Watches & Jewellery
Retailtainment strategy drives record-breaking May Golden Week traffic at cdf Haikou
A record Golden Week performance was recorded at the Haikou retail emporium (29 April–5 May), with footfall up +12% year-on-year to 120,000 visitors.
With the addition of DF2, Hyundai Duty Free now operates three of the airport’s six duty-free zones (including DF5 and DF7), becoming Incheon’s largest travel retailer and the only one to embrace full range of categories, from luxury fashion to cosmetics and liquor.
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 and Moodie Davitt Report China Travel Retail Express, which publishes daily.
The event brings together over 1,000 international brands and many sought-after products to CDFG’s more than 60 domestic and overseas stores and online platforms.
Hainan’s upgraded offshore duty-free policy is delivering a powerful uplift in footfall, spend and shopper diversification at cdf Haikou underpinned by assortment expansion and experience-led retail.
Themed ‘Trip Lotte Duty Free’, the campaign underscores the retailer’s ambition to position itself as a travel hot spot for international visitors, highlighting its retail offer as a diverse, immersive experience.
The Moodie Davitt Report is pleased to publish our popular Jessica’s Secret Index for February covering spirits & wine, fragrances, makeup, skincare, confectionery, bags, watches and jewellery.
“Amid a geopolitical and economic environment particularly disrupted by the conflict in the Middle East, LVMH remains vigilant yet confident at the start of the year,” LVMH says as 2026 gets off to a challenging start.
The Moodie Davitt Report is pleased to publish our popular Jessica’s Secret Index for January covering spirits & wine, fragrances, makeup, skincare, confectionery, bags, watches and jewellery.
The revamped programme underlines the show’s evolution as a central platform for innovation, collaboration and industry connection amid geopolitical tensions.
Heathrow Airport Head of Category Duty Free Luxury and High Street Nancy Stewart discusses her journey from Harvey Nichols to Heathrow, how the airport is delivering value beyond price, and why mentorship and representation remain key to advancing gender balance in the industry.
The opening reinforces the travel retailer’s strategy to build a curated “luxury fashion boutique zone”, featuring key global brands since winning the DF4 zone (Fashion & Boutique) concession at the airport in 2023.
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 and Moodie Davitt Report China Travel Retail Express, which publishes daily.













