Manchester , 28 October 2010 - Through its UK subsidiary WDF, Autogrill Group (Milan: AGL IM) has secured the renewal of its travel retail & duty free contract (originally running until 2017) at Manchester Airport, where the Group has operated since 1980. Signed in advance, the renewal extends the concession for a further four years, until 2021.
WDF produced revenues around £60m (around €68m) in the airport in 2009.
With this agreement Autogrill Group consolidates its presence in the UK airport duty free market, in which it operates through 89 stores in 23 airports and serves around 20 million customers a year.
The company Autogrill S.p.A. was merged into the company World Duty Free S.r.l. effective as from November 1st, 2023 .
At the same time, the company World Duty Free S.r.l. was transformed into a joint-stock company with the name World Duty Free S.p.A..