Moodie Davitt WeChat: Key stories from Week 42 : Moodie Davitt Report

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 5,651 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

**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, who serves on a freelance basis fronting Moodie Davitt STUDIO films and contributing regular articles.

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**

《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5,651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。

Reflecting soft consumer sentiment: Offshore duty-free sales in Hainan province reached CNY785 million (US$111 million) during the all-important National Day holidays (Golden Week) from 1 to 7 October, the Hainan Provincial Department of Tourism, Culture, Radio, Film and Television and Sports revealed this week in figures that underline continued soft Chinese consumption. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.

Bringing fragrance capital Grasse to Hainan: Lancôme Travel Retail, part of L’Oréal Group, and China Duty Free Group have hailed the successful opening of the Domaine de la Rose flagship concept on 30 June. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.

World Premiere: Moodie Davitt STUDIO proudly unveils Airport Wonders of the World, a new film series dedicated as the name suggests to the world’s great airports. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.

Latest Chinese outbound travel patterns: ForwardKeys and Dragon Trail International jointly presented the most up-to-date China flight bookings and traveller sentiment data in a seminar held just before China’s Golden Week (1 to 7 October). Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.

Temporary tariffs: The Ministry of Commerce on 8 October slapped heavy ‘temporary anti-dumping’ measures on imported European brandies, effective 11 October. 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 August covering wines & spirits, fragrances, makeup, skincare, confectionery, bags, watches and jewellery. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.

Leadership role: Ed Brennan is to make a surprise return as Interim Chairman and CEO of the LVMH and Robert Miller-owned DFS Group. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.

Boosting duty-free consumption: GDF Plaza unveiled an array of ‘China chic’-themed activities and promotions to celebrate the National Day Golden Week holiday, which took place from 28 September to 7 October. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.

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