Dufry AG is a Swiss-based travel retailer which operates
duty-free and duty-paid shops and
convenience store
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s in airports, cruise lines, seaports, railway stations and central tourist areas. The company, headquartered in
Basel, employs almost 36,000 people and operates in over 65 countries worldwide. It is
publicly traded
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on the
SIX Swiss Exchange
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.
Retail brands
The company's retail brands are:
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Hudson
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People
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* Hudson (surname)
* Henry Hudson, English explorer
* Hudson (footballer, born 1986), Hudson Fernando Tobias de Carvalho, Brazilian football right-back
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World Duty Free
World Duty Free SpA, the holding company of World Duty Free Group, is an Italy-based multinational travel retailer that employs almost 8,500 people.
History
Beginnings
World Duty Free Group was created after the Autogrill Group, the old paren ...
*
*
Hellenic Duty Free Shops
* Reg Staer
* Colombian Emeralds
* Duty Free Uruguay
* Duty Free Shop Argentina
In addition, Dufry is also used as a brand name for some general travel retail shops.
History
The company owns stores at airports, railway stations and ports, and operates concessions onboard airlines and cruise ships.
Milestones and History
* 2020: Hudson becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Dufry and is delisted from the NYSE.
* 2019: Dufry acquires a 60% stake of RegStaer Vnukovo.
* 2018: Dufry's subsidiary Hudson Ltd. listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) with its first trading day on February 1, 2018
* 2016: Renewal of existing concession contracts. Company is included in the Swiss Leader Index, compiled of the 30 largest Swiss Corporations listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange.
* 2015: Acquisition of
World Duty Free
World Duty Free SpA, the holding company of World Duty Free Group, is an Italy-based multinational travel retailer that employs almost 8,500 people.
History
Beginnings
World Duty Free Group was created after the Autogrill Group, the old paren ...
* 2014: Acquisition of The Nuance Group
* 2012: Acquisition of 51% of joint venture with RegStaer Group in Russia. Acquisition of 51% of travel retail operations of Folli Follie Group in Greece
* 2011: Acquisitions of retail companies within Argentina, Uruguay, Ecuador, Martinique and Armenia, involve 21 duty-free shops split between ten airports
* 2010: Merger of Dufry Ltd. With Dufry South America Ltd.
* 2008: Acquisition of US based travel retailer
Hudson Group with 550 shops in 69 airports and transportation terminals in the United States and Canada.
* 2007: Acquisition of one of the main travel retail operator in the Caribbean based in Puerto Rico with 23 shops in Puerto Rico and other Caribbean locations.
* 2006: Initial Public Offering of Dufry South America Ltd. (DSA) in December. Trading of the shares on the Brazilian and Luxembourg stock exchanges. Acquisition of the Brazilian travel retailer Brasif and its logistic platform Eurotrade.
* 2005: Dufry becomes a publicly listed company – its shares being listed on SIX Swiss Exchange. Acquisition of the remaining 25% share capital from previous shareholders by a consortium led by Advent International Corporation. Change of logo / corporate design.
* 2004: Consortium led by Advent International Corporation acquires 75% of outstanding share capital of Dufry. Focusing of strategy on travel retail – divestment of wholesale and non-strategic activities (February).
* 2003: Name changes to Dufry.
* 1952: Start of duty-free retail business – opening of the first duty-free shop in continental Europe in Paris/Le Bourget.
* 1948: Start of duty-free wholesale business.
* 1865: Origin of the group.
Location
Some of the principal locations of the company are:
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Zurich Airport,
Kloten, (
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
)
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EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg,
Basel, (
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
)
*
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,
Istanbul, (
Turkey)
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Zvartnots International Airport,
Yerevan, (
Armenia)
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Shirak International Airport,
Gyumri, (
Armenia)
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Vancouver International Airport, Vancouver (Canada)
*
Las Americas International Airport,
Santo Domingo (
Dominican Republic)
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Melbourne Airport,
Melbourne, (
Australia
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)
*
Ministro Pistarini International Airport,
Buenos Aires (
Argentina)
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Guarulhos International Airport,
São Paulo (
Brazil)
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Kempegowda International Airport
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,
Bangalore (
India)
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Benito Juárez International Airport
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,
Mexico City (
Mexico)
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Malpensa International Airport (
Italy)
* All of
Milan's railway stations (Italy)
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Jorge Chavez International Airport
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The Latin form ''Georgius'' ...
,
Lima (
Peru)
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Sharjah International Airport (
United Arab Emirates)
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Mohammed V International Airport,
Casablanca
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(
Morocco)
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Sheremetyevo International Airport,
Moscow (
Russia)
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El Dorado Airport,
Bogotá
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(
Colombia
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)
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Siem Reap International Airport (
Cambodia)
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Phnom Penh International Airport (
Cambodia)
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Hong Kong West Kowloon railway station (
Hong Kong)
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P&O Ferries
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(
United Kingdom)
See also
*
List of duty-free shops
References
External links
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Dufry annual report
{{SMI MID companies
Retail companies of Switzerland
Retail companies of Brazil
Companies listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange
Companies listed on B3 (stock exchange)
Retail companies established in 1865
Swiss companies established in 1865
Companies based in Basel
Duty-free shops