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{{Infobox company
| name = Global Blue
| logo = Global Blue logo.jpg
| logo_size = 100px
| type = Privately held
| foundation = 1980
| founders = Alf Näslund
| location_city = Eysins
| location_country = Switzerland
| area_served = worldwide
| key_people = Christian Lucas (Chairman), Jacques Stern (CEO)
| products = VAT/GST refunds, dynamic currency conversion, POS and retail technologies, customer intelligence, marketing services and publications, training and education, consultancy
| homepage = {{url |http://www.globalblue.com}}
| num_employees = +1,700
}}

Global Blue is a tourism shopping tax refund company headquartered in Nyon, Switzerland. The company is best known for tax-free shopping,[1] a VAT/GST refund product and also operates in dynamic currency conversion, marketing services, point-of-sale technology, retail staff education, and customer intelligence. It is the industry leader for providing tax refunds, with Premier Tax Free as its closest competitor.

As of 2014, some 130 countries levy VAT/GST,[2] about 50 offer to refund VAT/GST to tourists for private exports.

History

Started in Sweden in 1980 tax-free shopping is about refunding the VAT/GST levied in normal stores on the high street to non-resident visitors who will privately export the goods purchased, according to the legislation in the European Union[3] and other countries; tax-free shopping is not to be confused with duty-free, which started in Ireland in 1947 and relates to specific stores (most often located in travel-related environments such as airports) that are exempt from the payment of certain local or national taxes and duties.

Founded as Sweden Tax Free Shopping, the company later became Europe Tax Free Shopping and then Global Refund in 1998. The company was bought out by its management in partnership with Apax Partners, which took a majority stake, and FEXCO for £118 million in 1999.[4] Global Refund moved headquarters from Kungsbacka, near Gothenburg in Sweden, to Nyon, in the Lake Geneva area, in 2001 for a more central position in Europe to manage its business then gone global but with a strong merchant customer base in European tourist destination countries.

In 2007, Apax sold the company to Equistone Partners Europe (at the time Barclays Private Equity), which valued the company at €360 million.[5][6] Previously operating the two brands Tax Free Shopping and First Currency Choice, Global Refund completed its repositioning, product diversification and rebranding as Global Blue in 2010.[7]

Equistone Partners sold the business in May 2012, for 1 billion euros to the technology private equity firm Silver Lake, with Swiss private equity house Partners Group taking a minority stake.[8][9] On 10 April 2014 Global Blue announced the appointment of David Baxby as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors, taking over from Per Setterberg, who had run the company for 25 years.[10] Following David Baxby a new CEO, Jaques Stern, has been announced on 18 May 2015.[11]

In 2010 Global Blue and the Economist Intelligence Unit started to use the expression 'globe shopper' to identify the market segment of "people who consider shopping as a fundamental part of their travel experience".[12] Global Blue Intelligence's globe shopping data and publications are referenced by international and national media including the Financial Times,[13] The Wall Street Journal,[14] City A.M.,[15] the Moodie Report,[16] China Confidential[17] and The Hurun Wealth Report.[18]

In 2010 the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore commissioned Global Blue to develop and operate Singapore’s Electronic Tourist Refund Scheme.[19] In 2011 the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service selected Global Blue as the payment supplier for tax-free shopping in Australia.[20] In July 2013 Global Blue announced a joint venture with NTT DATA to offer tax-free shopping services in Japan.[21] Global Blue is also a certified supplier of the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) Quality Service Certification programme.[22]

Operations

Global Blue employs around 1,800 people in 51 countries, and provides services to approximately 300,000 merchants (retailers, hotels, restaurants, etc.), and banks in these locations.[23]

