Officials at Vermont, USA-based Burlington International Airport said they have selected a joint venture led by travel retailer Hudson Group as the winner in its recent competitive bid process for the airport's retail concessions programme.
Hudson's team has been operating newsstands at the airport since 2004. According to airport officials, the new five-year contract includes three Hudson travel essentials stores (the latest generation newsstand concept). The two post-Security Hudson stores will also carry the branding of two famous Vermont icons Lake Champlain and Mount Mansfield. In addition, the new pre-Security Hudson will include a Discover Vermont section. Hudson said that its merchandising team has scoured the area for vendors whose unique, high quality wares reflect the lively artisanal culture of the Green Mountain State. The result is a cross-section of products from small and large vendors, such as the Vermont Farm Store, Ben & Jerry's and the Vermont Teddy Bear company, Hudson said. HG Burlington JV is a joint venture between Hudson Group Retail and Branded Works, a Massachusetts-certified ACDBE that partners with Hudson in Boston Logan and Newark Liberty International Airports, among others. Hudson Group, the largest duty-paid travel retailer in North America, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of international travel retailer Dufry AG of Basel, Switzerland. The company operates some 700 Hudson News, Hudson Booksellers, cafes, specialty retail and duty free shops in 70 airports and transportation terminals in the United States andCanada, and additional newsstands in 12 more countries around the world. Dufry operates over 1,200 stores in 43 countries and 155 airports and transportation terminals. Find out more at www.hudsongroup.com.
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