A Heritage of Success
Extraordinary success in airport and transportation retail doesn't happen overnight.
The history of Hudson Group officially began in 1926, when the Hudson News Company was incorporated, The business was actually started by the Cohen Family in 1918, when they first began distributing newspapers in New York/New Jersey area as the Bayonne News Company. Today, Hudson News Company has become one of North America's largest independent wholesalers of periodicals and books.
Hudson operates more than 580 newsstands, bookstores, cafes and premier specialty retail shops in 70 airports and transportation terminals in the United States and Canada. Through its association with Dufry, the Hudson News brand has gone global, with newsstands (convenience stores) opening in airports and transportation terminals throughout Europe, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.
At the start of 2010, the combined Dufry/Hudson entity was overseeing more than 1,000 stores in 41 countries and 137 airports and terminals.
For more on Hudson's history, click here.
Hudson opens first airport retail newsstand at Newark International Airport.
Hudson opens its first Hudson News store in LaGuardia Airport.
Hudson News Company opens its first southern stores at Dallas Love Field Airport.
Hudson begins magazine distribution in New York City and becomes the largest magazine wholesale distribution agency in the United States.
Hudson News stores open throughout New York City in Grand Central Station, Penn Station and the Port Authority Bus Terminal.