Dawn delivery pioneer Kurly posts 1st-ever quarterly profit

Kurly Inc., a pioneer in South Korea’s dawn delivery market, has posted its first-ever quarterly profit, bucking a slowdown in private consump...

Coupang’s Q1 revenue up; quarterly dip signals rising competition

Coupang Inc., South Korea’s largest e-commerce platform, extended its year-on-year sales growth with an 11.1% increase to post $7.9 billion in...

When in S. Korea, it’s a ritual: Foreigners make stops at CU, GS25, 7-Eleven

“If you’re going to San Francisco, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair,” as Scott McKenzie sang in the late 1960s and 70s.If...

LF to open Korea’s 1st standalone fashion outlet in India

LF Corp., a leading South Korean clothing company, will foray into India with its flagship brand Hazzys to build its presence in the rapidly growing...

Korea’s beauty retailer CJ Olive Young to open first US offline outlet

CJ Olive Young Corp., South Korea’s top beauty store chain, said on Tuesday it has set up a US business entity in Los Angeles to enhance its p...

China's Xiaomi establishes S.Korean branch

China's IT giant Xiaomi has entered the South Korean market. Xiaomi said on Monday it established its South Korean branch, Xiaomi Korea, and wi...

E-Land sets sights on Vietnam as its next China, to open 10 outlets by 2025

South Korea’s retail giant E-Land Group has set its sights on Vietnam as its next target market after China, planning to open 10 outlets there...

Lotte Shopping to set up Singapore holding firm, eyes its IPO

Lotte Shopping Co., South Korea’s leading retail company, will transform its special purpose company (SPC) in Singapore into a holding firm to...

Shinsegae International launches Harley-Davidson Collections

South Korea's Shinsegae International Co. launched a brand called Harley-Davidson Collections on Friday, blending Harley-Davidson’s motorcycle...

Korean cosmetics fly off shelves on Amazon, other e-commerce platforms

South Korean cosmetics are top picks among beauty products on Amazon.com and other global e-commerce platforms amid the growing popularity of K-beau...

South Korea's hy to export Helicobacter Project Will to China

South Korea's hy, formerly known as Korea Yakult and a leader in dairy products, said on Monday that it started exporting its fermented milk product...

Duty-free underdog Kyung Bok Kung outshines Lotte, Shilla

Kyung Bok Kung Duty-Free Co., a lesser-known travel retailer, has bucked the trend of South Korea's sluggish duty-free retail industry on a downward...

Lotte to open shops within Singapore NTUC FairPrice outlets

Lotte Mart and Lotte Super will launch stores within the outlets of NTUC FairPrice, Singapore’s largest supermarket chain, to sell food produc...

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...

BGF Retail’s CU looks beyond Kazakhstan deep into Central Asia

Kazakhstan, a Central Asian country 27 times the area of South Korea, did not have any modernized convenience stores until early this year.The count...

LG Elec hosts OLED TV media art exhibition in Vietnam

LG Electronics Inc. held a media art exhibition, "The Future Becomes Now," at the heart of Vietnam's bustling metropolis Lotte Mall Westlake Hanoi.A...

E-Mart’s No Brand success story: A Korean snack chain goes global

When South Korean convenience store operator E-Mart Inc. launched its low-budget house label No Brand in 2015, few thought it would last long.Under ...

Hyundai Premium Outlet runs AI Human for foreign customer

South Korea's Hyundai Premium Outlet announced on Tuesday that it will trial the artificial intelligence (AI) service AI Human at its Songdo store u...

Lotte Mall writes success story in Hanoi with Koreanization

Lotte Mall West Lake Hanoi, a mega commercial complex in Vietnam, has hit a sales milestone of 200 billion won ($145 million) less than one year sin...

LG Uplus to enter renewable energy market through power brokerage

LG Uplus Corp., South Korea's third-largest mobile carrier, announced on Thursday that it will enter the renewable energy supply business through po...

Shinsegae hires Alibaba Korea head to lead online mall Gmarket

Shinsegae Group, South Korea’s retail giant, on Wednesday launched sweeping top-level management overhauls for Gmarket Inc. and SSG.COM. to ti...

Affluent Gen Xers lead e-commerce shopping in South Korea

Affluent Generation Xers, also pioneers in the digital landscape who navigated the early days of personal computing and witnessed the advent of the ...

Amorepacific's Aestura to enter Thai market

South Korean beauty and cosmetics giant Amorepacific Corp. announced on Monday that its derma cosmetic brand Aestura will enter Thailand.Aestura joi...

Paris Baguette opens first store in Philippines

SPC Group’s bakery franchise Paris Baguette announced on Thursday that it opened its first store in the Philippines. The Mall of Asia bra...

Aekyung AGE20's to launch cushion foundation in Japan

AGE20's, South Korean cosmetic company Aekyung Industrial Co. 's flagship cosmetic brand, announced that it held a new cushion foundation for a Japa...

Hyundai Department launches Korean brands' global platform

Hyundai Department Store Co., South Korea’s major retail conglomerate, has launched “The Hyundai Global” platform dedicated to pro...

Ferrari, SK On team up to innovate battery technology

Ferrari S.p.A. joined hands with SK On Co., the world’s fifth-largest electric vehicle battery producer, to innovate cell technology as the It...

Samsung’s Odyssey Neo G9 redefines gaming monitors

Samsung Electronics Co. is redefining the scope of gaming monitors with its latest model, the Odyssey Neo G9, which the South Korean tech giant says...

Nature Republic opens first store at Dubai Mall

South Korean beauty brand Nature Republic announced on Thursday that it opened its first store at Dubai Mall, the largest shopping mall in Dubai, ...

India's love for Korean pizza spurs Gopizza’s global business

South Korea’s Gopizza Inc. opened its 50th branch in India, the world’s most populous country, as the food tech startup aims to attract ...