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Recent history in Austria
2022
Opening two Relay shops in Vienna & Salzburg
2021
Opening of two Viennese coffee and pastry shops AIDA in Innsbruck Tyrol
2020
Second Viennese coffee and pastry shop AIDA opens at Graz main station
2019
First Viennese coffee and pastry shop AIDA opens at Vienna International Airport
2018
Take over of four new stores in the main train stations in Salzburg and Graz
Opening of first TRIB's store at Vienna International Airport
2017
Opening of new concept Brezel Meister at Vienna International Airport
2015
Acquisition of Airest Germany & Retail GmbH, an established leader in Foodservice
Acceleration2001-2015
Lagardère Services becomes Lagardère Travel Retail
2014
New Aelia Duty Free concept
Creation of a partnership with SAVE to operate retail and foodservice in Venice, Treviso and Verona airports
2013
Gain of the SNCF (French railway network) tender to operate Travel Essentials business under a JV scheme
2012
Acquisition of AdR Retail, the operator of the Duty Free/Duty Paid concessions in Fiumicino and Ciampino airports in Rome
2008
Opening of the first Costa Coffee and PAUL in the Czech Republic
2007
Development of Duty Free operations in the UK, Poland and the Czech Republic
Opening of the first Relay stores in Taiwan and mainland China
2003
Joint venture with ADP. Creation of Société de Distribution Aéroportuaire (SDA)
2001
Acquisition of DFA/Saresco and creation of Aelia by merger with Aeroboutique
Geographical expansion1990-2000
2000
Relais H is renamed Relay. International launch of Relay, the leading international brand in Travel Essentials
1999
Development of operations in Travel Essentials in Germany, Poland and Czech Republic
1995
Acquisition of UCS (Canada) to become HDS Retail North America
1990
Acquisition of Eastern Lobby Shop (USA)
The origins1852-1990
1980
Creation of the Relais H brand
1965
First Duty Free boutique
1852
Opening of the first railway station bookstore in Paris, Gare de Lyon