Batavia on 10 December 1919. Their Vickers Vimy aircraft, affectionately known as "God 'Elp All Of Us",

826-773: Is our first move outside apparel, it is an ideal fit with our existing brands, infrastructure and target demographic, and is consistent with our stated aim of acquiring fashion-based retail assets that are relatively immature". At that stage, Smiggle consisted of 3 street-side stores and 15 shopping centre locations (11 in Melbourne, 5 in Sydney, and 2 in Brisbane ), with limited wholesale distribution to 80 Australia Post outlets and Smiggle-branded stands within Myer department stores. In August 2008, Solomon Lew 's public company vehicle, Premier Investments , took over Just Group for $ 810 million, delisting

885-440: Is preserved in a purpose-built climate-controlled museum inside the grounds of the airport at 34°56′29.2″S 138°31′59.5″E  /  34.941444°S 138.533194°E  / -34.941444; 138.533194  ( Vickers Vimy Museum ) . Due to relocation of the terminal buildings, the museum is now situated inside the long-term car park. In 2019, the state and federal government committed $ 2 million each towards

944-613: Is the fifth-busiest airport in Australia measured by passengers movements , servicing more than 8.5 million passengers in FY24, and is located adjacent to West Beach , approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) west of the Adelaide city centre . It has been operated privately by Adelaide Airport Limited under a long-term lease from the Federal Government since 29 May 1998. The facility covers

1003-643: Is the resale of new and used goods to retailers, to industrial, commercial, institutional or professional users, or to other wholesalers, or involves acting as an agent or broker in buying merchandise for, or selling merchandise to, such persons or companies. Wholesalers frequently physically assemble, sort, and grade goods in large lots, break-bulk , repack, and redistribute in smaller lots. While wholesalers of most products usually operate from independent premises, wholesale marketing for foodstuffs can take place at specific wholesale markets where all traders are congregated . Traditionally, wholesalers were closer to

1062-501: Is the act of contracting to purchase real property, and assigning that contract to an investor. Often, in the United States, wholesalers are not required to charge their buyers sales tax , if the buyer has a resale license in the state the wholesaler is located. Out-of-state buyers are not charged sale tax by wholesalers. In China , wholesalers are subject to a Value-Added Tax (VAT) of either 9% or 13% on imported goods, depending on

1121-480: Is the sale of goods in bulk to anyone, either a person or an organization, other than the end consumer of that merchandise. Wholesaling is buying goods in bulk quantity, usually directly from the manufacturer or source, at a discounted rate. The retailer then sells the goods to the end consumer at a higher price making a profit. According to the United Nations Statistics Division , wholesale

1180-640: The Antonov cargo plane . Over the financial year 2018–2019, Adelaide Airport experienced passenger growth of 7% internationally and 1.3% for domestic and regional passengers from 2017's quarterly report; this added up to a new record number of passengers who passed through Adelaide Airport at 8,090,000 over the financial year. Adelaide Airport also experienced the greatest international growth out of any Australian port. In July 2020, Emirates , China Southern and Cathay Pacific announced their suspension of services to Adelaide Airport due to travel restrictions caused by

1239-549: The COVID-19 pandemic . Emirates announced they would return to Adelaide on the 28th October 2024. In October 2023 Adelaide Airport released its 2050 Network Vision, in which the airport hopes to have direct flight connection to 39 global cities, with some notable cities including Los Angeles , London , and Johannesburg among others. In order to achieve this the airport is planning a significant expansion of its current facilities to cater for more international flights. The airport

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1298-517: The Nadi to Adelaide route, but due to the grounding of the 737 MAX aircraft , switched to the Boeing 737-800 . In late 2018 and early 2019, China Southern , Cathay Pacific and Malaysia Airlines increased their services to Adelaide Airport to accommodate the increase in demand. The airport is also a heavy cargo destination for Volga-Dnepr Airlines , who require 2,500 m (8,200 ft) of runway for

1357-930: The Trafford Centre , its 110th UK store. In the same month Smiggle added jewellery to its product line-up. As of January 2018, Smiggle has 138 stores open in the UK, rising from 42 in January 2016. In March 2019, Smiggle announced it would sell its products in South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and the United Arab Emirates through local partners and in Canada, France, Italy, Germany and Spain through Amazon . In September 2023, Smiggle signed an agreement with their existing Middle East wholesale partner to open 60 stores over

1416-777: The 200-250 store target in four to five years, adding that the UK will "unquestionably" be the retailer's biggest market globally. That month it was also reported that Smiggle's sales grew a further 18.1% in financial year, 2012/13. In October 2013, Smiggle had 150 stores in Australia; 23 in New Zealand; and 17 in Singapore. In 2016, Smiggle opened its first store in the Republic of Ireland in Dundrum. In 2017 stores are planned for Dublin City, Cork City and Limerick. In October 2017, Smiggle opened new store at

