Dufry

Avolta ready for next era: changes ticker to AVOL and unveils avoltaworld.com

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Saturday, December 30, 2023
SIX Swiss Exchange, Dufry, SIX

Avolta ready for next era: changes ticker to AVOL and unveils avoltaworld.com

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  • Avolta ready for next era: changes ticker to AVOL and unveils avoltaworld.com
    Avolta AG announces that its shares (ISIN CH0023405456, Swiss Security No.
  • 2340545) will start trading today on the Swiss Stock Exchange as (SIX: AVOL).
  • 2340545) is now listed as (SIX: AVOL), kicking off the launch of the company’s new, traveler-centric website avoltaworld.com.
  • Moving forward, the Avolta brand will lead all internal and external communications, with all corporate brands of the former Dufry and Autogrill Group transitioning to the Avolta brand family.

Dufry shareholders approve the change of the company name to Avolta AG

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Tuesday, November 7, 2023
Extraordinary general meeting, News, Mass meeting, Dufry, Bank, Holding company

An Extraordinary General Meeting of Dufry AG was held today in Basel, Switzerland.

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  • An Extraordinary General Meeting of Dufry AG was held today in Basel, Switzerland.
  • At the meeting, the shareholders resolved to change the company name of Dufry AG to Avolta AG.
  • A total number of 99,885,200 shares was represented, corresponding to 66.36% of the total share capital of Dufry AG.
  • 1The voting result expressed in this news release is in percent of the votes represented at the Extraordinary General Meeting.

Hudson Awarded 15-Year Contract At Fresno Yosemite International Airport For Three Travel Convenience Stores

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Thursday, October 26, 2023
Vacation, Consumer Electronics, Specialty, Other Travel, Convenience Store, Transportation, Technology, Food, Beverage, Travel, Retail, Air, Transport, Honey, Traveler, Breakfast, Dufry, Coffee, Sony, Digital technology, FAT, Partnership, Apple, Brookstone, Electronics, Einstein Bros. Bagels, Fresno Yosemite International Airport, Drink, Airport, Snack, Collection, POS, Aviation, Airline, Amusement park, Bose

Hudson , a Dufry AG (SIX: DUFN) company (soon to become Avolta ), and travel experience leader with more than 1,000 stores in airports, commuter hubs, landmarks, and tourist destinations across North America, today announced it is set to open three reimagined travel convenience stores at Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) in 2024 and 2025 under a newly awarded 15-year contract.

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  • Hudson , a Dufry AG (SIX: DUFN) company (soon to become Avolta ), and travel experience leader with more than 1,000 stores in airports, commuter hubs, landmarks, and tourist destinations across North America, today announced it is set to open three reimagined travel convenience stores at Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) in 2024 and 2025 under a newly awarded 15-year contract.
  • As such, Hudson will convert and expand its existing retail spaces into three completely transformed stores including a standalone Hudson store, a combination Hudson and Brookstone store, and a first-of-its-kind hybrid concept, Hudson and Einstein Bros. Bagels.
  • The stores will be operated with longtime local Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) Partner Martinez Niebla, LLC.
  • Hudson and Brookstone – This store brings together Hudson’s iconic travel convenience brand and Brookstone, the ultimate electronics destination, offered exclusively in airports by Hudson .

Hudson Awarded 15-Year Contract At Fresno Yosemite International Airport For Three Travel Convenience Stores

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Thursday, October 26, 2023
Honey, Traveler, Breakfast, Dufry, Coffee, Sony, Digital technology, FAT, Travel, Partnership, Apple, Brookstone, Electronics, Einstein Bros. Bagels, Fresno Yosemite International Airport, Drink, Airport, Snack, Collection, POS, Aviation, Airline, Amusement park, Bose

Now Operating In Fresno Until 2040, New Contract Reaffirms Hudson’s Commitment To Revolutionizing The Travel Experience

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  • Now Operating In Fresno Until 2040, New Contract Reaffirms Hudson’s Commitment To Revolutionizing The Travel Experience
    East Rutherford, N.J., October 26, 2023 – Hudson , a Dufry AG (SIX: DUFN) company (soon to become Avolta ), and travel experience leader with more than 1,000 stores in airports, commuter hubs, landmarks, and tourist destinations across North America, today announced it is set to open three reimagined travel convenience stores at Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) in 2024 and 2025 under a newly awarded 15-year contract.
  • As such, Hudson will convert and expand its existing retail spaces into three completely transformed stores including a standalone Hudson store, a combination Hudson and Brookstone store, and a first-of-its-kind hybrid concept, Hudson and Einstein Bros. Bagels.
  • The stores will be operated with longtime local Airport Concessions Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) Partner Martinez Niebla, LLC.
  • Hudson and Brookstone – This store brings together Hudson’s iconic travel convenience brand and Brookstone, the ultimate electronics destination, offered exclusively in airports by Hudson .

Invitation to Dufry’s Q3 Trading Update 2023

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Thursday, October 26, 2023
Q&A, Conference, Webcast, Online shopping, Dufry

Dufry is delighted to invite you to our Q3 Trading Update 2023 Video Conference Webcast:

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  • Dufry is delighted to invite you to our Q3 Trading Update 2023 Video Conference Webcast:
    Speakers will be Xavier Rossinyol, CEO Dufry AG, and Yves Gerster, CFO Dufry AG.
  • The presentation and video conference will be held in English, followed by a Q&A session.
  • The access to the webcast platform will be available through our website .
  • A playback option will be available there until 02 December 2023.

