Top 500 firms' hiring rises in H1 despite pandemic

. chalked up the largest net gain of 3,080, with online grocery delivery platform Market Kurly and leading e-commerce operator Coupang both raising their headcounts by more than 1,000. Hit by the coronavirus

2021.08.25 09:23

Expeller-pressed perilla oil from Happy Jungeun

, the viewer ratings were very high and we were getting orders by phone well into the evening.” Then in 2015, Chung’s fresh perilla oil started being sold at Market Kurly, spurring more growth. Now, one

2021.08.21 16:00

Early-morning delivery platforms rush into IPO race

investors’ appetite for initial public offering shares. Competition among early-morning delivery platforms -- Shinsegae Group’s online mall arm SSG, Market Kurly and Oasis -- is becoming fierce, with some

2021.08.17 15:44

[Anniversary Special] Pandemic fuels the rise of startups in South Korea

month. From property technology app Zigbang, blockchain fintech firm Dunamu to Kurly, the operator of e-commerce platform Market Kurly, the Ministry of SMEs and Startups says more unicorns now exist than

2021.08.12 17:45

Delivery workers will take a break from Aug. 14-16.

operations. Coupang said it would continue its next-day delivery service, Rocket Delivery. Shinsegae’s ecommerce site, SSG.com, will maintain its same-day and early morning delivery services. Market Kurly will

2021.08.12 15:24

S.Korea now has 15 unicorn companies

Fifteen local startups have officially reached unicorn status, according to the Ministry of SME and Startups on Tuesday. The ministry said that three startups -- Zigbang, Dunamu, and Market Kurly

2021.07.24 16:00

Investors flock to unlisted stock markets amid IPO competition

traded at 160,000 won, while e-commerce grocer Market Kurly (87,570 won), Kakao Mobility (110,179 won) and online fashion select shop Musinsa (1.74 million won) traded at a premium even before the

2021.07.18 14:42

Logistics investment continues as e-commerce war wages on

early morning delivery outside of Seoul to win the nation-wide grocery delivery war that has been sparked by Market Kurly and Coupang. Shinsegae Group’s online retail channel SSG.com began expanding dawn

2021.07.13 14:53

Fresh COVID-19 wave hits department stores

percent, 20 percent and 14 percent, respectively. Market Kurly, a grocery e-commerce platform, said its number of orders increased by 12 percent over the weekend, when compared to June 26 and 27. By Jo He

2021.07.12 15:55