One of the two divisions of the Lagardère group, Lagardère Travel Retail is a pioneering global leader in the travel retail industry.

Cumulating more than 160 years of experience in travel retail since the opening of the first bookstore in 1852 at Paris Gare de Lyon, we deliver new experiences for travelers every day.

We design and deliver optimal value propositions for travel retail landlords and strive to become their partner of choice.

Operating over 5,000 stores across Travel Essentials, Duty Free & Fashion and Foodservice in airports, railway stations and other concessions in 42 countries worldwide, we generated €5.2bn sales in 2022.

Lagardére Travel Retail ehf. started operations in Iceland in 2015 and is owned by Lagardère SCA in France and NQ ehf., an Icelandic company. The company won a tender for food and beverage at Keflavík Airport, where the offices are based. The company in Iceland has about 200 employees over the summer and about 150 employees during the winter season. Lagardére Travel Retail ehf. is one of the largest food retailers in Iceland.