1475-567: The 5–15 million passengers category at the Airports Council International (ACI) 2006 awards in Dubai . Plans were announced for an expansion of the terminal in July 2007, including more aerobridges and demolition of the old International Terminal. On 5 August 2008 Tiger Airways Australia confirmed that Adelaide Airport would become the airline's second hub which would base two of

1534-613: The Australia-Pacific region in 2022 and 2024. An early "Adelaide airport" was an aerodrome constructed in 1921 on 24 ha (59 acres) of land in Albert Park, now Hendon , which took over from the Northfield Aerodrome. The small facility allowed for a mail service between Adelaide and Sydney . To meet the substantial growth in aviation, Parafield Airport was developed in 1927. The demand on aviation outgrew Parafield and

1593-613: The Plaza Premium international lounge adjacent to the international security check-in, exclusively for international passengers. On level two, Virgin Australia and Rex Airlines operate lounges for domestic passengers. Qantas operate their signature 'Qantas Club' lounge complex opposite gate 21 in the main terminal departure lounge. It is open to domestic and international business class qantas passengers and qantas club membership holders, as well as business class passengers of partnered Oneworld alliance member airlines. As of 13 June 2024,

1652-592: The Singaporean network has grown to a total of 14 stores. The Just Group announced that eight out of the top ten most profitable Smiggle stores were located in Singapore, adding that they were also looking for new Asian retail locations in Japan , Malaysia and Indonesia to open in 2013. However, by September 2013, Premier Investments admitted that after further examination of the Japanese market, Smiggle's possible expansion there

1711-577: The airline's Airbus A320s by early 2009. On 29 October 2009 Tiger announced it would be housing its third A320 at Adelaide Airport from early 2010. Tiger Airways later shut down its operations from Adelaide only to recommence them in 2013. In 2011 the airport encountered major problems during the eruption of Puyehue volcano in Chile . The ash cloud caused flights to be cancelled nationwide, with over 40,000 passengers stranded in Adelaide. On 11 October 2022, it

1770-471: The airport to a number of popular locations across metropolitan Adelaide, including the CBD. Routes J1 and J2 operate between the northern and the western and southern suburbs, via the CBD and airport – popular areas such as Westfield Tea Tree Plaza , Glenelg and Harbour Town are serviced. Bus stops U1 on the south side of Grenfell Street and W1 on the south side of Currie Street are convenient for catching

1829-613: The arrival and departure sections of the airport before travel. A new control tower, at 44 metres (144 ft) high, more than twice the height of the old tower built in 1983 and costing A$ 16.9 million , was completed and commissioned in August 2013. In January 2015, the Adelaide Airport Master Plan 2014 was approved by the Commonwealth Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development. In September 2016,

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1888-646: The chain's long-term durability." In August 2013, the company instructed property agents to search for suitable locations in the south-east of the United Kingdom in order to open five to six initial test stores in the 2014 fiscal year . The first store opened in February 2014 within Westfield Stratford City breaking the chain's one-day sales record, previously held by the first Singaporean store. Smiggle Group General Manager, John Cheston said he hopes to reach

1947-418: The current site of Adelaide Airport was selected at West Torrens (known as West Beach until 1991 ) in January 1946. An alternative site at Port Adelaide , including a seaplane facility, was considered inferior and too far from the central business district. Construction began and flights commenced in 1954, with Parafield Airport being turned into a private and military aviation facility. An annexe to one of

2006-538: The large hangars at the airport served as a passenger terminal until the Commonwealth Government provided funds for the construction of a temporary building. In May 1998, Adelaide Airport Limited purchased the long-term leases of Adelaide Airport and Parafield Airport from the Government of Australia. The consortium comprised Manchester Airport , Serco , UniSuper and Macquarie Bank . As at December 2023,

2065-564: The length of the terminal, adding more duty-free and shopping outlets, and increasing international capacity. The upgrades are set to be completed by 2021. The old international terminal was also demolished in 2019, after lying empty for many years. In early 2020, Adelaide Airport opened a newly updated concourse which was finished in December 2019, New Shops include Penfolds Wine Bar & Kitchen, Precinct Adelaide Kitchen, Soul Origin, Boost Juice, Lego Kaboom and Airport Pharmacy. In October 2023 it

