INTERNATIONAL. Welcome to the 300th edition of The Moodie Davitt eZine, Travel Retail’s LookBook, a publication that coincides with the 19th anniversary of our company’s founding by Martin Moodie in September 2002. We celebrate both milestones in this title.
Since its launch in August 2011, the eZine has helped to transform travel retail publishing, embracing and stretching the full power of the digital platform. The eZine has pioneered a new way of looking at the industry, offering timely and insightful features, news and columns, presented in a dynamic, highly visual fashion, while also incorporating videos, podcasts and images – all underpinned of course, by top-class journalism. We look back on the journey so far in these pages.
Today also marks our 19th anniversary, with The Moodie Report first appearing in PDF format back on 16 September 2002. We trace many of the highlight moments, key events and digital innovations that stand out along the way.
We talk business transformation in this issue too. Lagardère Travel Retail Chairman & CEO Dag Rasmussen and North Asia CEO Eudes Fabre discuss the landmark investment in the company’s North Asia business from ecommerce giant JD.com and Chinese state-owned fund JIC.
We reflect on the impact of a return to duty free sales between Ireland and the UK with Aer Rianta International, and speak to Managing Director Mondelez World Travel Retail, European Export & Switzerland, and TFWA President, Jaya Singh, about his life, career and influences, in our latest TRI-POD video podcast interview.
We feature our selection of eye-catching recent launches, campaigns, openings and other events across travel retail recently.
And you’ll find our regular series of columns too: The Consumer Experience Column with CircleSquare; Better Moments Make The World Smile in association with Mars-Wrigley International Travel Retail and Positive Disruptors, in partnership with Tito’s Handmade Vodka.
