The Container Store and Southwest Airlines Help Travelers Wrap Up the Holidays
December 21 2016 - 9:15AM
Business Wire
Retailer Wraps Gifts for Free At Ten
Airports Nationwide on Thursday, December 22nd
The Container Store® and Southwest Airlines® are teaming up
to surprise and delight travelers at 10 airports nationwide with
complimentary gift wrapping on Thursday, December 22nd from 10:00
am – 3:00 pm. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
advises passengers not to wrap their gifts in carry-on or checked
luggage for screening purposes, leaving many travelers packing
their bags with unwrapped gifts. The Container Store and Southwest
Airlines will spread a little joy and holiday cheer by surprising
and delighting travelers as they share their expert gift packaging
tips while wrapping up travelers’ gifts – big or small – in the
following airports:
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- Chicago (Midway) International Airport
(MDW)
- Dallas (Love Field) (DAL)
- Denver International Airport (DEN)
- Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County
Airport (DTW)
- Ft Lauderdale-Hollywood International
Airport (FLL)
- Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta
International Airport (ATL)
- Indianapolis International Airport
(IND)
- Lambert-St Louis International Airport
(SJC)
- Nashville International Airport
(BNA)
- Norman Y. Mineta San José International
Airport (SJC)
“The Container Store and Southwest Airlines are both passionate
about surprising and delighting our customers,” said Melissa Reiff,
Chief Executive Officer of The Container Store. “It’s the perfect
time of year to spread joy and holiday cheer by treating travelers
to free gift packaging during the busy holiday travel season!”
The Container Store’s wrapping experts will also be sharing
professional gift wrapping tips with travelers, including
demonstrations on how to create an easy pom-pom bow. In addition,
The Container Store and Southwest Airlines will give away prizes
every hour to travelers in the gate area through a gift wrapping
challenge, trivia, games, and more.
About The Container
Store
The Container Store (NYSE: TCS) is the nation’s
leading retailer of storage and organization products and the only
retailer solely devoted to the category. The company originated the
concept of storage and organization of retailing when it opened its
first store in 1978. Today, the retailer has 86 store locations
nationwide that each average 25,000 square feet. The Container
Store has over 11,000 products - many of them multifunctional
- to help customers save space and, ultimately, save them time.
Since its inception, the retailer has nurtured an employee-first
culture and couples its one-of-a-kind product collection with a
high level of customer service delivered by its highly trained
organization experts. The Company has been named to FORTUNE
magazine’s 100 Best Companies To Work For® 17 years in a row.
Visit www.containerstore.com for more information about
store locations, the product collection and services offered and
the retailer’s new lifestyle blog, Container Stories
(containerstore.com/blog). To find out more about The Container
Store’s unique culture, Foundation Principles and devotion to
Conscious Capitalism, visit the retailer’s culture blog
at www.whatwestandfor.com or read Chairman &
Co-Founder Kip Tindell’s book UNCONTAINABLE: How Passion,
Commitment, and Conscious Capitalism Built a Business Where
Everyone Thrives (available at The Container Store,
www.uncontainable.com and anywhere books are sold).
About Southwest Airlines
Co.
In its 46th year of service, Dallas-based Southwest
Airlines (NYSE: LUV) continues to differentiate itself from
other air carriers with exemplary Customer Service delivered by
more than 53,000 Employees to more than 100 million Customers
annually. Southwest proudly operates a network of 101 destinations
in the United States and eight additional countries with more than
3,900 departures a day during peak travel season.
Book Southwest Airlines' low fares online
at Southwest.com or by phone at 800-I-FLY-SWA.
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