History
Recent history in Austria
2023
Reopening Zugvogel Restaurant
2023
Opening first Costa Coffee 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
2018
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
Group History
Since 1852
2023
Lagardère Travel Retail becomes Costa Coffee's master franchisee and takes over the network of 142 stores in Poland and Latvia
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
2022
Integration of HWH’s portfolio of F&B operations at Dubai Airport
2021
Lagardère Travel Retail Pacific and Australian Travel Retailer AWPL form a joint venture under the name Lagardère AWPL
2021
Creation of a partnership with JD.com, the e-commerce giant in mainland China, Hong-Kong and Japan
2019
Acquisition of International Duty Free, the leading duty free operator in Belgium, with a presence in Luxembourg and Kenya
2019
Launch of the Foodservice activity in the Netherlands, with the takeover of 28 Smullers in the Dutch Rail network
2018
Acquisition of Hojeij Branded Foods and its subsidiary Vino Volo, a leading Foodservice travel operator in North America
2015
Acquisition of Paradies, a leading airport travel retailer in North America
2015
Creation of the Foodservice business line
2015
Lagardère Services becomes Lagardère Travel Retail
2014
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
2001
Acquisition of DFA/Saresco and creation of Aelia by merger with Aeroboutique
2000
Relais H is renamed Relay. International launch of Relay, the leading international brand in Travel Essentials
1995
Acquisition of UCS (Canada) to become HDS Retail North America
1990
Acquisition of Eastern Lobby Shop (USA)
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
