History

2023

Lagardère Travel Retail acquires Tastes on the Fly, the Award-Winning North American Airport Dining Operator

Lagardere-Travel Retail - Tastes on the Fly - Aquisition

2023

Lagardère Travel Retail becomes Costa Coffee's master franchisee and takes over the network of 142 stores in Poland and Latvia

Lagardere-Travel Retail - Costa Coffee - Master franchise

2022

Acquisition of Marché International, the multi-brand international catering company with the take over of the restaurant network in six countries: Germany, Austria, Croatia, Slovenia, the Czech Republic and Singapore

Lagardere-Travel Retail - Marché International

2022

Integration of HWH’s portfolio of F&B operations at Dubai Airport

Lagardere-Travel Retail - HWH’s portfolio - Dubai

2021

Lagardère Travel Retail Pacific and Australian Travel Retailer AWPL form a joint venture under the name Lagardère AWPL

Lagardere-Travel Retail - Joint venture - Lagardère AWPL

2021

Creation of a partnership with JD.com, the e-commerce giant in mainland China, Hong-Kong and Japan

Lagardere-Travel Retail - China - JD.com

2019

Acquisition of International Duty Free, the leading duty free operator in Belgium, with a presence in Luxembourg and Kenya

Lagardere-Travel Retail- IDF- Logo

2019

Launch of the Foodservice activity in the Netherlands, with the takeover of 28 Smullers in the Dutch Rail network

Lagardere Travel Retail - Smullers - Netherlands

2018

Acquisition of Hojeij Branded Foods and its subsidiary Vino Volo, a leading Foodservice travel operator in North America

Lagardere Travel Reatil - History - HBF

2015

Acquisition of Paradies, a leading airport travel retailer in North America

Lagardere Travel Retail - History - LTR

2015

Creation of the Foodservice business line

Lagardere-Travel Retail- So coffee - Poland

2015

Lagardère Services becomes Lagardère Travel Retail

Lagardere-Travel Retail- Logo

2014

Creation of a partnership with SAVE to operate retail and foodservice in Venice, Treviso and Verona airports

Lagardere-Travel Retail- History

2013

Gain of the SNCF (French railway network) tender to operate Travel Essentials business under a JV scheme

Lagardere-Travel Retail- Relay - SNCF

2012

Acquisition of AdR Retail, the operator of the Duty Free/Duty Paid concessions in Fiumicino and Ciampino airports in Rome

Lagardere-Travel Retail- History- Aeroporti di Roma

2003

Joint venture with ADP. Creation of Société de Distribution Aéroportuaire (SDA)

Lagardere-Travel Retail- ADP - Joint venture

2001

Acquisition of DFA/Saresco and creation of Aelia by merger with Aeroboutique

Lagardere-Travel Retail- Aeroboutique - DFA/Saresco - Aelia

2000

Relais H is renamed Relay. International launch of Relay, the leading international brand in Travel Essentials

Lagardere-Travel Retail- Travel Essentials - Relay H

1995

Acquisition of UCS (Canada) to become HDS Retail North America

Lagardere-Travel Retail - HDS Retail North America

1990

Acquisition of Eastern Lobby Shop (USA)

Lagardere-Travel Retail - Eastern Lobby Shop

1980

Creation of the Relais H brand

Lagardere-Travel Retail - Relais H - Relay

1965

First Duty Free boutique

Lagardere-Travel Retail - Duty Free

1852

Opening of the first railway station bookstore in Paris, Gare de Lyon

Lagardere-Travel Retail- First railway bookshop - Gare de Lyon