References

1. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/d01f17b4-a557-11e1-b421-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2CBVffL2l |title=Silver Lake in €1bn Global Blue deal |date=May 24, 2012 |publisher=Financial Times }}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.taxrates.cc/html/tax-rates.html |title=Tax rates |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130825014050/http://www.taxrates.cc/html/tax-rates.html |archivedate=August 25, 2013 }}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/common/travellers/leave_eu/ |title=Travellers leaving the EU VAT export refund scheme |publisher=European Commission |accessdate=June 9, 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611081523/http://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/common/travellers/leave_eu/ |archivedate=June 11, 2014 |df= }}
4. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/business/fexco-and-apax-join-forces-in-takeover-of-global-refund-1.220207 |title=Fexco and Apax join forces in takeover of Global Refund |publisher=The Irish Times |date=August 25, 1999}}
5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.growthbusiness.co.uk/news-and-market-deals/mergers-and-acquisitions/261039/barclays-backs-global-refund-mbo.thtml |title=Barclays backs Global Refund MBO |publisher=Growth Business UK |date=October 12, 2007}}
6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.apax.com/news/apax-news/2007/august/apax-partners-sells-global-refund-to-barclays-private-equity/ |title=Apax Partners sells Global Refund to Barclays Private Equity |date=August 7, 2007}}
7. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.realwire.com/releases/Transform-Awards-2012-Announce-Winners |title=Transform Awards 2012 Announce Winners |date=March 27, 2012 |publisher=Real Wire}}
8. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-24/silver-lake-to-buy-global-blue-from-equistone-for-1-3-billion.html |title=Silver Lake to Buy Equistone’s Global Blue for $1.3 Billion |date=May 25, 2012 |publisher=Bloomberg}}
9. ^{{cite web|last=Waters |first=Richard |url=http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/d01f17b4-a557-11e1-b421-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2e1xnjAJP |title=Silver Lake in €1bn Global Blue deal |publisher=FT.com |date=2012-05-24 |accessdate=2014-06-09}}
10. ^{{cite news| url=http://www.wallstreet-online.de/nachricht/6693021-global-blue-leading-provider-of-traveler-commerce-technology-solutions-names-david-baxby-as-ceo |title=Global Blue, Leading Provider of Traveler Commerce Technology Solutions, Names David Baxby as CEO |date=April 10, 2014}}
11. ^{{cite news| url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/global-blue-announces-jacques-stern-as-chief-executive-officer-300084638.html |title=Global Blue Announces Jacques Stern as Chief Executive Officer |date=May 18, 2015}}
12. ^{{cite web|author=HKTOct 26, 2012 |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/scene/2012/10/26/asias-best-city-for-shopping/ |title=Hong Kong Tops Asia’s Shopping Destinations - Scene Asia - WSJ |publisher=Blogs.wsj.com |date=2012-10-26 |accessdate=2014-06-09}}
13. ^{{cite news |url=http://search.ft.com/search?queryText=Simplify+visas+for+Chinese%2C+urge+UK+retailers+Global+Blue |title=Simplify visas for Chinese, urge UK retailers |publisher=Financial Times |date=30 January 2011}}
14. ^{{cite web|last=Masidlover |first=Nadya |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323664204578609452047467788 |title=Chinese Shopping-Tour Buses Go Out of Fashion in Paris - WSJ |publisher=Online.wsj.com |date=2013-07-24 |accessdate=2014-06-09}}
15. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.cityam.com/latest-news/chinese-luxury-spenders-keep-uk-tills-ringing |title=Chinese luxury spenders keep UK tills ringing |date=April 30, 2012 |publisher=City A.M.}}
16. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.moodiereport.com/document.php?c_id=6&doc_id=36024 |title=Chinese dominate tourism spending in 2012, reports Global Blue |publisher=TheMoodieReport.com |date= |accessdate=2014-06-09}}
17. ^{{cite news |url=http://www.ftchinaconfidential.com/Consumer/ConsumerTrends/Features/GuestColumn/article/20101118/a2db9d5a-f0a3-11df-8ac5-00144f2af8e8/Chinese-shoppers-go-on-overseas-spending-spree |title=Chinese shoppers go on overseas spending spree |publisher=China Confidential |date=18 November 2010}}
18. ^The Hurun Report
19. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.news.gov.sg/public/sgpc/en/media_releases/agencies/iras/press_release/P-20101201-1.html |publisher=SG Press Centre |title=Tourists can look forward to hassle-free GST refunds |date=December 1, 2010}}
20. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.global-blue.com/merchant-services/corporate/presscentre/global-blue-named-exclusive-payment-supplier-for-tax-free-shopping/ |title=Global Blue named exclusive payment supplier for tax free shopping |date=March 21, 2011 |publisher =Global Blue}}
21. ^{{cite web|author=Global Blue July 10, 2013 4:30 AM |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/global-blue-ntt-data-form-083000237.html |title=Global Blue and NTT DATA form Joint Venture to Offer Tax Refund Services in Japan - Yahoo Finance |publisher=Finance.yahoo.com |date=2013-07-10 |accessdate=2014-06-09}}
22. ^http://www.qualitytourism.cn/ China Outbound Tourism Quality Service Certification
23. ^{{Cite web|url=http://corporate.globalblue.com/press-centre/global-blue-releases-the-globe-shopper-report-china-edition/|title=Global Blue releases the Globe Shopper Report: China Edition {{!}} Business - Global Blue|website=corporate.globalblue.com|access-date=2016-10-26}}

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