Paradies Lagardere

Paradies Lagardere, operational since 2015, is the North American division of Lagardère Travel Retail. The latter acquired Paradies and merged it with LS travel retail North America in order to create the company. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. 

With over 70 years of experience on the field, Paradies Lagardere specialises in pioneering trends, developing innovative shopping and dining options, and delivering engaging experiences for airport travelers throughout North America. 

Paradies Lagardere owns 850 stores as well as 170 restaurants and bars in more than 100 airports. It also operates across several states in the United states such as Nevada, South Carolina, New York, etc. 

In addition to this, Paradies Lagardere started operating in Canada with the opening of its stores The Locks and Maison de la Presse at Ottawa International Airport. 

In 2021, Paradies Lagardere opened its first Starbucks at the Myrtle Beach International Airport. Additionally, in 2018, the company acquired airport restaurateur HBF and formed Paradies Lagardère Dining Division. 

Moreover,  the company is also in partnership with Grab, which allows its customers to to pre-order meals within airport restaurants. Other partners include Starbucks as well as celebrity chefs such as Cat Cora and Michael Symon.

With a workforce of more than 10,000 employees, Paradies Lagardere achieves an annual turnover of € 1.06 billion. 

Furthermore, the company has won various awards, some of which are: Best Airport Retailer for 25 consecutive years, Best Specialty Retail Brand Operator, Best New Food and Beverage Concept, etc. 

Several services are provided by the firm such as superior design, and award-winning store and restaurant operations and management, a rapidly-expanding brand portfolio with local, national and international favorites, etc.

These services are offered under 4 main segments which are:

• Travel Essentials
• Dining Division
• Specialty Retail
• Duty Free

Moreover, Paradies Lagardere works with brands in several divisions such as:

• Travel Essentials: Tripadvisor, Today, Univision, etc
• Duty Free and Fashion: Aelia Duty Free
• Dining Division: Starbucks, Mod, Illy, Big Bowl, etc
• Specialty Retail: Pandora, Boss, Spanx, Swarovski, etc

With regards to the community, the firm collected more than 4,000 food items intended for donation across the country in 2020. 

In 2021, Paradies Lagardere announced that it aims to launch MishiPay’s Scan, a Pay & Go Technology, in U.S airports.