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World Duty Free

Logo: http://www.worlddutyfreegroup.com/, Non-free logo, via Wikipedia4

Multinational travel retailer

World Duty Free SpA, the holding company of World Duty Free Group, is an Italy-based multinational travel retailer that employs almost 8,500 people.2 It was founded by Autogrill.1 It is headquartered in Novara.1 It is part of Avolta.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2013Founded1
  • Industryretail1
  • HeadquartersNovara1
  • Founded inNovara1
  • Websiteworlddutyfree.com
  • Legal formjoint-stock company1
  • LEI213800T22OD6V7EAVU123
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
  • Registered addressstrada 5 - Palazzo Z, 20089 Rozzano, Italy3
  • Registered withInfocamere, 023624900353

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World Duty Free SpA, the holding company of World Duty Free Group, is an Italy-based multinational travel retailer that employs almost 8,500 people.2

Corporate structure

World Duty Free is part of a group headed by Avolta. 8 entities, 6 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Avolta Basel, Switzerland
    • World Duty Free Rozzano, Italy
      • WORLD DUTY FREE GROUP SOCIEDAD ANONIMA Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
    • Hudson Subsidiary · East Rutherford
    • Dufry Finance SCA Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
    • Dufry Financial Services B.V Subsidiary · Eindhoven, Netherlands
    • DUFRY INTERNATIONAL AG Subsidiary · Basel, Switzerland
    • HUDSON GROUP (HG), INC. Subsidiary · East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Autogrill in 2013, in Novara.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Oct 16, 2024Parent Directly consolidated by Avolta3
  2. 2013Founded Founded in Novara1

Sources

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