Moodie Davitt WeChat: Key stories from Week 39

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 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 5,613 followers) and Moodie Davitt Report China Travel Retail Express, which publishes daily.

The numbers keep rising on our weekly WeChat account, bolstered by high readership numbers such as those below on big breaking news stories

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5,613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。

“A significant step towards establishing a stronger presence in international markets”: Fast-growing luxury Chinese fragrance brand melt season will make its debut with DFS Group in Hong Kong next week (30 September), opening at the travel retailer’s downtown stores in Canton Road (with an immersive pop-up) and Causeway Bay. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.
Stepping down: Charles Chen (Chen Guoqiang), one of travel retail’s most influential 21st century figures, has resigned as Executive Director and Vice Chairman of China Tourism Group Duty Free Corporation Limited, effective 19 September. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.
Latest figures: New data from UN Tourism’s World Tourism Barometer has revealed international tourism arrivals bounced back to 96% of 2019 pre-pandemic levels in the seven months to July 2024. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.
Cross-category ratings: The Moodie Davitt Report is pleased to publish our popular Jessica’s Secret Index for July covering wines & spirits, fragrances, makeup, skincare, confectionery, bags, watches and jewellery. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.
Paving the way for upcoming National Day promotions: Global Premium Duty Free Plaza celebrated the launch of various promotional online and in-store activities during the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival holidays that took place on 15-17 September. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version
Speyside and Bordeaux converge: William Grant & Sons-owned Glenfiddich has unveiled Grand Château, the latest expression in its limited-edition Grand Series. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.

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