The Container Store and Southwest Airlines Help Travelers Wrap Up the Holidays

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

The Container Store^® and Southwest Airlines^® are teaming up to surprise and delight travelers at seven airports nationwide with free gift wrapping on Wednesday, December 23^rd from 10am – 4pm. 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 holiday cheer as they share their expert gift packaging tips while wrapping up travelers' gifts – big or small – in the seven airports below:

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Dallas Love Field (DAL)
Chicago (Midway) (MDW)
Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood (FLL)
Denver International Airport (DEN)
Seattle/Tacoma International Airport (SEA)
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)
San Francisco International Airport (SFO)

"Both The Container Store and Southwest Airlines are passionate about service and also love spreading joy with our customers each and every day," said Casey Shilling, Vice President of Public Relations and Marketing Communications, The Container Store. "What better way to spread holiday cheer and smiles than by treating travelers with stunning gift packaging from our expert employees while they are facing their busy holiday trips!"

The Container Store's wrapping experts will be using a variety of styles and patterns from their signature collections of gift packaging to wrap up travelers' gifts. Their experts will also be sharing the secrets of wrapping like a professional while travelers wait, including demonstrations on how to create an easy, homemade pom-pom bow. All of the items used can be found in the retailer's Gift Wrap Wonderland – the most celebrated collection of holiday gift wrap, ribbons, bows, totes, tie-ons, boxes, entertaining essentials and stocking stuffers.

In addition to wrapping gifts, The Container Store and Southwest Airlines will be giving away prizes every hour for customers in the gate area with gift wrapping challenges, trivia, games, and more.

About The Container Store

The Container Store 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 77 store locations nationwide that each average 25,000 square feet. The Container Store has over 10,000 products - many of them multifunctional - to help customers save space and, ultimately, save them time. As the pace of modern life accelerates, being organized is not a luxury but a necessity. The Container Store is devoted to making customers more productive, relaxed and happier by selling customized organization solutions such as custom closets using its new TCS Closets™ collection and its elfa shelving and drawer system. 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® 16 years in a row. Visit www.containerstore.com for more information about store locations, the product collection and services offered - including the retailer's new, personalized in-home organization service Contained Home - and to sign up for the POP! Perfectly Organized Perks program. Discover The Container Store's storage and organization solutions at work in real spaces of its customers' and employees' homes along with tips, advice and product sneak peeks at 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 & CEO 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 45th year of service, Dallas-based Southwest Airlines LUV continues to differentiate itself from other air carriers with exemplary Customer Service delivered by more than 48,000 Employees to more than 100 million Customers annually. Southwest proudly operates a network of 97 destinations across the United States and seven additional countries with more than 3,900 departures a day during peak travel season.

Based on the U.S. Department of Transportation's most recent data, Southwest Airlines is the nation's largest carrier in terms of originating domestic passengers boarded. The Company operates the largest fleet of Boeing aircraft in the world, the majority of which are equipped with satellite-based WiFi providing gate-to-gate connectivity. That connectivity enables Customers to use their personal devices to view video on-demand movies and television shows, as well as nearly 20 channels of free, live TV compliments of our valued Partners. Southwest created Transfarency℠, a philosophy which treats Customers honestly and fairly, and in which low fares actually stay low. Southwest is the only major U.S. airline to offer bags fly free® to everyone (first and second checked pieces of luggage, size and weight limits apply, some airlines may allow free checked bags on select routes or for qualified circumstances), and there are no change fees, though fare differences might apply. In 2014, the airline proudly unveiled a bold new look: Heart. The new aircraft livery, airport experience, and logo, showcase the dedication of Southwest Employees to connect Customers with what's important in their lives.

From its first flights on June 18, 1971, Southwest Airlines launched an era of unprecedented affordability in air travel described by the U.S. Department of Transportation as "The Southwest Effect," a lowering of fares and increase in passenger traffic whenever the carrier enters new markets. With 42 consecutive years of profitability, Southwest is one of the most honored airlines in the world, known for a triple bottom line approach that contributes to the carrier's performance and productivity, the importance of its People and the communities they serve, and an overall commitment to efficiency and the planet. The 2014 Southwest Airlines One Report™ can be found at SouthwestOneReport.com.

Book Southwest Airlines' low fares online at Southwest.com or by phone at 800-I-FLY-SWA.

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