be updated . please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information . may 2016 the paradies shops type private industry retail founded atlanta georgia u.s. 1960 1960 founder dan paradies number of locations 500 stores 2008 area served united states and canada key people dick dickson chairman james paradies vice chairman gregg paradies president & chief executive officer revenue us 428 million 2008 number of employees 3000 2008 website theparadiesshops.com the paradies shops inc. operates stores in airports hotels and other locations throughout the united states and canada . locations include specialty stores and bookstores . 1 the company was founded in 1960 in atlanta georgia . history edit the first store was a toy shop at the atlanta airport . since 1960 the paradies shops has expanded to over 500 stores in 65 airports . 2 the company runs stores under brands ranging from the new york times to different american collegiate athletic conferences . 3 references edit the paradies shops inc. . businessweek . retrieved december 25 2009 . zumbrun joshua june 18 2008 . how airports profit while you wait . forbes . msnbc.com . retrieved december 25 2009 . media firms use airports for branding revenue . msnbc.com . september 15 2008 . retrieved december 25 2009 . external links edit theparadiesshops.com company website this united states retail business article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title the paradies shops & oldid 743264238 categories united states retail company stubsretail companies of the united statescompanies based in atlantahidden categories wikipedia articles in need of updating from may 2016all wikipedia articles in need of updatingall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 8 october 2016 at 21 40 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view