2124-682: The markets they supplied than the source from which they got the products. However, with the advent of the internet and e-procurement there is an increasing number of wholesalers located nearer to the manufacturers in China, Taiwan , and Southeast Asia. The profit margins of wholesalers depend largely on their ability to achieve market competitive transaction costs. In the banking industry "wholesale" usually refers to wholesale banking , providing tailored services to large customers, in contrast with retail banking , providing standardized services to large numbers of smaller customers. In real estate, wholesaling

2183-475: The name, 'Smiggle' as a mashup word for smile and giggle, reflecting their aims for the products. In addition to retailing, Meurs and Pausewang wanted to get into wholesaling , so they entered as late applicants in a Sydney trade fair with just two weeks to prepare. Commenting on that first trade fair, Martino told Dynamic Business ; "To our amazement the reaction we got was overwhelming so we thought, well we're onto something here." The Smiggle team then recruited

2242-449: The new facility immediately due to problems with the fuel pumps and underground pipes. These problems related initially to the anti-rusting agent applied to the insides of the fuel pumps, then to construction debris in the pipes. Although international and regional (from December 2005) aircraft were refuelled via tankers, a lack of space and safety concerns prevented this action for domestic jet aircraft, which instead continued operations at

2301-650: The new terminal was opened to flights and was demolished not long after. A new control tower was built west of the current terminal with the old control tower maintained for additional operations. In October 2006, the new terminal was named the Capital City Airport of the Year at the Australian Aviation Industry Awards in Cairns . In March 2007, Adelaide Airport was rated the world's second-best airport in

2360-643: The newly introduced colour, orange. But some products can deviate from this, containing a wide variety of colours, and stocked away from the store's bloc-colour arrangements. Smiggle's website and stores mainly focus on selling stationery , with other categories including; bags, wallets, and other travel accessories; food and drink containers; hard and soft pencil cases; various watches, slap bands, bracelets, necklaces, lanyards , and badges; novelty games and party accessories; speaker cases and speakers, computer tablet, laptop and mobile phone cases, headphones, alarm clocks, and booklights; diaries; and various gift packs. In

2419-527: The next decade in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar , Oman and Bahrain . In March 2024, Premier Investments announced plans to spin off Smiggle into an independent company by the end of January 2025. However, in September 2024, Premier decided to postpone the demerger to focus on a possible sale of its Apparel Brands business to Myer . Earlier in September, Premier Investments also sacked Smiggle chief executive John Cheston for "serious misconduct and

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2478-455: The old terminal. The re-fueling system was cleared of all debris and the new terminal was used for all flights from 17 February 2006. The new airport terminal is approximately 850 m (2,790 ft) end to end and is capable of handling 27 aircraft, including an Airbus A380 , simultaneously and processing 3,000 passengers per hour. The current mixed use terminal includes several high-amenity airline lounges over two levels. Level one includes

2537-806: The option to open more in the Asia Pacific region. They have since opened another store in Melbourne Airport and one in Cairns Airport . In September 2010, Smiggle was bestowed with the Australia Retailers Association's Retailer of the Year at the annual Australian Retail Awards. In April 2011, Smiggle expanded into Singapore with its first shop opening in Plaza Singapura , closely followed by another outlet within Lot One . As of June 2013,

2596-543: The past, the chain has also sold other items such as USBs and USB hubs - the latter of which are shaped as octopuses or dinosaurs - and luna lights. For Smiggle's tenth birthday in February 2013, they commenced selling a Limited Edition Birthday range, highlighting favourite designs from the preceding ten years. John Cheston, General Manager of Smiggle said, "Looking back over the last ten years, we have chosen our fans' most popular items and recreated them in an array of bold colours. Also, to celebrate our birthday, we thought it

2655-399: The price paid by the consumer; disadvantages include difficulty in reaching consumers. Direct selling is a business model wherein sellers sell the goods directly to the end customer. Adelaide Airport Adelaide Airport ( IATA : ADL , ICAO : YPAD ) is an international , domestic , and general aviation airport, and the principal airport of Adelaide , South Australia . It

2714-458: The products are expensive - "[$ 11 for a pencil case. No better than the one] my mum bought at the $ 2 shop for $ 2." However, the products are so highly prized that some children leave them at home in case they get stolen. At that time, John Addis, a director at Intelligent Investor, warned potential investors in a Sydney Morning Herald piece that, "Smiggle has ' fad ' written all over it. 'Hot' brands tend to cool." Adding he "wouldn't want to bet on

2773-538: The public company from the Australian Securities Exchange . In December 2008, Smiggle opened its first overseas store in New Zealand . In March 2009, Smiggle was the subject of national controversy when they commenced selling voodoo doll pencil cases which included a space to place a small photo, complete with accompanying black and red heart-shaped pins to stick into the doll-shaped item. The product

