Description

Avolta AG operates as a leading global enterprise in the travel retail industry. Its extensive retail network encompasses a variety of brands, featuring general travel retail shops like Dufry, World Duty Free, Nuance, Hellenic Duty Free, Colombian Emeralds, Duty Free Uruguay, Hudson, Duty Free Shop Argentina, and RegStaer. The company's portfolio also includes specialized Dufry shopping stores, exclusive brand boutiques, convenience stores primarily operating under the Hudson brand, and unique specialized or themed shops. These outlets provide a broad spectrum of products, including luxury goods such as perfumes, cosmetics, watches, jewelry, fashion, and leather accessories, alongside wines, spirits, tobacco, food, confectionery, electronics, soft drinks, packaged food, travel essentials, personal items, sunglasses, destination-specific merchandise, and reading materials like newspapers, magazines, and books. As of March 15, 2022, Avolta AG managed approximately 2,300 duty-free and duty-paid retail locations globally, strategically positioned in diverse travel environments such as airports, cruise ships, seaports, railway stations, and prominent downtown tourist areas. Established in 1865, the company's corporate headquarters are situated in Basel, Switzerland.