Lagardère

The group creates value by combining content ownership with controlled distribution and retail infrastructure. In publishing, it operates many autonomous imprints that acquire rights from authors, produce physical and digital books, board games and related products, and distribute them globally across trade, educational and specialty channels. Value is created through catalogue depth, format coverage (print, audio, digital) and international rights exploitation.

In travel retail, it secures long-term concession contracts with airports, rail operators and other landlords, then designs and operates multi-format retail and dining concepts covering travel essentials, duty free and foodservice. It uses proprietary store concepts and partnerships with consumer brands to monetise passenger flows. In live entertainment and media, it manages venues, produces and promotes shows, and operates radio, news and advertising sales, generating value by aggregating audiences and selling access to advertisers, sponsors and partners. The portfolio structure allows cross-division synergies in content, brands and commercial relationships while diversifying revenue streams geographically and by sector.

Lagardère is a France-based diversified media and travel retail group. Its main activities are book and educational publishing, travel retail and foodservice concessions in transport hubs, and live entertainment, radio and news media operations. It operates global imprints and brands in books, runs thousands of retail and duty-free outlets and dining locations in airports and rail stations, and manages venues and productions in the live entertainment sector.

The group generates revenue from consumer purchases of books and related products, retail and duty-free sales and foodservice in concessions, and ticketing, venue hire, advertising and sponsorship around its media and live entertainment assets. Its direct customers include travellers, readers and event audiences, as well as airport and rail landlords, brand partners, advertisers and sponsors, and educational and distribution partners.