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Coupang Eats offers loyal delivery workers 6,500 won per delivery

May 26, 2021

Food delivery service Coupang Eats will drastically hike delivery incentives for veteran delivery workers in a trial next month amid growing competition to secure more drivers. In a recent announcem...
Coupang to provide health care program to delivery drivers

May 25, 2021

E-commerce giant Coupang will introduce a health care program to a select group of its delivery drivers, the company said Tuesday, as the country’s online shopping boom has left delivery workers expo...
‘Funsumer’ products: milk-inspired body wash sparks safety fears

May 24, 2021

From milk-inspired body wash to candies inspired by carbonated beverage, quirky collaborations are all the rage in Korea
Hy to launch plant-based protein brand Protein Code

May 20, 2021

Food and beverage company Hy, previously known as Korea Yakult, said on Thursday it will enter the plant-based protein market with its new brand Protein Code. Though the company previously released ...
More water bottles go label-free as retailers ramp up green marketing efforts

May 19, 2021

More retailers are joining the trend to go label-free on their water bottles amid growing environmental awareness and green marketing efforts in the industry. South Korean supermarket chain Homeplus...
HiteJinro renews advertising partnership with LA Dodgers

May 18, 2021

South Korean distiller HiteJinro said on Tuesday it has extended an advertising partnership with Major League Baseball team LA Dodgers for another three years. First signed in 2012, the ongoing deal...
GS25 opens 3 convenience stores in Mongolia

May 18, 2021

Convenience store chain GS25 is opening three locations in Mongolia, in its second major overseas foray, the company said on Tuesday. According to GS Retail, the firm behind the chain, it has partne...
Coupang launches “Global Shopping Day,” offers up to 40% discount

May 17, 2021

Coupang, South Korea’s e-commerce giant, is offering discounts of up to 40 percent on overseas direct purchases and Coupang direct import items for three days through through Wednesday, as part of it...
Fashion brand Juun.J unveils uniform for Hybe’s museum staff

May 17, 2021

South Korean fashion brand Junn.J has revealed the uniform for staff at entertainment giant Hybe’s new museum. The ensemble consisting of a white T-shirt and a black wide sleeve top and a pair of bl...
Japan beauty firm DHC under fire again after CEO’s discriminatory comments

May 16, 2021

Japanese beauty firm DHC has come under fire once again after its chairman used discriminatory language targeting ethnic Koreans in a recent column on its official website. CEO Yoshiaki Yoshida clai...
Gmarket kicks off ‘Mega G Festival’ for foreign shoppers

May 16, 2021

Gmarket is holding its Mega G Festival, an online shopping event targeted at foreign shoppers at home and abroad until next Tuesday, offering discounts for a wide range of items including K-pop album...
Meat analogues find way onto Korea’s fast food menus

May 16, 2021

Retail behemoth Lotte Group also created a joint fund among its affiliates, Lotte Confectionery, Lotte Foods and Lotte Chilsung Beverage, to invest in “future” food items. The fund made its first inv...
Coupang deliver record-breaking revenue of W4.7tr in Q1

May 13, 2021

South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang posted a record-breaking 4.7 trillion won ($4.2 billion) in revenue during the first quarter of this year as the business continues to grow in size but its opera...
E-commerce giant Coupang logs record sales in Q1

May 13, 2021

South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. said Wednesday its first-quarter sales hit a new high, but operating losses widened sharply due to increased costs and investment. Sales stood at $4.21 bil...
HiteJinro to sell Terra in US, Singapore and Hong Kong

May 12, 2021

South Korean liquor maker HiteJinro said on Wednesday it will bring popular lager Terra to the US, Singapore and Hong Kong. The move marks the first time the green-bottled beer will be sold outside ...