Ashley Song
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Korean websites fined for discriminating against visually impaired people
Collective suit filed against SSG.com, Lotte Mart and e-Bay Korea by 960 visually-impaired people.
Feb 19, 2021

South Korean perfume sales surge despite shrinking cosmetics market
“Consumers are replacing cosmetics with perfumes as a way of expressing themselves in the pandemic era."
Feb 11, 2021

GS Retail recruits local residents to deliver products
Convenience-store franchise GS Retail plans to hire local residents with ample knowledge about their neighborhoods to sp...
Aug 5, 2020

South Korean discount warehouses prosper during pandemic
Unlike shopping malls struggling in the aftermath of the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, discount warehouses are seei...
Jul 8, 2020

South Korean department stores look to VIPs as sales slide
South Korea's department-store industry has launched an all-out effort to secure VIP customers who spend more than ordin...
Mar 30, 2020

Convenience stores in South Korea outperform supermarkets
The slump in fortunes at large discount stores is continuing and the growth of convenience stores in South Korea is acce...
Feb 17, 2020

The ‘Flex’ consumption trend: spend and boast
One in two South Koreans in their 20s and 30s positively perceice the “flex” consumption trend, in which people boast w...
Feb 14, 2020

South Korea’s GS25 launches parcel service
GS25 has launched a new “half-priced” delivery service, promising discounts of up to 65 per cent.
Mar 27, 2019

Shinsegae launches Select Shop for South Korean designers
Shinsegae’s Select Shop will specialise in South Korean designer brands on its S.I.Village online shopping portal.
Dec 7, 2018

Korean mall owner opens dog lounges for shoppers
Shinsegae Group has opened the country’s first ‘dog lounges’ for customers and their pets in a mall.
Dec 6, 2018