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American Innovative Retailers Inc (AIR) started August 2014. It’s a family company comprised of three brothers and one sister. Our experience in airport retail started in 1994, learning different aspects of the business, which include running and operating a Newsstand/Travel Essential stores and Specialty Stores.
AIR was awarded its first contract in 2014 and opened Nov. of 2015. AIR currently has 8 locations in Los Angeles World Airport (LAX) is ACDBE certified in California. It’s NAICS codes are 451212 and 45320
LOUIE SOTO
Louie Soto is a result-driven professional with 29 years of experience in Airport Retail. Known for hard work and problem solving he brings a strong expertise in operations and purchasing. Louie is dedicated to delivering exceptional outcomes with quality service.
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JOHN SOTO
John Soto started his airport journey in 2010, initially started as a supervisor at one of his family business LAX stores given his previous retail experience before entering the airport. As time went on, he moved all the way up to Business Development before starting another airport business in 2014 with his other siblings American Innovative Retailers “AIR”.