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No tomato in burgers? Typhoon damages cause tomato supply shortage

Sept 28, 2020

Retailers are suffering from a tomato supply shortage, after farmland was damaged by the record-long summer monsoon season and a number of typhoons that hit the country this summer, according to the ...
Retail giants offer counseling services amid pandemic

Sept 23, 2020

Major retail businesses are offering free counseling services in response to a mental health crisis that has emerged in the midst of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Online retailer Gmarket announc...
Fruity beers enjoy surge in popularity as light drinking catches on

Sept 22, 2020

Beers with a fruity taste are gaining ground in South Korea’s alcoholic beverages market, which has been dominated by domestic pale lagers such as Cass and Hite, as more people opt for light drinking...
Victorinox offers special gift items for Chuseok

Sept 20, 2020

For the upcoming Chuseok holidays, Victorinox suggested special gift items that satisfy both in style and quality, including its iconic army knife, swiss-made watch and backpack. Victorinox said its...
Consumers spend more on ready-meals, gift sets for Chuseok amid COVID-19

Sept 20, 2020

As the majority of Koreans plan to stay at home during the upcoming Chuseok holiday, ready-meals and unique pandemic-related gift sets are selling like hot cakes. Homeplus, a local supermarket chain...
Starbucks Coffee Korea prepares 2,030 tumblers to celebrate Youth Day

Sept 15, 2020

To celebrate the country’s first Youth Day, Starbucks Coffee Korea said it organized an online event to give out 2,030 tumblers to customers from Tuesday to Friday. The Youth Law implemented from Au...
PRK launches new ad campaign for Jameson

Sept 14, 2020

Pernod Ricard Korea unveiled a series of new ads for its Jameson Irish Whiskey on Monday, featuring artists from various fields enjoying a whiskey highball. Each of the three ads features an artist ...
OB extends payment deadlines to help wholesalers amid pandemic

Sept 13, 2020

Oriental Brewery Company led by CEO Ben Verhaert has extended payment deadlines to help wholesalers and small business owners affected by a recent spike in coronavirus cases in Korea. Earlier this m...
[Monitor] Over 10,000 restaurants in Seoul go out of business amid pandemic

Sept 9, 2020

With the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, an increasing number of commercial facilities such as restaurants and PC rooms have shut down in Seoul, a survey by the Agency for Traditional Market Administrat...
Orders on food delivery apps break records amid pandemic

Sept 8, 2020

The total value of orders placed on food delivery apps in South Korea reached 1.2 trillion won in August, up 28 percent from July and setting a new monthly record, as the government introduced strict...
Sales of food delivery app hit fresh high amid virus pandemic

Sept 8, 2020

South Korean food delivery applications saw their sales hit a fresh high in August as more people refrained from dining out and stayed home amid the stricter social distancing scheme, data showed Tue...
[News Focus] Will bond between Starbucks and Shinsegae last?

Sept 6, 2020

Despite denials, market speculations persist over future of decades-old joint venture
Rice cooker that cuts glucose level by 51% released

Sept 3, 2020

WiniaDimchae on Thursday launched a new electronic rice cooker called DimchaeCook White Rice Sugar Reduction 50 Retro that can cut down the glucose level in white rice by 51 percent. The percentage ...
Olive Young to go public in 2022

Sept 3, 2020

Health and beauty store Olive Young said Thursday it was preparing to apply for an initial public offering in 2022. CEO Koo Chang-gun announced the decision on the company’s in-house communication a...
WeMakePrice to allow full refund on perishable goods

Sept 2, 2020

E-commerce firm WeMakePrice said Wednesday that grocery shoppers can now receive a full refund for perishable goods if the products are not up to their standards. The new initiative comes after the ...