Robert B. Cohen
| Robert B. Cohen | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 26, 1925 Bayonne, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | February 1, 2012 (aged 86) Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. |
| Nationality | United States |
| Known for | founder of Hudson News |
| Spouse(s) | Harriet Brandwein (m. 1947–2012) |
| Children | James Cohen Claudia Cohen (deceased) Michael Cohen (deceased) |
| Parent(s) | Lillian Goodman Isaac Cohen |
Robert Benjamin Cohen (May 26, 1925 – February 1, 2012) was an American businessman and founder of Hudson News, a chain of newsstands and stores located primarily in American airports and train stations. Cohen grew the Hudson News into the world's largest airport newsstand retailer from a single location he opened in LaGuardia Airport in 1987. The Hudson News chain is now part of the larger Hudson Group retailer. There are approximately 600 Hudson News locations throughout the United States, as of 2012. Most are located in transportation hubs, including a 1,000-square-foot store in Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan.
Cohen was born in Bayonne, New Jersey, to Isaac and Lillian Goodman Cohen on May 26, 1925. His father had previously run a newspaper delivery route and newsstand in Brooklyn, New York. In the early 1920s, Isaac Cohen founded a newspaper distributor, the Bayonne News Company. Robert Cohen earned his bachelor's degree from New York University (NYU) in 1947. Cohen played on the NYU Violets basketball team in college and his teammates included Dolph Schayes. In 1947, the same year that he earned his bachelor's degree, Cohen married his wife, the former Harriet Brandwein.
Cohen took control of his father's newspaper and magazine distribution company, the Hudson County News Company, shortly after graduation from NYU.
Cohen focused much of his career (prior to founding Hudson News) on the expansion of his newspaper distribution business, Hudson County News Company, into one of the largest of its kind in the United States. He served as president of Hudson County News Company. By the 1970s and 1980s, Cohen had grown the business into one of the largest magazine distributorships and wholesalers in the United States, focusing on the Boston and New York City metropolitan areas.
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