Group profile
Workforce by geographic area at 31 December 2019
The illustration is a planisphere showing the distribution of permanent staff around the world.
Below is the distribution:
- FRANCE
Lagardère Publishing 2 458
Lagardère Travel Retail 4 550
Lagardère News 830
Lagardère Live Entertainment 68
Assets pending disposal at Lagardère Active 172
Other activities 300
Lagardère Sports 199
Total 8 577
- EUROPE
(EXCLUDING FRANCE)
Lagardère Publishing 2 535
Lagardère Travel Retail 6 622
Assets pending disposal at Lagardère Active 291
Lagardère Sports 623
Total 10 071
- AMERICAS
Lagardère Publishing 1 669
Lagardère Travel Retail 10 845
Lagardère Sports 181
Total 12 695
- ASIA‑PACIFIC
Lagardère Publishing 142
Lagardère Travel Retail 2 841
Lagardère Sports 189
Total 3 172
- AFRICA
Lagardère Publishing 75
Lagardère Travel Retail 101
Total 176
Created in 1992, Lagardère is an international group with operations in more than 40 countries worldwide. It employs over 30,000 people and generated revenue of €7,211 million in 2019.
Under the impetus of the Group’s General and Managing Partner, Arnaud Lagardère, the Group launched a strategic refocusing around two priority divisions.
Lagardère Publishing is the world’s third-largest book publisher for the general public and educational markets, and the leader in France. Alongside some 6,900 employees, it creates 17,000 original publications each year as well as contributing to their broader circulation by innovating with digital and mobile reading formats. Lagardère Publishing's activities also extend to adjacent businesses such as Mobile Games and Board Games.
Lagardère Travel Retail is the world’s fourth largest travel retail merchant, with operations in three segments of this very dynamic field: Travel Essentials, Duty Free & Fashion, and Foodservice. Lagardère Travel Retail has 25,000 employees across an international network of more than 4,800 points of sale in around one thousand airports, mainline and urban train stations.
The Group’s business scope also includes Lagardère News (Paris Match, Le Journal du Dimanche, Europe 1, RFM, Virgin Radio and the Elle brand licence) together with Lagardère Live Entertainment.
The Lagardère Studios unit is in the process of being sold.