Hudson, a Dufry company Announces Return to New York City’S Historicgrand Central Terminal
September 22, 2021 at 11:41 am
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Hudson, a Dufry company and travel experience leader with more than 1,000 stores in airports, commuter hubs, landmarks and tourist destinations across North America, celebrated the reopening of its Hudson News store at New York City's world-famous Grand Central Terminal in partnership with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and Metro-North Railroad. Located in the Main Concourse under the east staircase and opposite Grand Central Market, Hudson News makes the highly-anticipated return to its former high-profile location - complete with a new, reimagined look for the 2,500-square-foot space.-
The store's exterior preserves the past, with sprawling archways and an inviting, wide-open storefront that is reminiscent of the store's original architectural design. Inside, the new layout creates a more modern shopping experience, with the choice of traditional checkout or the new option to stop at one of three contactless self-checkout kiosks for those traveling at the speed of a 'New York minute.' Clearly-defined primary categories - the cornerstones of any Hudson travel convenience store - provide visitors an assortment of essentials across food and beverage, electronics, health and beauty, and per the store's namesake, books, magazines, and newspapers. For those looking to take a piece of the Big Apple home with them, the store offers authentic branded merchandise, must-read regional titles, and other local offerings that are affirmatively New York.
Avolta AG, formerly Dufry AG is a Switzerland-based company engaged in the travel retail sector. The Company operates shops located at airports, cruise liners, seaports, railway stations and hotels. The Companyâs shops are categorized under five retail concepts: General Travel Retail Shops, which offer the full range of categories, such as perfumes & cosmetics, food & confectionery, wines & spirits, clothing & accessories, tobacco goods, souvenirs & electronics; Dufry Shopping, which provide travel retail duty-free shops; Brand Boutiques, which offer various boutiques of exclusive brands; Convenience Stores provide a wide assortment such as soft drinks, packaged food, travel accessories, electronics, personal items, souvenirs, newspapers, magazines and books and Specialized Stores offer products from a variety of different brands, belonging to one specific product category such as watches & jewelry, sunglasses, spirits and destination products.