Korea’s Simone: Rise from replica handbag maker to luxury brand

Korea’s Simone: Rise from replica handbag maker to luxury brand

UIWANG, Gyeonggi Province – Simone Acc. Collection Ltd., a South Korean luxury handbag maker, stresses one interesting number to its clients w...

Korean beauty brand Too Cool For School is up for sale

 Korean beauty brand Too Cool For School is up for sale

Too Cool For School Corp., a South Korean budget makeup and beauty brand, is up for sale as its two co-CEOs and related parties aim to sell their en...

Genesis goes green as Hyundai Motor accelerates EV push

Genesis goes green as Hyundai Motor accelerates EV push

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday unveiled its vision for a sustainable future, in which all its new vehicles under th...

Hyundai Motor develops Roblox virtual mobility experience game

Hyundai Motor develops Roblox virtual mobility experience game

South Korea’s top automaker Hyundai Motor Co. has developed an interactive metaverse game to be played on its online entertainment platform Ro...

Coffeebanhada, known for robot barista, seeks investment for expansion

Coffeebanhada, known for robot barista, seeks investment for expansion

Coffeebanhada, a South Korean budget coffee chain operator, is seeking to attract investment from private equity funds and strategic investors.Accor...

Rolex emerges as latest target of S.Korea’s luxury brand fever

Rolex emerges as latest target of S.Korea’s luxury brand fever

Rolex watches are now the latest object of South Korea’s unwavering love for luxury goods. The high demand and limited supply of Rolex watches...

Hyundai Motor previews Genesis GV60, its first electric luxury CUV

Hyundai Motor previews Genesis GV60, its first electric luxury CUV

Hyundai Motor Co. on Thursday unveiled the design of the GV60, the luxury Genesis brand’s first electric vehicle that sits on the E-GMP, the...

Shinsegae enters alternative meat market with own brand

Shinsegae enters alternative meat market with own brand

South Korea’s retail conglomerate Shinsegae Group’s food affiliate Shinsegae Food Inc. has entered the fast-growing alternative meat mar...

Shinsegae-Naver alliance to sell local-themed meal kits as first collaboration

Shinsegae-Naver alliance to sell local-themed meal kits as first collaboration

Shinsegae Group and Naver Corp. have jointly devised their first retail business model in about four months after their long-term business agreement...

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...

Strong China sales lift Cosmax shares 20% in two months

Strong China sales lift Cosmax shares 20% in two months

Korea’s leading cosmetics manufacturer Cosmax Inc.’s share price is skyrocketing this year, thanks to the company's strong performance i...

Kodak, National Geographic pivot to become fashion brands in Korea

Kodak, National Geographic pivot to become fashion brands in Korea

For more than a century, Kodak was a household name for quality cameras that were treated as valuable possessions -- often kept in the cabinet and o...

Paint makers lure MZers with YouTube stars, fashion brand

Paint makers lure MZers with YouTube stars, fashion brand

A car pulls in front of an old warehouse. In funky and vivid outfits and holding various tools in their hands, five boys and girls from the Ambiguou...

Coway keeps No.1 spot in Malaysia’s water purifier market for 10 years

Coway keeps No.1 spot in Malaysia’s water purifier market for 10 years

South Korea’s home appliance rental service provider Coway Co. has maintained the top position in Malaysia’s water purifier rental marke...

LG launches QNED TV to rival Samsung in premium TV market

LG launches QNED TV to rival Samsung in premium TV market

LG Electronics Inc. has launched new flashy flagship TV models, with which the South Korean home electronics giant aims to compete with its bigger r...

LG unveils fresh-faced logo designs to firm up brand storytelling

LG unveils fresh-faced logo designs to firm up brand storytelling

South Korea-based electronics giant LG has revealed new designs of its logo, "Face of the Future," in a move to upgrade its brand storytelling. On J...

UK lifestyle brand Barbour enters legal battle with 10-year partner in Korea

UK lifestyle brand Barbour enters legal battle with 10-year partner in Korea

The recent decision by Barbour, the British lifestyle brand under J. Barbour & Sons Ltd., to transfer the rights to sell its products in South K...

Chanel, Hermes, LV raise prices in Korea, but sales remain strong

Chanel, Hermes, LV raise prices in Korea, but sales remain strong

Luxury brands are hiking up prices in South Korea. Designers such as Hermes, Louis Vuitton and Chanel have increased their prices in Korea this year...

Luxury goods platform MUST'IT raises over $10 mn from VC firms

Luxury goods platform MUST'IT raises over $10 mn from VC firms

South Korea-based luxury goods platform MUST'IT has secured 13 billion won ($11.7 million) in a bridge round from venture capital firms Kakao Invest...

Korean medical cosmetics firms make big rebound in Q1

Korean medical cosmetics firms make big rebound in Q1

South Korean medical cosmetics companies that underwent a tough year in 2020 are posting rejuvenated earning results thanks to s rise in demand in E...

Hyundai’s premium Genesis brand sells over 500,000 cars since launch

Hyundai’s premium Genesis brand sells over 500,000 cars since launch

Hyundai Motor Co.’s standalone high-end brand Genesis has reached a landmark with sales of over 500,000 cars since its launch as the top South...

K-beauty boom makes S.Korea the fourth-largest cosmetics exporter

K-beauty boom makes S.Korea the fourth-largest cosmetics exporter

Cosmetics industry sees continued export growth for two straight decades K-beauty has emerged as a global trend, thanks to the development of innov...

BTS-loved kombucha brand Teazen up for sale

BTS-loved kombucha brand Teazen up for sale

The majority shareholder of South Korea’s fine tea brand Teazen Co. is seeking to sell ownership of the company, attracting multiple potential...

S.Korea's color cosmetics leader C&C to list in May

S.Korea's color cosmetics leader C&C to list in May

South Korea’s leading color cosmetics manufacturer C&C International Co. will be listed on Kosdaq in May, with expected market capitalizat...

Hyundai to build ultra-fast EV charging infrastructure under E-pit brand

Hyundai to build ultra-fast EV charging infrastructure under E-pit brand

Hyundai Motor Group has unveiled a plan to build high-speed electric car charging infrastructure across the country as the South Korean auto giant s...

Shinsegae to enter Korean beer market with Lets Fresh Today brand

Shinsegae to enter Korean beer market with Lets Fresh Today brand

South Korea’s Shinsegae Group is entering the local beer market under the Lets Fresh Today brand as the retail giant is expanding its presence...

Korean fried chicken brand reports all-time high earnings in 2020

Korean fried chicken brand reports all-time high earnings in 2020

South Korea's No. 1 fried chicken brand Kyochon F&B reported all-time high earnings last year, with its franchise restaurant outlets pulling in ...

Virtual influencers emerge as brand ambassadors

Virtual influencers emerge as brand ambassadors

One of the highlights from last month’s CES 2021 was Reah Keem, a virtual influencer who appeared during LG Electronics' virtual press confere...

Virtual influencers emerge as brand ambassadors

Virtual influencers emerge as brand ambassadors

One of the highlights from last month’s CES 2021 was Reah Keem, a virtual influencer who appeared during LG Electronics' virtual press confere...

Amorepacific unveils AI-based cosmetics technology at CES 2021

Amorepacific unveils AI-based cosmetics technology at CES 2021

South Korea-based Amorepacific Corp. has received the Innovation Award for its high-tech beauty technologies at the world's largest tech event, Cons...

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