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ATL Welcomes the World’s Largest Hudson Store (August 29, 2018)

For Immediate Release

August 29, 2018

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ATL Welcomes the World’s Largest Hudson Store
ATL Shops by Hudson features innovative shop-in-shop concepts

ATLANTA –

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) celebrates the grand opening of ATL Shops by Hudson, the world’s largest Hudson store at the world’s busiest airport. At 5,000 square feet, this grand location not only features bestselling Hudson traveler-friendly favorites, but also houses innovative shop-in-shop concepts including Ink, one of Hudson’s bookseller concepts, and Sweet Indulgence, a candy wonderland. In addition to ATL Shops by Hudson, passengers can shop 5th & Sunset for sunglasses and accessories and Tumi for luxury luggage goods.

This celebration includes a full day of in-store discounts, tasty samplings and fun photo opportunities.

Celebrate Atlanta’s local literary culture and meet Tayari Jones, author of An American Marriage; Joshilyn Jackson, author of The Almost Sisters; and Becky Albertalli, author of Leah on the Offbeat. Customers will receive 20 percent off books written by participating authors.

WHO: Balram “B” Bheodari, Interim General Manager, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Joe DiDomizio, President and CEO, Hudson Group

Chilly Ewing, Concessions Director, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Dwayne Heard, Hudson Group partner, Master Concessions ATL

WHAT: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) celebrates the grand opening of ATL Shops by Hudson, the world’s largest Hudson store

WHEN: Thursday, Aug. 30
11 a.m. — Remarks

11:30 a.m. — Book-signing session with local authors

WHERE: Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal

2600 Maynard H. Jackson Jr. Blvd.
Atlanta, GA 30354

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL) is the world’s busiest and most efficient airport, serving more than 104 million passengers annually with nonstop service to more than 150 U.S. destinations and 70 international destinations in more than 50 countries. ATL boasts a direct economic impact of $34.8 billion in metro Atlanta and a total direct economic impact of $70.9 billion in Georgia. The Airport is the largest employer in Georgia, with more than 63,000 individuals working on-site. The Airport is a frequent recipient of awards of excellence for concessions, operations, sustainability, architectural engineering and construction. In 2016, ATL set in motion a multibillion-dollar capital improvement program, ATLNext, which will modernize the Domestic Terminal, extend two concourses, construct several parking decks, add a sixth runway, expand cargo facilities and pave the way for a 440-room InterContinental Hotel with Class A office space. For more information, visit www.atl.com. NOTE TO NEWS EDITORS For HD broadcast quality b-roll of Airport operations, events and generic interior/exterior shots, visit our ATL Video Newsroom at https://vimeo.com/atlairport/channels