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[News Focus] Four-way race for E-bay Korea acquisition

Mar 17, 2021

Coupang’s IPO, Naver and Shinsegae’s stock swap deal are latest examples of structural shift in Korea’s e-commerce market
Shinsegae, Naver ink stock swap deal to combine forces in retail industry

Mar 16, 2021

Traditional retail giant and tech behemoth team up to gain upper hand against rising e-commerce players, such as Coupang
Drive-thru, delivery push up sales at McDonald's Korea

Mar 16, 2021

Burger chain reports 7% growth in 2020; vows to use more domestically produced ingredients, hire 500 new full-time employees this year
Ikea Korea launches first Circular Hub in Goyang branch

Mar 15, 2021

Ikea Korea has unveiled its first “Circular Hub” in South Korea at its Goyang branch in Gyeonggi Province, where second-hand items are sold, the Swedish furniture company said Monday. The Circular H...
Pulmuone Foods names LG’s ex-marketing director as new CEO

Mar 15, 2021

Pulmuone Foods, a subsidiary of fresh food company Pulmuone, said Monday it had named the ex-vice president of LG’s Global Marketing Center as its new CEO. Kim Jin-hong, the new CEO of Pulmuone Food...
Coway hires BTS as new model

Mar 14, 2021

Coway has hired the BTS as the new model for global promotion of the company, the Korean home appliances rental company said Sunday. Signing the contract with BTS’ management agency Big Hit Entertai...
After Coupang, Market Kurly seeks IPO in 2021 at home or in US

Mar 12, 2021

South Korean e-commerce grocer Market Kurly said Friday it has decided to go public within this year and is exploring whether to make its stock market debut at home or in the United States. "We rece...
Revisiting the rise of Coupang ahead of NYSE debut

Mar 11, 2021

Innovation, aggressive investment key to firm’s stellar growth in Korean e-commerce market
Amorepacific becomes first South Korean cosmetics company to join RE100

Mar 10, 2021

Amorepacific said Wednesday it has joined RE100, a global renewable power initiative, becoming the first South Korean cosmetics firm to do so. The company plans to supply electricity in the workplac...
Two weeks into opening, the Hyundai Seoul makes a splash in sales

Mar 9, 2021

Seoul’s newest and biggest department store, the Hyundai Seoul, is enjoying immense popularity, in what industry insiders hope to be a sign of a revival of consumer sentiment amid the prolonged COVID...
Yanolja to give out stocks worth W10m to each staff

Mar 8, 2021

Yanolja, the largest accommodation and leisure activity booking platform operator in South Korea, said Monday it would give out 10 million-won ($8,900) worth of stocks in their company to each of its...
[Herald Interview] ‘Women in leadership should be new normal’

Mar 7, 2021

Philip Morris Korea’s manufacturing director talks being a woman in the tobacco industry in celebration of International Women’s Day
FTC to revise e-commerce law in line with new shopping norms

Mar 7, 2021

Antitrust watchdog seeks to impose more responsibilities on e-commerce retailers
[Weekender] Cycling, a pandemic-perfect sport

Mar 6, 2021

From mental health to entertainment, bikes have a good reason to be popular in these unprecedented times
Online shopping grows over 20% in Jan. amid pandemic

Mar 5, 2021

Online shopping in South Korea grew more than 20 percent in January from a year earlier as the protracted pandemic promoted more people to buy products via e-commerce platforms, data showed Friday. ...