Davide Martino

Hudson Holdings Ltd

Hudson Holdings Group (www.hudson.com.mt) is a retailer, distributor and service provider involved mainly in the sport and fashion wear sectors. For a full list of the brands represented by Hudson visit: www.hudson.com.mt/brands. The Group's head office is located in Burmarrad, Malta and it has supporting offices in Italy, Morocco, Algeria, Nigeria and Cyprus. Though Hudson Holdings was founded in 2006, the Group's roots reach as far back as 1987 when the first pair of NIKE was sold in Malta. In total, Hudson currently manages over 30 stores in Malta, and another 30 stores spread across Africa and Southern Europe. LOCAL PRESENCE In Malta, Hudson Group is the leading retailer and distributor of Sports and Fashionwear products, representing numerous brands such as NIKE, Intersport, Ted Baker, Converse, Timberland, Crocs, New Look, River Island, Kiabi, Alcott, Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Armani Exchange and Mango. It also hosts its own online store hudsonstore.com as well as its franchise chains - Urban Bratz and Urban Jungle. The Group also has two multi-brand stores in the Arkadia Commercial Centre in Gozo as well, and at the Campus hub (University of Malta). INTERNATIONAL REACH Internationally, the Group currently has a direct retail presence in European and African countries as well as a distribution base covering over 30 territories. Urban Jungle, our own home grown sneaker store, has been taken internationally across European and North African cities. In Africa within the retail sector, Hudson is present in Morocco, Algeria and Nigeria, through NIKE stores and distribution, Urban Jungle stores and Tommy Hilfiger mono brand stores and are the distributors for NIKE in 28 African countries. Hudson also undertakes the distribution of other brands, mainly in the sportswear sector such Converse for parts of Africa with a current focus on the North African countries. The company is also present in Cyprus through Kiabi.