Moodie Davitt WeChat: Key stories from Week 38

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 dual WeChat platforms – our weekly Moodie Davitt Account (currently with an impressive 5,592 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 based 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, The Moodie Davitt Report Asia Pacific Content Strategist.

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5,592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。

Inspired by Macau’s historical culture: DFS Group last week opened DFS Macau, M8, the travel retailer’s ninth downtown store in the Special Administrative Region. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.
“Past glory far over the rainbow”: Influential business media title The Korea Economic Daily has responded to The Moodie Davitt Report’s recent ranking of the world’s top travel retailers based on 2023 sales, saying it underlines the woes of the Korean duty-free market – historically the world’s biggest. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.
“A new era of beauty retail”: Make Up For Ever Travel Retail Asia Pacific, part of LVMH Beauty, has partnered with China Duty Free Group to launch an experiential boutique 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.
Bringing Chinese beauty, tradition and innovation to Paris: Chinese beauty brand Florasis last week made its French debut with DFS at Samaritaine Paris Pont-Neuf. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.
Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival: cdf Haikou International Duty Free Shopping Centre has bounced back from the recent impact of Super Typhoon Yagi in the north of Hainan island to unveil a wide-ranging experiential campaign to mark the Mid-Autumn Festival (17 September). Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.
Locally inspired: Shiseido Travel Retail has rolled out the exclusive ‘From Shiseido With Love’ campaign, offering travellers region-specific beauty products and experiences. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.
Celebration time: DFS has launched a promotional campaign with exclusive offers in celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival (17 September) and National Day ‘golden week’ holidays (1-7 October) at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.
Digital power: Out of Home specialist OPR Media Asia has partnered with Shiseido Travel Retail to bring the new-look NARS Blush to gorgeously vivid life at Beijing Capital International Airport Terminal 3 Departures. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.

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