INTERNATIONAL. Welcome to The Moodie Davitt eZine, Travel Retail’s LookBook. In this edition we report extensively on Gebr Heinemann’s annual press conference, at which senior management spoke about the impact of crisis, the way forward for the company and the dynamics that will shape the industry in future.
Digitalisation, sustainability, new ways of working within the travel retail ‘marketplace’ and the future of the contractual model were among the highlighted themes.
Despite the devastating blow dealt by the continuing pandemic, CEO Max Heinemann took a positive view of outlook for the company, and the sector.
He said: “Our belief in travel retail is unbroken. And we intend to play a very proactive, co-creative part in pushing this industry forward.”
In this edition we also review highlights from a new White Paper issued by the Airport Restaurant & Retail Association, as US concessionaires grapple with onerous debt burdens and the challenges of reopening.
You will also find our ‘Better moments make the world smile’ and ‘Positive Disruptors’ columns, in association with Mars-Wrigley International Travel Retail and Tito’s Handmade Vodka respectively. And we present some of the most eye-catching campaigns, launches and other talking points from across the industry in our Travel Retail Highlights section.