2832-605: The same terminal. A combination of factors, the most notable of which was the collapse of Ansett Australia , then a duopoly domestic carrier with Qantas , and the resultant loss of funds for its share of the construction cost, saw the new terminal plans shelved until an agreement was reached in 2002. The new terminal was opened on 7 October 2005 by the Prime Minister John Howard and South Australian Premier Mike Rann . However, Adelaide Airport Limited announced soon afterwards that only international flights would use

2891-399: The shareholders of Adelaide Airport Limited were UniSuper (51%), Hostplus (15%), IFM Investors (15%), Igneo Infrastructure Partners (15%) and Perron Group (4%). In July 1998, the runway was extended by 570 metres to 3.1 kilometres. In October 2005 a dual-use facility replaced both the original domestic and international terminals. The old domestic terminal was closed shortly after

2950-468: The type of product. Additionally, consumption tax is levied on products such as tobacco , alcohol , and luxury goods . These taxes are part of China's broader strategy to promote domestic consumption and regulate imports. On the other hand, Vietnam imposes a standard VAT rate of 10% on most goods and services, with exemptions for certain agricultural products and essential services. In Europe , Value-Added Tax (VAT) rates vary among member states, with

3009-562: Was announced that the Penfolds Wine Bar & Kitchen would close and be replaced with the ADL Grounds Bar. A world-first project that lowers runway temperatures by growing commercial crops irrigated by recycled water was trialled at Adelaide Airport, with the first trial completed in 2019. By planting 4 hectares (9.9 acres) of various crops and testing the effects of each on runway temperature, SA Water scientists found that lucerne

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3068-465: Was blamed for one case involving a 13-year-old girl being bullied by other school pupils using it. "Kids Free 2B Kids" lobby group director Julie Gale told the media, "I think it's typical lack of awareness from retailers... just thinking it's a cute idea not really thinking it through," adding, "It's just not appropriate." A week later Smiggle withdrew the pencil cases from shelves, leaving the chain's Manager for Retail Operations, Kate Martino to write, "It

3127-479: Was certainly never our intention to have our product used in a negative manner." As of September 2009, the chain had 65 stores located across Australia. In April 2010, The Just Group and Lagardère Group 's Asia Pacific subsidiary, LS Travel Retail, announced the company had licensed the Smiggle brand in order to open three travel retail outlets at Melbourne Airport , Adelaide Airport and Gold Coast Airport , with

3186-443: Was discovered that at around 10am local time, security screening equipment had failed half an hour earlier, leading to the evacuation of the terminal and re-screening of approximately 2,000 passengers. In 2023, Jetstar based two of their Airbus A321LR at Adelaide. International services became regular from 1982 upon the construction of an international terminal. The original international terminal had only two aircraft bays and

3245-418: Was most successful, leading to a reduction of an average 3 °C in average ambient air temperatures on warm days, in and around the irrigation areas. Not only was the lucerne the best performer compared with tall fescue , couch grass and kikuyu , but it can also be cut into hay and sold as stock feed. The plant growth habit of lucerne also lends itself to deter birds, with research suggesting "if you have

3304-410: Was only fitting to create a limited range of party products for our fans to enjoy, so they can celebrate with us." Wholesaling Wholesaling or distributing is the sale of goods or merchandise to retailers; to industrial , commercial, institutional or other professional business users; or to other wholesalers ( wholesale businesses ) and related subordinated services. In general, it

3363-543: Was our very first centre store. We then opened Brighton , Melbourne Central , Hawthorn and so on." In July 2007, the Just Group acquired the chain for a reported $ 29 million, making it the seventh brand they acquired - along with Just Jeans , Jay Jays , Portmans, Jacqui E, Dotti , and Peter Alexander Sleepwear - and the first outside fashion retailing. The Managing Director of the Just Group, Jason Murray said; "While it

3422-456: Was redeveloped at a cost of $ 260 million and opened 8 October 2005. The redevelopment was managed by builders Hansen Yuncken . Before the redevelopment, the old airport terminal was criticised for its limited capacity and lack of aerobridges. Proposals were developed for an upgraded terminal of world standard. The final proposal, released in 1997, called for a large, unified terminal in which both domestic and international flights would use

3481-647: Was unlikely because its target market was "already saturated." In mid-2012, it was announced that Smiggle's sales grew by 14% to A$ 78.3 million in the 52 weeks (a year) to 28 July 2012. In October 2012, Smiggle's store count consisted; 100 stores across Australia, 23 in New Zealand, and 13 in Singapore. In mid-2013, the New Zealand Herald found after one visit to Willowbank School that most children have stationery bought from Smiggle. One boy said, "the rubbers don't really work. [But they come in quirky shapes and colours and] smell nice". Another student admitted that

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