Moodie Davitt WeChat: Key stories from Week 2

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 has stepped up its unrivalled Chinese language coverage of key China-related stories, anchored by our main WeChat platform, published four times a month. The latest total of 5,076 is matched by encouraging reading and sharing levels.

This service is complemented by our recently launched Moodie Davitt Report China Travel Retail Express platform, also on WeChat, which publishes daily. We also publish the China Travel Retail Report, a quarterly eZine.

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 Moodie Davitt Report China team: (Left to right) Yimei Zhang and Dachang Wang are based in Hainan, while Penelope Zhou and Martin Moodie are in Hong Kong

They are supported by Chief China Representative Yimei Zhang, former Deputy General Manager at Hainan Tourism Investment Duty Free Co. (HTDF) in Sanya, 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 Yimei Zhang.

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. 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5,076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。

‘C Beauty, See Life’ – In one of the most-anticipated recent travel retail openings, China Duty Free Group has inaugurated the cdf Sanya International Duty Free Shopping Complex Block C anchored by the Global Beauty Plaza. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.
Contract breakthroughs: China Tourism Group Duty Free, parent company of the world’s number one travel retailer (according to The Moodie Davitt Report’s annual sector benchmark rankings) China Duty Free Group, announced on 26 December that its respective subsidiaries have entered into revised rental agreements with Shanghai Pudong International, Shanghai Hongqiao and Beijing Capital International airports. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.
Soaring sales: Offshore duty free sales in Hainan province increased +25.4% year-on-year in 2023 to CNY43.76 billion (US$6.13 billion), according to newly released figures from Haikou Customs. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.
Video and Picture Gallery: CDFG Cruise Services is celebrating the launch of the biggest Chinese maritime retail offer onboard Adora Magic City. The first domestically-built large cruise ship embarked on its maiden voyage on 1 January. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.

China chic: Prominent Chinese luxury beauty and retail house USHOPAL Group last week announced its lead investment in the new multi-million dollar round of financing for DOCUMENTS, a high-end Chinese perfume brand. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.
Promotional pizzazz: As Hainan’s winter travel peak season prompts a year-end sales surge for the island’s offshore duty free shops, Global Premium Duty Free Plaza in Haikou has piled in on the action. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.
Partnering in style: Hainan Tourism Duty Free Shopping Complex and Burberry recently launched a holiday-themed pop-up in Sanya, showcasing the brand’s beauty and fragrance lines (managed globally under licence by Coty). Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.
‘Shining Stars, Beautiful Together’ – Estée Lauder and CDFG joined hands on 22 December to host a blockbuster year-end celebration in Sanya. 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. Scan the QR codes (you must be in WeChat) to visit The Moodie Davitt Report Official Account (pictured left, weekly posts) and China Travel Retail Express (right, daily) platforms. Stories related to the China travel retail sector at home and abroad are featured in this unrivalled dual service. For native content opportunities please contact Zhang Yimei (China) at Yimei@MoodieDavittReport.com or Irene Revilla (international) Irene@MoodieDavittReport.com for native opportunities. For editorial please reach out to Martin Moodie at Martin@MoodieDavittReport.com
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