Samsung teams up with Ashley to expand SmartThings IoT service

Samsung teams up with Ashley to expand SmartThings IoT service

SILICON VALLEY – South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co. is partnering with Ashley Home Stores Ltd., the US’ largest furniture s...

Ashley Queens’ success story: Premium dining, but at affordable prices

Ashley Queens’ success story: Premium dining, but at affordable prices

Korean food, or K-food, is popular around the world. And it’s almost become a rite of passage for foreigners who come to South Korea to try tr...

LG collaborates with BoConcept for TV interior design

LG collaborates with BoConcept for TV interior design

LG Electronics Inc. announced on Tuesday that it is collaborating with the European premium furniture brand BoConcept to showcase the interior desig...

Japanese furniture brand Nitori to open first store in Korea

Japanese furniture brand Nitori to open first store in Korea

Nitori Co., dubbed Japan's IKEA, is slated to open its first store in South Korea next week, accelerating its Asia-centered expansion push, while su...

Neo Chair cements No. 1 spot as office chair brand on Amazon

Neo Chair cements No. 1 spot as office chair brand on Amazon

Neo Chair, almost unheard of in its home country South Korea, is the top-selling office chair brand on Amazon, the world's largest e-commerce platfo...

KT, Hyundai Livart to pursue DX in home interior

KT, Hyundai Livart to pursue DX in home interior

South Korea’s KT Corp. and furniture and interior company Hyundai Livart Furniture are pursuing Premium Interior Digital Transformation (DX), ...

LG Electronics rolls out customizable trailer Bon Voyage

LG Electronics rolls out customizable trailer Bon Voyage

LG Electronics Inc. on Friday announced that its customized trailer Bon Voyage will make its debut at the global wellness festival Wanderlust Korea ...

IMM PE to buy extra Hanssem shares in tender offer

IMM PE to buy extra Hanssem shares in tender offer

IMM Private Equity will buy additional shares in South Korea’s Hanssem Co. for 100 billion won ($77 million) in a tender offer to inject fresh...

IMM, Lotte to inject another $76 mn in Hanssem at default risk

IMM, Lotte to inject another $76 mn in Hanssem at default risk

South Korea’s IMM Private Equity and Lotte Group are set to inject additional 100 billion won ($75.6 million) in Kosdaq-listed Hanssem Co., th...

Hanssem to remodel itself into 'living tech' company 

Hanssem to remodel itself into 'living tech' company 

South Korea’s furniture maker Hanssem Co. unveiled its mid-to-long-term business strategy to institutional investors on Friday. During it...

Lotte Shopping to acquire furniture maker Hanssem with IMM PE

Lotte Shopping to acquire furniture maker Hanssem with IMM PE

Lotte Shopping Co., South Korea’s top department store operator, is set to acquire Hanssem Co. with IMM Private Equity.IMM PE selected Lotte S...

Strategic buyers line up for IMM-led $1.3 bn Hanssem deal

Strategic buyers line up for IMM-led $1.3 bn Hanssem deal

LX Hausys Ltd., South Korea's leading building materials maker, on Monday announced a plan to join Seoul-based IMM Private Equity in acquiring a con...

Lotte teams up with IMM PE to acquire furniture maker Hanssem

Lotte teams up with IMM PE to acquire furniture maker Hanssem

Lotte Group is seeking to acquire a stake in Hanssem Co., South Korea’s largest furniture and home furnishing company, with an investment of u...

IMM PE to buy $1.3 bn stake in Korea’s top furniture brand Hanssem

IMM PE to buy $1.3 bn stake in Korea’s top furniture brand Hanssem

Hanssem Co., South Korea’s largest furniture and home furnishing company, said on Wednesday its honorary chairman and other key shareholders h...

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