INTERNATIONAL. Welcome to the latest issue of The Moodie Davitt e-Zine, in which we meet The East India Company’s charismatic leader Sanjiv Mehta.
The East India Company name evokes an all-conquering era of trade, exploration and empire. Today, 416 years after its founding and 142 years after its dissolution, the company finds itself reborn, not in British hands, but in those of an Indian.
Now, Mehta is determined to make one of the greatest historical names in world trade a contemporary force, including in travel retail.
We also tell the story of how the Hand in Hand for Haiti fundraising project has brought hope to a people, five years after the Lycée Jean-Baptiste Point du Sable school opened. We reflect on the industry’s astounding collective response to the country’s devastating earthquake – but note that the fundraising effort must continue.
Fraport recently revealed the winners of its Frankfurt Airport Innovation Challenge, which asked members of the public to submit ideas on how to improve the passenger experience at the German hub. We spoke to Head of Fraport Ideas Management Department Kerstin Bitterer to see how the airport company intends to implement many of the surprisingly original concepts.
In our Best in Class column, in association with Luxottica, we look at how the introduction of smart autonomous retail service robots at a US retailer could offer a vision of the future for customer service.
An intimate whisky activation, a new way of writing, and a global bartender competition feature in our regular look at the industry’s best new launches, campaigns, activations and openings.
Please enjoy this edition of The Moodie Davitt e-Zine with our compliments.
