Moodie Davitt WeChat: Key stories from Week 12 : Moodie Davitt Report

CHINA. We are pleased to bring readers a summary of this week’s posts on The Moodie Davitt Report’s WeChat Official Account as the platform continues to show strong readership growth in China.

The Moodie Davitt Report has stepped up its Mandarin language coverage of key China-related stories for 2022, anchored by our WeChat platform, published four times a month. Readership is climbing steadily with the platform now attracting 2,411 followers, along with very encouraging reading and sharing levels.

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. They are supported by two further staff in Mainland China.

2022年起，《穆迪达维特免税报告》将进一步升级中国市场相关的中文新闻报道，每周一在广受关注的微信公众号发布最新资讯，每月推送四次。

《穆迪达维特免税报告》微信公众号的主理人为常驻香港的中文编辑周沫以及常驻香港的公司创始人兼董事长Martin Moodie。另有两名中国大陆员工提供支持。

The Moodie Davitt Report is the only international travel retail media title to offer a WeChat platform. The Official Account complements the strong and growing Chinese readership of our English language platform. For native content enquiries please contact Publisher Irene Revilla at Irene@MoodieDavittReport.com or Vice-President Sales & Events Sarah Genest at Sarah@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2,411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/Sarah Genest（邮箱：Irene@MoodieDavittReport.com); Sarah@MoodieDavittReport.com。

本周热点资讯一览如下。

You can see highlights below from this week’s edition.

Discovering the ‘new normal’ – Chief TV Host of Hinews.cn Media and Head of the Duty Free Channel Lu Tianqin makes a timely visit to the Global Duty Free Premium (GDF) Plaza in Haikou. Our star colleague’s popular ‘Weekly Shop Visit’ broadcast touches on the latest epidemic prevention and control measures in place. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.

**Douyin tightens rules:** Popular Chinese social media platform Douyin – the country’s equivalent of TikTok – has banned non-licensed merchants from reselling duty free products purchased in Hainan or offshore, effective 31 March. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.

**Introducing the ‘Secret of Ginsenomics’:** Amorepacific-owned prestige skincare brand Sulwhasoo and China Duty Free Group have partnered in a stand-out pop-up at the Sanya International Duty Free Shopping Complex in Haitang Bay. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.

**How Chinese resellers ‘rule the roost’:** The Korean duty free sector’s overwhelming reliance on daigou traders who resell their purchases in China was starkly portrayed in a fascinating Korea JoongAng Daily article. It suggests that stores have become “mini-broadcasting studios who hawk products live to customers back in China”. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.

**Guarded optimism:** The UN World Tourism Organization issues the latest figures for global tourism and warns about the potential impact of the Ukraine crisis on travel in 2022. International tourism arrivals more than doubled (+130%) in January 2022 compared to the same month in 2021, but remain -67% off 2019 levels. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.

**The Moodie View:** Could China create a world-first ‘Chinese products’ duty free allowance? With the rapid growth of ‘nationalist consumption’ in China over recent years, the duty free industry could strike another world first by creating a special ‘Chinese products duty free allowance’. Martin Moodie thinks so. Click here for our WeChat story.

**Searching for the next big thing:** Filip Sedic, the charismatic founder and creative maverick behind Swedish beauty tech and wellness house FOREO, features in an extraordinary interview with The Moodie Davitt Report Founder Martin Moodie. The interview will appear in full in the first edition of the new Moodie Davitt China Travel Retail Report to be published in April. Click here for our WeChat preview of that interview and here for our full original English version.

**“A landmark edition”** – Leading luxury travel retailer DFS Group, in partnership with City of Dreams Macau, presented its tenth annual Masters of Wines and Spirits exhibition at T Galleria by DFS, Macau, City of Dreams this month. The exhibition, which took place for the first time in Macau, featured an exclusive collection of more than 100 rare and fine wines, spirits and Champagnes from 65 brands and houses. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.

Partner with us on WeChat and reach your key Chinese audience in Chinese. Stories related to the China travel retail market are featured each week on The Moodie Davitt Report’s WeChat Official Account. Please scan the QR code to follow us and contact Irene@MoodieDavittReport.com or Sarah@MoodieDavittReport.com for native opportunities.

Coming soon

The Moodie Davitt Report is delighted to announce the launch of 穆迪达维特中国旅游零售报告 – The Moodie Davitt China Travel Retail Report, a digital magazine dedicated to our industry’s hottest market.

The launch edition will explore China Duty Free Group’s extraordinary rise over recent years to become the world’s number one travel retailer, together with a host of other high-quality features, analysis and interviews

The new digital title, to be launched in April, will be published in Mandarin and English five times a year across multiple platforms.

This exciting new digital magazine from the world’s leading travel retail publisher will focus on all aspects of China’s travel-related ecosystem, including:

• Airport retail (domestic and international)
• Airport food & beverage
• Airport advertising
• Ecommerce
• Land border, downtown and cruiseline retail
• Mixed-use leisure and tourism developments
• Offshore duty free retail and the Hainan Free Trade Port
• Social media
• + All the latest brand and retailer activations

To subscribe, please email Kristyn Branisel at Kristyn@MoodieDavittReport.com
For advertising and sponsorship enquiries please contact Irene@MoodieDavittReport.com or Sarah@MoodieDavittReport.com. For all editorial enquiries please contact Martin Moodie at Martin@MoodieDavittReport.com.

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