Hudson Group on 'Undercover Boss' This Friday

Jan. 30, 2014
President and CEO Joe DiDomizio visited various airports, working undercover as a newsstand sales associate, a barista and a specialty store replenishment buyer.

East Rutherford, NJ – January 29, 2014 – Joe DiDomizio, President & CEO of premier travel retailer Hudson Group, operator of Hudson News and other airport and transit shops across North America, will appear on “Undercover Boss” this Friday, Jan. 31, 8:00–9:00 PM, ET/PT on the CBS Television Network.

“Undercover Boss,” in its fifth season, is a two–time Emmy Award–winning reality series that follows high–level corporate executives as they slip anonymously into the rank–and–file of their own companies. Each week, a different executive leaves the comfort of his or her corner office for an undercover mission to examine the inner workings of their corporation.

Hudson Group President & CEO Joe DiDomizio visited various airports, working undercover as a newsstand sales associate, a barista and a specialty store replenishment buyer.

Regarding his experience, Joe noted: “With over 700 stores in airports and transit terminals throughout North America, we work very hard at being ‘The Traveler’s Best Friend.’ I credit and thank our team working the frontlines for earning us this reputation each and every day. Going undercover and working with our operations team was an amazing experience for me, and it reinforced my belief that our successes begin in our stores. Our employees are clearly the backbone of our business, and it was great to witness how their dedication to customer service is unsurpassed in the travel industry.”

About Hudson Group:
Headquartered in East Rutherford, New Jersey, directly across the highway from MetLife Stadium, Hudson Group is the largest duty–paid travel retailer in North America. It is a wholly–owned subsidiary of international duty–free travel retailer Dufry AG (DUFN) of Basel, Switzerland. The company operates over 700 Hudson, Hudson News, Hudson Booksellers, cafes, specialty retail and duty free shops in 70 airports and transportation terminals in the United States and Canada. Dufry operates additional newsstands in 14 more countries around the world. Dufry operates over 1,400 stores in 45 countries and 180 airports and transportation terminals.

For more information, visit www.hudsongroup.com and www.dufry.com.