PROFILE

 

Almost 10,000 people in more than 20 countries aim at facilitating access to everyone to a wide diversity of ideas and services.

Lagardère Services, formerly known as Hachette Distribution Services, is a €4.6 billion managed sales company (€3.6 billion consolidated sales) operating in three businesses:

Travel Retail: 44% of 2010 managed sales
Lagardère Services opened its first store in Paris Gare de Lyon in 1852 and now stands as a world leader in Travel Retail: 1,700 stores in more than 20 countries, more than 100 airports worldwide (including Paris, Barcelona, Frankfurt, Madrid, Chicago, New York, Toronto, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, Sydney…) and more than 500 railway and commuter stations.

Shopping Malls and Highstreet Retail: 14% of 2010 managed sales
Lagardère Services operates approximately 2,000 outlets in 11 countries dedicated to the sale of media and convenience products.

Press distribution: 42% of 2010 managed sales
Lagardère Services is a world leader in press distribution. Every day, in 9 countries, the Group carries out the pick-up, dispatch and delivery of millions of copies of national and international newspapers and magazines.

 

KEY FIGURES
In 2010, the Group, with almost 10,000 employees in more than 20 countries, achieved a €4.6 billion turnover.

A UNIQUE NETWORK
of nearly 4,000 stores in more than 20 countries is operated by Lagardère Services.

WORLDWIDE PRESENCE
in more than 100 airports, 350 railway stations, 330 commuter stations, 450 malls, supermarkets and hypermarkets.

THE WORLD’S NUMBER 1 IN NATIONAL PRESS DISTRIBUTION,
Lagardère Services is the only specialised press distributor with an international network covering 6 countries.