Moodie Davitt WeChat: Key stories from Week 24

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 Chinese 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 5,945 followers) and Moodie Davitt Report China Travel Retail Express (2,587 followers), which publishes daily.

The Moodie Davitt Report is the only international travel retail media title to offer a WeChat service. That means our stories are reaching right across the Chinese travel retail ecosystem.

Our platforms complement the strong and growing Chinese readership of our English language service.

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 Head of 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.

High class in Hainan: Pictured from left are 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5,836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。

World’s largest Kérastase flagship opens in Hainan: L’Oréal Travel Retail and China Duty Free Group unveil a 130sq m Kérastase boutique at cdf Sanya International Duty Free Shopping Complex in Haitang Bay, featuring a spa room, interactive touchpoint and the brand’s K-Scan diagnostic tool, alongside its key product range. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.
Caudalie powers ahead in travel retail: The French skincare brand has recorded a +37% year-on-year sales surge, reaching 6.2 times its pre-pandemic volumes, with a notable +18% sales increase at cdf Sanya International Duty Free Shopping Complex in Haitang Bay, Hainan. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.
Reseller slowdown dampens Korea’s duty-free sector: April sales dropped -5.25% year-on-year to KRW1.18 trillion (US$873.5 million), despite a +4% rise in shopper numbers to 2.43 million. Month-on-month, sales grew +9.25% to KRW1,184,860,335,817 (US$873.5 million), while footfall was also up +7.2%. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.
Lychee Culture Festival takeover at Haikou Meilan International Airport: Sino-Singapore (Hainan) Airport Commercial Management Co celebrated Hainan’s lychee harvest with a farmers’ market, duty-free shopping promotions and cultural performances across the travel hub. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.
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