History

2030

We target to reduce our carbon emissions on our 3 scopes aligned with SBTI requirements by 2030

Picture of a green field taken by a train window to represent target carbon emissions

2025

Lagardère Travel Retail’s Carbon Reduction Targets Approved by SBTi

PEPS x SBTI logos

2024

Committment to set a science-based target with the SBTi

Science-based Targets (SBIT) logo featuring the baseline "Driving Ambitious Corporate Climate Action"

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

100% coverage of our electricity consumption with electricity from renewable sources

Solar panel placed on Belgium office's roof

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

2021

1st full-scope Carbon footprint assessment and Opening of our 1st eco-design Duty Free store in Geneva (green lab)

Front store 1st eco-design of Aelia Duty Free in Geneva Airport, open space and light green design

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 CSR strategy “PEPS” and Commitment to ban single- use plastic consumables in our proprietary foodservice brands globally as of 2020.

PEPS sustainability program Logo "People - Planet - Ethic - Social" in colors

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

2017

Launch of “LL” network to promote CSR topics (Lagardère Group)

Suitcase on an airport treadmill with a background full of plants

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