Editing Lagardère Group (section)

=== Arnaud Lagardère and the group's refocus on media ===
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In 1994, [[Hachette Livre]] launched the first multimedia encyclopedia, [[Axis Encyclopedia|Axis]]. Also in 1994, Matra Hachette Multimedia presented EPSIS, the first image-substitution process for advertising. In 1998, Hachette Multimedia was born of the consolidation of the multimedia division of Hachette Livre and Grolier Interactive (online educational services). A strategic agreement signed in 2000 by Lagardère and [[Deutsche Telekom]] to provide Internet service led to the merger of [[T-Online]] and [[Club-Internet]].

In 1995, Hachette acquired UCS, Canada's leading newsstand chain,<ref name=LH1995>{{cite web|title=About Lagardere: History|url=http://www.lagardere.com/group/history/1992-1999-536.html|publisher=Lagardere|access-date=10 June 2014}}</ref> and became the third largest operator in the international retail press trade. In 1996, Hachette Livre acquired the [[Hatier]] Group. In 1997, Hachette Livre won a string of literary prizes, including the [[Prix Goncourt]] and the [[Grand prix de l'Académie française|Prix de l'Académie française]] with La Bataille (The Battle) by [[Patrick Rambaud]] ([[Éditions Grasset|Grasset]]). That same year, [[Europe 1]] and [[Club-Internet]] launched Europe Info. In 2000, Hachette Distribution Services created [[Relay (shop)|Relay]], an international brand specializing in selling media products at public points of sale. That same year, Lagardère and [[Canal+ (French TV channel)|Canal+]] got into digital television. In 2001, Lagardère acquired the Virgin Stores brand and [[Virgin Megastore]] in France. [[Hachette Filipacchi Médias]] has continued its growth by taking a 42% stake in the [[Marie Claire]] Group.