Relay (shop)

Relay is a chain of newspaper, magazine, book, and convenience stores, mostly based in train stations and airports.

[1] Relay started under the name Relais H', when in 1852 Louis Hachette acquired the "trainstations' libraries".

At that time, Relay owned 1,000 stores in 10 countries in Europe and North America.

[3] In October 2012, Lagardere TR created a joint-venture with Indian Travel Food Services to develop Relay in India.

[4] In February 2016, Lagardere sold its Travel Retail operations in Belgium to the Bpost group for $491 million.