Hudson Group Unveils New Victoria's Secret Store at JFK Airport Terminal 4
East Rutherford, NJ - July 27, 2009 - Premier travel retailer Hudson Group has opened a Victoria's Secret travel concept store in New York's JFK International Airport Terminal 4.
The 641-square-foot shop is located pre-Security, and is currently Victoria's Secret's only travel concept store at an airport in the United States. The store features a wide range of merchandise, specifically targeted to the traveling consumer, including a colorful collection of panties and an assortment of PINK apparel, the vibrant and fun lifestyle brand that every young girl wants to experience. The merchandise selection also includes travel accessories: passport holders, luggage tags, sunglasses, key rings and travel-size gifts.
Rounding out the selection are makeup, fragrance and body care products from Victoria's Secret's best selling lines, such as Beauty Rush Lip Gloss, Dream Angels™ Fragrances, Sexy Little Things, and the well-known Secret Garden collection.
Janice Holden, Chief Commercial Officer, JFK IAT noted: "Victoria's Secret adds an exciting edge to our retail lineup - the super look and feel of the store is inviting and the well known merchandise never fails to appeal. We appreciate that Hudson Group chose Terminal 4 to showcase this legendary brand, and we are encouraged by the reaction of our passengers based on the store's initial performance."
"The elegant shopping mall at JFK IAT was an easy choice for us to open our first Victoria's Secret," said Joe DiDomizio, President and CEO, Hudson Group. "Terminal 4 and Hudson Group are both keenly aware of the elements that combine to ensure customer satisfaction. Value-priced, quality merchandise in profusion, along with prompt, courteous and expert service are the keys to success in our industry. Hudson trains each associate to deliver this level of service. We measure our success by the smiles of our customers, and our new Victoria's Secret store is delivering plenty of those, along with a very strong first two weeks of sales."
Victoria's Secret is currently available only in select duty free global locations outside of the United States. The first Victoria's Secret duty-free airport location was launched in partnership with Dufry in Brazil, the second in Argentina. The JFK Terminal 4 store is the third in the series, and the first duty-paid entry. Three additional stores are planned for the coming months: one in Dubai, and two in partnership with Dufry in Barbados and in Mexico City International Airport.
In JFK Terminal 4, Victoria's Secret is located next to Hudson's flagship Hudson News, Discover New York and Hudson Booksellers. Elsewhere in the terminal, Hudson Group also operates a CNN Newsstand - New York, a Sunglass Hut and Life is good store. Hudson operates just over 13,000 sq ft of duty-paid retail space in the terminal.
About Victoria's Secret: Victoria's Secret, part of Limited Brands, is the leading specialty retailer of lingerie and beauty products, dominating the global market with modern, fashion-inspired collections, prestige fragrances and cosmetics, celebrated supermodels and world-famous runway shows.
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.