Hudson's Haitian Relief Effort
January 26, 2010 - In response to the international disaster in Haiti, Hudson has placed Lexan drop boxes on store counters for the collection of customers' loose change. A card inserted at the top of the collection box asks customers to donate their change and explains that Hudson will match their donation to the American Red Cross for the relief of Haiti, which was devastated by an earthquake on January 12.
The company conducted a successful similar campaign in 2005, following the devastation of the city of New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina. At the end of that campaign, Hudson had provided the Red Cross with checks totaling more than $125,000. Hudson's local management teams have the responsibility to empty the boxes, count the contributions, and send a check or money order to the Head Office in East Rutherford, New Jersey for accounting and processing.
About Hudson Group: Hudson Group is a travel retail specialist that operates more than 550 premier newsstands, bookstores, cafes and specialty retail shops in 69 airports and transportation terminals throughout North America. The company's flagship concept, Hudson News, is North America's only national newsstand brand. Under the familiar blue sign can be found the most complete selection of magazines in the aviation industry, along with newspapers and a wide variety of travelers' necessities, snacks and bottled soft drinks. Hudson Group's other concepts include such proprietary brands as Hudson Booksellers, Kids Works and Euro Café. Other national brands partnering with Hudson Group include Crabtree & Evelyn, Godiva Chocolatier, House of Blues, Life is good, Quiznos and Sunglass Hut. For more information, visit www.hudsongroup.com.
About Dufry: Dufry AG (SWX: DUFN) is a leading global travel retailer operating over 460 duty free and duty paid shops in airports, cruise lines, seaports, railway stations and downtown tourist areas. Dufry South America Ltd. Is a subsidiary of Dufry AG and is listed on the Brazilian and Luxemburg stock exchanges. Dufry employs around 7,100 people. The company, headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, has about 60 subsidiaries to operate its business in 39 countries in Europe, North America & Caribbean, South America, Asia and Africa.