East Rutherford, NJ – December 17, 2007 - Travel retailer Hudson Group has signed a definitive agreement with global private equity firm Advent International, based in Boston, making Advent the majority owner. The introduction of Advent will support a variety of exciting growth opportunities for Hudson.Read More >>>
LOS ANGELES, CA – September 26, 2007 – The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has partnered with travel retailer Hudson Group, best known for its national newsstand brand Hudson News, among other retail brands, to develop Hollywood, a trendy new specialty store devoted to all things Hollywood. The store is scheduled to "premier" next week in the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) of Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Global Icons, the Chamber's exclusive licensing agency, negotiated the deal.Read More >>>
East Rutherford, NJ - July 12, 2007 - Why would travelers wait until they get home to stand in line at a supercenter, hoping to find the new Harry Potter book? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the seventh and final installment of author J.K. Rowling's blockbuster series, will be available at Hudson News and Hudson Booksellers stores in airports and rail terminals throughout the U.S. and Canada, beginning Saturday, July 21st at 12:01 a.m.Read More >>>
Longtime consumer activist Ralph Nader visited Hudson News in Union Station, Washington, D.C., recently, signing his new book, Traditions. Hudson Booksellers' Shannon Walker greets him.
East Rutherford, NJ - May 04, 2007 - When the paperback edition of the New York Times bestselling book Dispatches from the Edge: A Memoir of War, Disasters and Survival, penned by Anderson Cooper, hits the shelves on May 8, an exclusive edition will be available only at Hudson News and Hudson Booksellers, the nation's #1 airport bookseller.Read More >>>
East Rutherford, NJ – April 12, 2007 – The City of Chicago has approved the award of a retail concessions contract in Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to a joint venture partnership that includes Hudson Group. The award is a seven-year contract to create 25 impressive newsstands throughout the terminals, branded as Hudson News or co-branded as Hudson News/CNN Newsstand Chicago.Read More >>>
Chicago, IL – April 17, 2007 – Barbara's Bookstore, Chicago's popular and award-winning neighborhood bookstore, is coming to Chicago O'Hare International Airport. The City of Chicago has approved the award of a retail concession contract for five new "Barbara's Bookstores at O'Hare" to a joint venture called Barbara's Bookstore O'Hare JV.Read More >>>
East Rutherford, NJ – February 26, 2007 – Broward County officials have approved the award of a retail concessions contract in Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to a joint venture partnership that includes Hudson Group. The award is a seven-year contract to create a state-of-the-art news/gift and specialty retail program in Terminals 1 and 2 of the airport.Read More >>>
East Rutherford, NJ – January 23, 2007 – California's flying public has fallen for a new face. He's skinny, bald and toothy, and wears shades and a cool beret. Like a true star, he even goes by a single name, Jake.Read More >>>
Joe DiDomizio, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Hudson Group, has been selected by the retail publishing giant Chain Store Age Magazine as one of its "Rising Stars" for 2007.Read More >>>
East Rutherford, NJ - October 23, 2006 - Hudson Booksellers, a brand unit of travel retailer Hudson Group, has announced its list of the best books published in 2006. Hudson operates 66 full-service bookstores and sells books in over 400 Hudson News newsstands throughout North America. Book sales were close to $100 million last year.Read More >>>
East Rutherford, NJ - September 20, 2006 - Travel retailer Hudson Group and its partners have been selected to upgrade the news/gift and specialty retail concession program at Nashville International Airport (BNA).Read More >>>
East Rutherford, NJ - June 30, 2006 - Of the major U.S. airports receiving the highest customer experience rankings, Hudson Group has significant operations in nine of the top ten large airports listed in a recent J.D. Power and Associates survey.Read More >>>
East Rutherford, NJ - June 1, 2006 - Travel retailer Hudson Group has signed an exclusive agreement with Cable News Network (CNN) to pursue joint marketing and retailing objectives, which includes featuring CNN news feeds in selected Hudson News airport locations. In addition, the two companies will work together to develop new, co-branded "CNN Newsstands" in airports throughout the United States. Specific locations for these stores are yet to be announced.Read More >>>
NEW YORK, NY - May 10, 2006 - Terminal 4 at JFK International Airport has renewed the lease agreement for Hudson Group's Hudson News store at The Shops at Terminal 4 until 2013, announced JFK IAT, LLC, the company that operates the terminal, which services nearly 50 international and domestic carriers. Read More >>>
East Rutherford, NJ - March 24, 2006 - Hudson Group is pleased to announce that it has been selected by Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport to open a Hudson News and gift shop in the terminal building. The contract will run for 10 years, with a 5-year option.Read More >>>
Mobile, AL – February 8, 2006 - Hudson Group and its local DBE partner, Irmatean Watson, have won the contract to provide new retail operations and a new food & beverage program at Mobile Regional Airport (MOB).Read More >>>
East Rutherford, NJ - February 8, 2006 - Transportation retail specialist Hudson Group has signed an agreement with Discovery Commerce, the retail and licensing arm of leading global real-world media company Discovery Communications, to open and operate Discovery Channel Airport Stores in airports across the United States and Canada. The specific airport locations will be announced in the coming weeks. Read More >>>
Phoenix, AZ; January 19, 2006 - The Hudson Group and its local DBE partner, Cambios y Servicios, are pleased to announce that they have won the contract to develop an upscale gift concession called "Desert Winds" and a new Hudson News store in Terminal 4 of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Read More >>>
Los Angeles, CA - January 13, 2006 - In just the past few months, Hudson Group has invested $1.78 million to renovate two of its newsstands and bookstores at Los Angeles International Airport. As North America's leading transportation retailer, Hudson has committed its resources and expertise to provide the first modern and exciting state-of-the-art retail shops at LAX, the first to realize the airport's potential as a world-class shopping experience.Read More >>>