Retail
July 25, 2019
IDF's The Luxury Hall at Brussels Airport. Image credit: Brussels Airport
By Staff reports
French media group Lagardère is acquiring Belgium-based International Duty Free (IDF), in a move that will make it the second largest travel retail operator and third largest duty-free airport retailer.
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