Dufry Company profile
About Dufry AG
Dufry AG is a Switzerland-based retail company engaged in the travel retail sector. The Company operates around 1200 shops located at airports, cruise liners, seaports, and other touristic locations. The Company’s brands include perfumes and cosmetics, confectionary, food and catering, wine and spirits, literature, publications & others, watches, jewelry and accessories, tobacco goods, fashion, leather and baggage and electronics. The Company’s shops are categorized under four retail concepts: General Travel Retail Shops, which offer a range of products; News and Convenience Stores, which is focused on passengers, whose behavior is based on impulse and convenience shopping; Brand Boutiques, which offer brand boutiques for different brands, such as Hermes, Armani, Victoria’s Secret, Lacoste, Omega or Bulgari, and Specialized Shops. The Company operates Nuance Group as a wholly owned subsidiary and World Duty Free SpA as a majority owned subsidiary.
Financial summary
BRIEF: For the fiscal year ended 31 December 2021, Dufry AG revenues increased 53% to SF3.92B. Net loss decreased 85% to SF385.4M. Revenues reflect Perfumes and Cosmetics segment increase of 52% to SF1.18B, North America segment increase from SF644.4M to SF1.73B, Retail Sales Duty Paid increase of 81% to SF1.99B. Lower net loss reflects Merchandise Margins, Total - % increase of 5% to 56.5%.