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  • 27/04/2020

    Ordinary General Meeting of Dufry AG on May 18, 2020

    The Ordinary General Meeting of Dufry AG will be held on May 18, 2020, at 14.00 CEST at the offices of Dufry AG at Brunngässlein 12, CH-4058 Basel, Switzerland.

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  • 24/04/2020

    Dufry successfully completes the placement of 5,500,000 shares and the offering of CHF 350 million convertible bonds

    Share placement

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  • 23/04/2020

    Dufry announces the launch of a placement of shares by way of an accelerated bookbuilding and the offering of approximately CHF 300 million convertible bonds

    Share placement

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  • 23/04/2020

    Dufry announces initiatives to strengthen its capital structure, presents the Board's proposals to the Ordinary General Meeting 2020, and provides preliminary information on first quarter business performance

    Dufry is taking a comprehensive set of initiatives to strengthen its capital structure and liquidity position, in addition to the cost saving and cash flow management measures already announced on March 12, 2020. These initiatives are designed to help the company sustain a prolonged period of significant disruptions and reinforce its competitive positioning in the longer term.

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  • 14/04/2020

    Dufry postpones Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders 2020

    Dufry's Board of Directors has decided to postpone the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders initially scheduled for May 7, 2020. The new date will be announced in due course.

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  • 12/03/2020

    Dufry reaches 3% organic growth and an equity free cash flow of CHF 383.3 million in 2019, delivering on its targets

    Dufry's turnover reached CHF 8,848.6 million in the year with organic growth confirming the acceleration trend and reaching 3.0%. Gross Profit margin expanded by 40 basis points from 59.8% to 60.2% in 2019. Adjusted Operating Cash Flow was CHF 959.9 million, while Equity Free Cash Flow came in at CHF 383.3 million in line with the mid-term Equity Free Cash Flow target of CHF 350-400 million.

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    05/03/2020

    Luxury ‘Kitchen Table’ Business Takes Off With Dufry at Cardiff Airport

    A specially-created range of Sloane Home products can now be found in Dufry’s Cardiff Airport store.

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    20/02/2020

    World Duty Free presents Highland Park exclusive Single Cask bottling at Heathrow

    Highland Park, single malt Scotch Whisky, has created an exclusive Single Cask bottling for World Duty Free and Heathrow, that will be available at the World of Whiskies main stores in all four terminals at the airport.

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    12/02/2020

    Dufry is proud to be part of the European Top 10 for Airport Shopping

    Dufry operates in 7 of the Top 10 European Airports for Shopping

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  • 12/02/2020

    Presentation on Dufry's 2019 Full Year Results on March 12, 2020

    Dufry will publish its 2019 Full Year Results on March 12, 2020 and will hold a presentation on the same day at 14.00 CET.

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    10/02/2020

    World Duty Free in Collaboration with Turrones Carremi and Perfumes Y Diseño Donates 22,904€ to Aldeas Infantiles SOS (SOS Children's Villages) in Spain

    36 World Duty Free stores across Spain supported the solidarity campaign with SOS Children's Villages

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    24/01/2020

    CRAIGELLACHIE® 39 Year Old Single Cask Launch Exclusive at World Duty Free, Heathrow Airport

    CRAIGELLACHIE® 39 Year Old Single Cask is the oldest and rarest CRAIGELLACHIE bottling available to buy

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  • 23/07/2026

    Avolta secures eight-year duty-free extension at Aruba Airport in the Caribbean

    Avolta AG (SIX: AVOL) has signed an eight-year extension with Aruba Airport Authority N.V for its duty-free operations at Queen Beatrix International Airport (AUA). The agreement ensures the continuation of Avolta’s presence at the airport building on a partnership of more than 30 years.

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  • 16/07/2026

    Avolta's HY 2026 Results Invitation

    We are delighted to invite you to our HY Results Presentation Webcast: Thursday, July 30, 2026 at 14:30 CEST

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  • 23/06/2026

    Avolta enters into an agreement with DFS to acquire its operations in Okinawa, entering the Japanese travel retail market

    Avolta AG (AVOL:SIX) announces that it has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of DFS Okinawa. The transaction will mark Avolta’s entry into one of Asia’s most dynamic travel retail markets, providing immediate scale in Japan and further strengthening its presence in Asia Pacific. 

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    20/07/2026

    Avolta enters Venice Marco Polo Airport

    Avolta is further strengthening its airport channel presence in Italy with a new Costa Coffee outlet and a Hudson convenience store at Venice Marco Polo Airport.

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    07/07/2026

    Avolta opens first Bill’s airport location at Heathrow

    Avolta has opened the first Bill’s restaurant at Heathrow’s Terminal 2, marking the British brand’s debut in the airport channel and the start of a new partnership with Bill’s, as Heathrow continues to strengthen its food and beverage offer.

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    01/07/2026

    Avolta expands footprint at Santos Dumont Airport in Brazil

    Avolta, leading global travel retail and food and beverage player, is building on its 25+ year partnership with Santos Dumont Airport in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with an expanded walkthrough travel retail store and two new convenience stores.

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    VCDO Certificate (Voka Charter for Sustainable Entrepreneurship)

    Avolta Belgium

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    Silver Award in Marketing Campaign at TREX Awards 2026

    Summer Club 2025

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    Gold Award in Marketing Campaign at TREX Awards 2026

    Whisky Social Club 2025

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