It is privately held and majority owned by the luxury conglomerate Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton (LVMH), alongside DFS co-founder and shareholder Robert Miller. As of January 11, 1997, DFS Group operates as a subsidiary of LVMH.
It is headquartered in Tsim Sha Tsui East, Hong Kong and has offices in Hawaii, Los Angeles, Shanghai, Singapore and Tokyo. DFS Group employs over 9,000 people, operating in 14 countries worldwide. As of 2016, over 200 million travellers visited DFS stores.
DFS is a Hong Kong based travel retailer of luxury products. Established in 1960, its network consists of duty-free stores stores located in 17 major airports and 18 downtown Galleria stores, as well as resort locations worldwide.
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DFS stores can be found at the following airports:
| IATA Code | DPS |
| City | Denpasar |
| Country | Indonesia |
| IATA Code | CRK |
| City | Angeles City |
| Country | Philippines |
| IATA Code | EBB |
| City | Entebbe |
| Country | Uganda |
| IATA Code | HKG |
| City | Hong Kong |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| IATA Code | HNL |
| City | Honolulu |
| Country | United States |
| IATA Code | DEL |
| City | Delhi |
| Country | India |
| IATA Code | LAX |
| City | Los Angeles |
| Country | United States |
| IATA Code | JFK |
| City | New York |
| Country | United States |
| IATA Code | SFO |
| City | San Francisco |
| Country | United States |
| IATA Code | SIN |
| City | Singapore |
| Country | Singapore |
Latest articles about DFS
Prospects for Sanya duty free store reopenings rise as COVID cases tumble
CHINA. An early reopening of duty free stores in Sanya now seems increasingly like as new locally transmitted COVID-19 case numbers continue to tumble. With the vital Golden Week holiday period now just around the corner, getting the stores open is of critical importance to travel retailers and their brand partners. As reported, the stores […]
Haikou duty free stores reopen but Sanya shops remain closed due to COVID outbreak
CHINA. Offshore duty free stores in Haikou reopened this morning (9 August) after a 24-hour closure due to the COVID-19 outbreak in Hainan. As reported, the Haikou stores run by China Duty Free Group, GDF Plaza and Shenzhen Duty-Free Group/DFS Group were all forced to close temporarily from yesterday morning (8 August). Local authorities continue […]
Bvlgari unveils new counter and pop-up in La Samaritaine
FRANCE. Roman luxury house Bvlgari has unveiled a refreshed permanent counter in La Samaritaine Paris Pont-Neuf by DFS. The counter is being celebrated with an exclusive pop-up installation, showcasing the Bvlgari Allegra Maxi Shelley collection among other lines. The counter brings the spirit of the Eternal City to Paris. It features the brand’s signature marble […]
Lotte Duty Free launches partnership with 7-Eleven app for local market sales
SOUTH KOREA. Lotte Duty Free has partnered with Korean Seven, operator of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain, to expand local market sales of so-called domestic customs-cleared duty free goods. Items will be sold on the 7-Eleven app from 2 May in an effort to target the MZ generation (a Korean pairing of two groups, Millennials […]
Lotte Duty Free and L’Occitane celebrate Earth Day with US$30,000 fundraiser
SOUTH KOREA. Lotte Duty Free has partnered with French beauty and wellness brand L’Occitane to raise KRW34.5 million (US$30,000) for the Seoul Green Trust in celebration of Earth Day on 22 April. A donation ceremony was held at Lotte Duty Free’s flagship branch in Myeong-dong, Seoul this week. It was attended by Lotte Duty Free […]
‘Travel is Coming’ says Lotte Duty Free as recovery campaign is unleashed
Amid growing anticipation of a widespread resumption of overseas travel, Lotte Duty Free has launched a ‘Travel is Coming’ promotion to strengthen benefits for Korean customers. On 18 April the government eased stringent social restrictions that have been in place for 25 months, ushering in a long-anticipated age of ‘living with COVID’. The promotion runs […]