Dufry, soon to be Avolta, announces strategic partnership with Hubei Airport Group as master concessionaire at Wuhan Tianhe Airport’s Terminal 2

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Thursday, October 26, 2023
Tianhe, Dufry, F&B, Partnership, HBA, Travel, Airline, Wuhan Tianhe International Airport

Welcoming more than 27 million passengers in 2019, Wuhan Tianhe is the 14th busiest airport by passenger traffic in China.

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  • Welcoming more than 27 million passengers in 2019, Wuhan Tianhe is the 14th busiest airport by passenger traffic in China.
  • Within the collaborative and strategic joint venture partnership, Dufry will work together with Hubei Airport Group to develop integrated commercial areas that deliver extraordinary shopping, dining, leisure and entertainment experiences tailored to each traveler’s diverse preferences.
  • We would like to take this opportunity to thank Hubei Airport Group for placing their trust in us as a master concessionaire partner.
  • We’re confident that this aligns with Hubei Airport Group’s own vision to set the highest international standards for airport commercial operations.

Dufry Publishes Invitation to its Extraordinary General Meeting on November 03, 2023

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Airport, Dufry, Travel, Sustainability, Tourism

Dufry AG (SIX: DUFN), founded in 1865 and headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, delivers a revolutionary Travel Experience to consumers worldwide by uniquely combining retail, food & beverage and digital.

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  • Dufry AG (SIX: DUFN), founded in 1865 and headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, delivers a revolutionary Travel Experience to consumers worldwide by uniquely combining retail, food & beverage and digital.
  • Our company addresses 2.3 billion passengers in more than 75 countries in 5,500 outlets across 1,200 airports, motorways, cruise lines, seaports, railway stations and other locations across all six continents.
  • With the traveler at our core, we are creating value for all our stakeholders including concession and brand partners, employees, communities, and finally, our shareholders.
  • To learn more about Dufry, please visit www.dufry.com

Dufry Group to become Avolta: A unified brand, reflecting the Dufry-Autogrill business combination, taking the lead in the travel experience revolution across Retail and F&B

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Monday, October 2, 2023
F&B, Food, Sale, Airport, Dufry, Travel, EGM, Mass meeting, Tourism

Dufry Group to become Avolta: A unified brand, reflecting the Dufry-Autogrill business combination, taking the lead in the travel experience revolution across Retail and F&B

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  • Dufry Group to become Avolta: A unified brand, reflecting the Dufry-Autogrill business combination, taking the lead in the travel experience revolution across Retail and F&B
    Dufry Group will transition to Avolta, a new brand identity representing the Dufry and Autogrill combination.
  • Xavier Rossinyol, CEO, shared; “We see a great opportunity emerging from the changing traveler and customer expectations and their boosted appetite to travel.
  • Our Destination 2027 strategy set our ambition to create a Travel Experience Revolution, and Avolta is the vessel that will help us navigate this journey with success.
  • Operating as One Team, under one brand, Avolta can leverage further benefits of the collective Group, realizing the company’s full potential.

Dufry further increases financial flexibility, eliminates refinancing risk while continuing to focus on deleveraging

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Monday, September 25, 2023
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Dufry further increases financial flexibility, eliminates refinancing risk while continuing to focus on deleveraging

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  • Dufry further increases financial flexibility, eliminates refinancing risk while continuing to focus on deleveraging
    Dufry has successfully concluded the execution of the “Accordion” option for its current 2027-maturity Revolving Credit Facility (RCF) agreement.
  • Dufry maintains a well-balanced debt profile in regard to maturity, interest cost and flexibility with no refinancing risk in the near- and mid-term.
  • Yves Gerster, Chief Financial Officer of Dufry, commented: “Looking at our debt profile, we are well positioned for the next few years.
  • With a leverage level of 2.6x net debt/CORE EBITDA as of the end of June this year, Dufry has progressed well on the deleveraging.

UNITE HERE Local 11: Dufry Hudson Group Concession Workers at Ontario Airport on Strike!

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Monday, September 4, 2023
Labor, Air, Transport, Public Policy, Government, Communications, Restaurant, Bar, Social Activism, State, Local, Retail, Travel, Tourism, Area, Ontario International Airport, University, Airport, Dufry, Heathrow Terminal 4, Workforce, Terminal, UNITE, Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, Hudson Group, LAX, Orange

When we stand up and demand better, Dufry Hudson Group management threatens our jobs.

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  • When we stand up and demand better, Dufry Hudson Group management threatens our jobs.
  • That’s not right.”
    Ontario Dufry Hudson Group airport workers join other UNITE HERE Local 11 members on strike in hotels across Los Angeles and Orange counties.
  • “Workers have reached their breaking point,” said Susan Minato, Co-President of UNITE HERE Local 11.
  • The industry must pay workers a living wage and treat them with the respect they deserve.”
    Workers will be picketing all day today at Terminal 4 at Ontario Airport.