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

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 puts department store in Centum City, Busan on market

Lotte puts department store in Centum City, Busan on market

Lotte Shopping Co. has put one of its core department stores, Lotte Department Store Centum City in Busan, on the market in line with its parent gro...

L’Oréal opens SkinCeuticals second global store in S.Korea

L’Oréal opens SkinCeuticals second global store in S.Korea

L’Oréal Group, the world’s largest beauty company, said on Monday it opened its second global SkinCeuticals store at Lotte Depart...

South Korea returns to US FX monitoring watchlist

South Korea returns to US FX monitoring watchlist

The United States has reinstated South Korea on its foreign-exchange monitoring watchlist, a year after it removed Asia’s No. 4 economy from t...

Shinsegae Group splits E-Mart, department store with executive reshuffles

Shinsegae Group splits E-Mart, department store with executive reshuffles

South Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae Group on Wednesday carried out one of its most drastic executive reshuffles, officially splitting the gro...

Seoul to light up Myeong-dong with LEDs like Times Square

Seoul to light up Myeong-dong with LEDs like Times Square

Seoul will light up Myeong-dong, a bustling area with office workers and shoppers in the heart of the city, with 16 large outdoor digital billboards...

Shinsegae Department Store expands its diamond business

Shinsegae Department Store expands its diamond business

South Korea's Shinsegae Department Store is expanding its diamond business.Shinsegae announced on Thursday that it has entered into a strategic part...

Hyundai Department to triple healthcare sales by 2030 with Nestle

Hyundai Department to triple healthcare sales by 2030 with Nestle

Hyundai Department Store Group, a South Korean conglomerate controlling retail, fashion, healthcare and lifestyle businesses, aims to triple its hea...

Shinsegae Int'l opens Swiss Perfection pop-up in Tokyo

Shinsegae Int'l opens Swiss Perfection pop-up in Tokyo

Shinsegae International, the cosmetics and fashion division of South Korea's Shinsegae Group, entered Japan's ultra-luxury beauty market by promot...

Kolon FnC to launch Italian high-end brand N21 in S.Korea

Kolon FnC to launch Italian high-end brand N21 in S.Korea

South Korea's Kolon FnC said on Thursday that it will launch the Italian high-end fashion brand N21 in South Korea.In August, Kolon FnC has secured ...

Amorepacific's Hera enters Thai market

Amorepacific's Hera enters Thai market

South Korea's Amorepacific Corp. announced on Thursday that its premium color cosmetics brand Hera opened its first store on August 8 at Central Chi...

US to award SK Hynix up to $450 mn for Indiana chip complex

US to award SK Hynix up to $450 mn for Indiana chip complex

The US government said on Tuesday it plans to provide SK Hynix Inc., the world’s leading high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chipmaker, up to $450 mil...

Hyundai Mobis combines electrification, module divisions

Hyundai Mobis combines electrification, module divisions

Hyundai Mobis Co., the world’s sixth-largest auto parts maker, said on Friday it has merged its electrification and module divisions to stream...

Foreign VIP customers boost Korean department stores' sales

Foreign VIP customers boost Korean department stores' sales

Wei Liu, a 41-year-old Taiwanese businessman, snapped up 300 million won ($220,000) worth of luxury brand products at Hyundai Department Store&rsquo...

US cosmetics brand Bath & Body Works enters S.Korea

US cosmetics brand Bath & Body Works enters S.Korea

The US-based cosmetics brand Bath & Body Works, renowned for its diverse lineup of over 250 fragrances, enters the South Korean market. Shi...

Innocean, HYBE opens BTS pop-up store in Bangkok

Innocean, HYBE opens BTS pop-up store in Bangkok

Innocean Worldwide Inc., the global marketing communications arm of Hyundai Motor Group, announced on Friday that it opened a large-scale BTS-themed...

HD Hyundai, Hyundai Dept. Store to co-work for recycling plastic waste

HD Hyundai, Hyundai Dept. Store to co-work for recycling plastic waste

South Korea's HD Hyundai Oil Bank Co. and Hyundai Department Store Co. have partnered to create a closed-loop plastic film recycling system, a first...

Hyundai Department launches Korean brands' global platform

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...

Qoo10 buys Korean department store AK’s e-commerce unit

Qoo10 buys Korean department store AK’s e-commerce unit

Southeast Asia-based e-commerce platform Qoo10 Pte. has signed an agreement to acquire South Korean department store chain AK Plaza’s online s...

Jin Air offers up to 15% discount on Japan routes

Jin Air offers up to 15% discount on Japan routes

South Korea's low-cost carrier Jin Air announced on Friday that it will offer various benefits to passengers on its Japan routes until Mar. 24.Jin A...

Chanel halts boutique operation over Gucci pop-up store

Chanel halts boutique operation over Gucci pop-up store

French luxury brand Chanel abruptly suspended the operation of its boutique in the section of high-end brands within Galleria Department Store in an...

Hyundai Department stocks down on cheap dividend policy

Hyundai Department stocks down on cheap dividend policy

Hyundai Department Store Group, a South Korean major retail conglomerate, has unveiled the group companies’ dividend payout plans for the mid ...

Lotte gets exclusive right of Bacha Coffee in S.Korea

Lotte gets exclusive right of Bacha Coffee in S.Korea

South Korea's Lotte Department Store announced on Thursday that is has secured the exclusive franchise and distribution rights for Bacha Coffee, M...

Seoul kicks off Korea Grand Sale 2024 to double foreign tourists

Seoul kicks off Korea Grand Sale 2024 to double foreign tourists

South Korea on Thursday kicked off a push to nearly double the number of foreign tourists visiting the country this year to 20 million by hosting a ...

The Hyundai Seoul unveils Louis Vuitton store

The Hyundai Seoul unveils Louis Vuitton store

The Hyundai Seoul, South Korea's largest department store in Yoido, on December 21 opened a Louis Vuitton women's store, marking a significant addit...

Shinsegae Gangnam stands out among department stores with $2.3 bn sales

Shinsegae Gangnam stands out among department stores with $2.3 bn sales

Shinsegae Department Store, South Korea’s leading retail business operator, said on Thursday its flagship store in Gangnam, an upscale distric...

Shinsegae axes E-Mart, department store CEOs amid weak sales

Shinsegae axes E-Mart, department store CEOs amid weak sales

South Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae Inc. on Wednesday carried out one of its most drastic executive reshuffles, replacing chief executives of...

CJ ENM launches domestic fashion brand of Barneys New York

CJ ENM launches domestic fashion brand of Barneys New York

CJ ENM Co., South Korea’s entertainment and e-commerce giant, has launched the domestic fashion brand Barneys New York, a luxury department st...

Lotte’s intra-group merger, business integration fare well

Lotte’s intra-group merger, business integration fare well

Lotte Mart and Lotte Super are leading Lotte Group’s efforts to streamline the overlapping businesses of its units. Their second-quarter resul...

Hyundai Department Store, Nestlé forge dietary supplement alliance

Hyundai Department Store, Nestlé forge dietary supplement alliance

Hyundai Department Store Group has chosen multinational food giant Nestlé S.A. as a partner in its long-term drive to expand its bio and heal...

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