Excellence in Retail & Dining

A pioneering three-business line model to maximize operational and commercial value

Lagardère Travel Retail is the longest-standing operator to have excelled at developing a comprehensive and world-recognized leadership across multiple business activities (Duty Free, Foodservice, Travel Essentials, Fashion, and Speciality stores).

This differentiating model allows us to maximize the operational and commercial value we deliver to landlords and brands, and to create seamless experiences for passengers. 

This model brings several benefits including a holistic understanding of customer needs, greater flexibility and synergies in the management of operations, and improved agility in supporting landlords’ needs through bespoke solutions.

We cover all segments
of travel retail

Our locations

A global presence in 42 countries and 5 continents

Our activity in Switzerland

Lagardère Switzerland counts 7 duty-free shops and 2 fashion stores at the Geneva airport. Each store is tailored to suit passengers needs and enhance their experience at the airport. Lagardère Switzerland innovates with different formats offering various purchasing experiences such as last-minute boutiques, an eco-friendly shop, a vending machine and more...

Lagardère's presence in Switzerlamd also extends to Geneva downtown with it's unique restaurant "The Bloody Bar", located in the Geneva Cornavin train station, offering breakfasts, lunch snacks, beer, wine and cocktails. The bar is known for hosting various events such as comedy shows, lounge concerts, corporate events and even UN mini-conferences about sustainable goals (a Lagardère Switzerland PEPS concept in partnership with UN's perception change project). Lagardères presence in Geneva downtown is also strengthened thanks to its diplomat dedicated duty-free store: Aelia for diplomats.