GS25 cuts prices amid controversy over World Scout Jamboree branch

South Korea's convenience store chain GS25, which has a makeshift branch for the 25th World Scout Jamboree in Saemangeum, an estuarine tidal flat in...

Heads of S.Korea's chicken chains promoting expansion abroad

The CEOs of South Korea's top three fried chicken franchises are promoting their brands overseas based on the judgement that growth will stagnate if...

HD Hyundai Infracore opens online excavator store

South Korea's HD Hyundai Infracore Co. announced on Thursday that it has opened the first "Develon Online Store," an excavator online mall in the co...

GS25 becomes No. 1 convenience store chain in southern Vietnam

South Korean convenience store chain GS25 announced on Thursday that it has become the top operator in southern Vietnam, surpassing rivals US' Circl...

APR’s fashion brand Nerdy opens two more stores in Vietnam

South Korea's cosmetic and clothing company APR announced on Wednesday that its street style fashion brand Nerdy opened its third and fourth stores ...

S.Korea sees fever for luxury goods wane in post-COVID-19 era

South Korea is seeing a gradual decline in the open run, or the practice of customers standing in line before a brand's opening at a department stor...

Dior opens 2023 FW pop-up store in Galleria

South Korea’s Galleria Department Store has opened the first domestic Dior FW (fall/winter) collection pop-up store.The company on Sunday said...

S.Korea’s men’s fashion platform Deps launches offline store

Deps, a men’s fashion platform launched by South Korean fashion brand incubator Hago L&F, is accelerating its market offensive through the...

Korean convenience stores threaten Japanese rivals’ empire

South Korea’s convenience store chains aim to seize the throne from Japanese rivals in Asia by utilizing K-pop and food as they look for new g...

Lotte Department Store opens Louis Vuitton’s Take Over pop-up store

South Korea's Lotte Department Store announced on Friday that it operates a Louis Vuitton pop-up store in The Crown, located on the basement first...

Lotte Duty Free opens store at Australia's Melbourne Airport

South Korea's Lotte Duty Free announced on Thursday that it is opening a new store at Melbourne Airport in Australia and entering full-scale opera...

Kia opens e-sports pop-up store Earth 6A3

Kia Corp. said on Thursday that it has officially launched its pop-up store of e-sports "Earth 6A3" in Seongsu-dong, Seoul.  With a primar...

CJ CheilJedang simplifies organizational structure in global push

CJ CheilJedang Corp., the South Korean food giant with more than 200 operations worldwide, has streamlined its organizational structure to facilitat...

Dior to open Tears capsule collection pop-up store in Seoul

Dior will open a pop-up store in Seoul's Seongsu-dong to commemorate the launch of the "Dior Tears capsule collection."This collection was created t...

S.Korea's E-mart24 opens 3rd branch in Singapore

South Korea’s convenience store chain E-mart24 has opened its third store in Singapore featuring the city-state's hawker culture, aiming for l...

Naver Webtoon promotes K-ramen in Bangkok via pop-up store

South Korea's Naver Webtoon, along with major domestic players in the food industry, on Tuesday said it joined in Bangkok, Thailand, Boggle Boggle K...

Convenience store giant BGF Retail signs IPR deal with YG Plus

South Korea's BGF Retail, which runs the leading domestic convenience store chain CU, on Monday said it will sign a deal with YG Plus, which special...

Samsung targets gaming market with dedicated online store

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s second-largest smartphone maker, is looking to expand its presence in the lucrative global gaming market ...

S.Korea's beauty platform Hwahae opens flagship store on TikTok

South Korea's mobile beauty platform Hwahae has opened a flagship store on TikTok (Chinese name Douyin). Hwahae's operator Birdview announced t...

Samsung Gangnam takes aim at Apple Store to lure MZers

Apple Inc., the world’s leading premium smartphone maker, opened its latest South Korean flagship store in the bustling neighborhood of Gangna...

Innocean opens K-ramen pop-up store in Bangkok

Innocean, a Hyundai Motor Group-affiliated advertising agency, announced on Wednesday that it has opened a South Korean ramen pop-up store in Bangko...

S.Korea's Naver Webtoon to expand IP-based operations

South Korea's Naver Webtoon is selling its online intellectual property (IP)-based webtoon products on the offline market to expand its webtoon IP o...

BlueOval SK secures $9.2 bn loan from US Department of Energy

BlueOval SK, the battery production joint venture between SK On Co. and Ford Motor Co., has provisionally secured up to $9.2 billion in policy suppo...

US burger chain Five Guys to launch in South Korea on June 26

The American burger chain Five Guys, which has attracted keen interest in South Korea for its service and prices even before its entry into the coun...

Nike to open its 3rd Jordan World of Flight store in Seoul

Nike Inc. is set to open its Jordan World of Flight in Seoul, a store dedicated to Jordan brand streetwear and sports shoes, on Wednesday. It will b...

GS Retail sells unmanned serving robots in convenience stores

The artificial intelligence (AI) serving robot has been introduced to convenience stores for sale. The number of stores where the robot is being sol...

Lotte considering opening In-N-Out Burger stores in S.Korea

One of US' leading burger brands, In-N-Out, is considering entering the South Korean market. After recently opening a pop-up store in Seoul, the bur...

CU marks first entry of S.Korean convenience store into Kazakhstan

South Korean convenience store heavyweight, CU, has announced its first foray into Central Asia, beginning with Kazakhstan. The retailer's goal is t...

S.Korean convenience store chain CU releases Snoop Dogg sparkling wine

South Korean convenience store chain CU announced on Monday that it exclusively released “Snoop Dogg Cali Gold sparkling wine”, which is...

Samsung Electronics opens online pet care store

Samsung Electronics Co. has entered the expanding pet care market with the launch of its Pet Care Store on its official website, according to a stat...