Moodie Davitt WeChat: Key stories from Week 41

CHINA. We are pleased to bring readers a summary of recent posts on The Moodie Davitt Report’s WeChat Official Account as the platform continues to grow strongly in China, with stories posted in Mandarin and English.

The Moodie Davitt Report offers unrivalled Chinese language coverage of key China-related stories, anchored by our dual WeChat platforms – our weekly Moodie Davitt Account (currently with an impressive 5,617 followers) and Moodie Davitt Report China Travel Retail Express, which publishes daily.

Stories on our WeChat Official Account regularly attract very high viewings for a single market platform

Scan the QR codes via WeChat to visit our dual platforms. The Moodie Davitt Report is the only global travel retail title to publish on WeChat. Stories related to the Chinese and international travel retail sector at home and abroad are featured in this unrivalled service. For native content opportunities please contact Zhang Yimei (China) at Yimei@MoodieDavittReport.com or Irene Revilla (international) at Irene@MoodieDavittReport.com. For editorial please reach out to Martin Moodie at Martin@MoodieDavittReport.com
Moodie Davitt WeChat is curated under the direction of Penelope Zhou, our Hong Kong-based Chinese Editor, and company Founder & Chairman Martin Moodie, also based in Hong Kong. The Special Administrative Region is also the base for our Mandarin and Cantonese-speaking Associate Director, Events, Vincci Chung.

The Moodie Davitt Report Hong Kong team: (From left) Vincci Chung, Penny Zhou and Martin Moodie

They are supported in Hainan by Chief China Representative Zhang Yimei, former Deputy General Manager at Hainan Tourism Investment Duty Free Co (HTDF), who heads our Moodie Davitt Hainan-based entity, which publishes Moodie Davitt China Travel Retail Express.

Dachang Wang, who had spent two years with HTDF as Brand Manager, serves as Editor of Moodie Davitt China Travel Retail Express reporting to Zhang Yimei. He is joined in Haikou by Lara Netherlands, who serves on a freelance basis fronting Moodie Davitt STUDIO films and contributing regular articles.

The Moodie Davitt Report is the only international travel retail media title to offer a WeChat service. Our platforms complement the strong and growing Chinese readership of our English language service.

High class in Hainan: Pictured from left are Lara Netherlands, Zhang Yimei and Dachang Wang
For native content enquiries, international companies should contact Publisher Irene Revilla at Irene@MoodieDavittReport.com while Chinese brands can contact Yimei Zhang at Yimei@MoodieDavittReport.com.

《穆迪达维特免税报告》是唯一进驻微信平台的国际旅游零售行业媒体。《穆迪达维特免税报告》微信公众号现有5,617名关注者,在现有英文平台日渐壮大的中文读者群体基础上实现更广泛触达。如需咨询英文原稿,请联系出版负责人Irene Revilla(邮箱:Irene@MoodieDavittReport.com + Yimei@MoodieDavittReport.com)

You can see highlights below from our latest edition. 本周热点资讯一览如下。

Marking significant expansion: Estée Lauder Travel Retail, in partnership with China Duty Free Group, has officially opened its multi-level experiential flagship store at the cdf Sanya International Duty Free Shopping Complex Global Beauty Plaza (Block C). Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.
Bolstering Asia Pacific presence: Avolta has agreed a deal to acquire 100% of Hong Kong and Greater Bay Area border retailer Free Duty from NWS Holdings. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.
First stop ‘Destination Doha’: Moodie Davitt STUDIO is proud to announce the impending launch of Airport Wonders of the World, a new film series dedicated to the world’s great airports. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.
Hong Kong debut: Fast-growing luxury Chinese fragrance brand melt season made its debut with DFS Group in Hong Kong on 30 September, opening at the travel retailer’s downtown stores in Causeway Bay and Canton Road with an immersive pop-up. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.

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