Moodie Davitt WeChat: Key stories from Week 45

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. Stories are posted four times a month in Mandarin and English.

The Moodie Davitt Report has stepped up its Chinese language coverage of key China-related stories, anchored by our WeChat platform, published four times a month. Readership is climbing steadily with the platform now attracting 4,941 followers, along with 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. The next edition will be published in the coming days.

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.

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

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4,941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。

Spotlighting a premium international retail destination: Swire Properties and China Tourism Group are celebrating a burgeoning cooperation for the Sanya Yunjie Island duty & tax paid project in Haitang Bay, Hainan province that has seen the opening of Louis Vuitton (on 27 October), Alexander Wang, Buccellati, Celine, Dior, Fred and 13 other stores (all tax paid) since late September. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version. 
Travel retail pressures: Anticipated pressures in the company’s Asia travel retail business and “incremental headwinds” from a slower-than-expected recovery of prestige beauty in Mainland China drove an -11% year-on-year decline in global organic sales (-10% net sales) at The Estée Lauder Companies for its first quarter ended 30 September. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.
Joining forces: Dufry (now Avolta) has strengthened its China market presence by forming a joint venture with Hubei Airport Group to operate Wuhan Tianhe Airport Terminal 2 as master concessionaire. The partnership encompasses 77 outlets across 13,000sq m of space. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.
Dual openings: It was a double celebration for Duty Free Americas in Macau on 23 October as the US travel retailer inaugurated both its expanded beauty store and a TWG tea boutique at The Venetian Macao. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.
‘Life is the Greatest Odyssey’ – Moët Hennessy Travel Retail has mounted a series of year-end activities following the September opening of a Hennessy shop-in-shop at the new Zhuhai Duty Free Gongbei Port arrivals store. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.
Video exclusive: The Dalmore has released The Cask Curation Series Sherry Edition, marking the first release in a series celebrating The Dalmore’s whisky-making artistry. Click here for our WeChat story and here for our original English version.

Extraordinary Trinity gesture: These images celebrate an extraordinary gesture by Hong Kong International Airport, host of The Trinity Forum 2023, which took place in Hong Kong on 25-26 October. As guests sat down for the HKIA-hosted Gala Dinner, they learned a lucky draw for return air tickets to/from Hong Kong would be conducted later in the evening. 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. Stories related to the China travel retail market are featured each week on The Moodie Davitt Report’s WeChat Official Account. Please scan the QR code to follow us and contact Irene@MoodieDavittReport.com for native opportunities.


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