Moodie Davitt WeChat: Key stories from Week 44

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 5,676 followers) and Moodie Davitt Report China Travel Retail Express, which publishes daily.

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 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5,676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。

Exclusive: Global prestige skincare brand SK-II is celebrating the successful unveiling of its first global travel retail flagship store, located at Sanya International Duty Free Shopping Complex in Haitang Bay, Hainan. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.
Driving Hainan’s offshore duty-free consumption: cdf Haikou International Duty Free Shopping Complex is celebrating its second anniversary this month. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.
“Worse than expected turbulences”: French beauty house L’Oréal saw Q3 sales growth slow to +2.8% year-on-year (reported, +3.4% like-for-like) to €10,284.9 million (US$11,105.5 million) amid tough trading conditions in China, including Hainan offshore duty-free. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.
Strong rebound: Latest data from tech-driven global travel distribution company DidaTravel has revealed a robust recovery in China’s outbound travel demand during the Golden Week holiday period. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.
Comprehensive assessment: China Duty Free Group and Deloitte China have jointly released the ‘2023 CDFG Membership Whitepaper’, an analysis of China’s travel retail landscape unprecedented in its detail. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.
Successful tender: Tianjin International Cruise Home Port Co has awarded China National Service Corporation the arrivals duty-free contract at Tianjin International Cruise Home Port after an open tender. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.
Immersive and personalised: L’OCCITANE Group has partnered with China Duty Free Group to unveil the L’OCCITANE en Provence Botanical Lab pop-up 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.
“Soar beyond the expected”: Pernod Ricard Global Travel Retail partnered with China Duty Free Group to open an experiential Maison Martell flagship boutique at cdf Sanya International Duty Free Shopping Complex in Haitang Bay on 23 October. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.

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