online luxury marketplaces
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Korean startups
Yanolja, HanaTour team up to take lead in travel market
South Korea’s No. 1 accommodation booking platform Yanolja has joined forces with the country's leading travel agency HanaTour Service Inc. to...
Oct 06, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
With Hyundai’s Genesis GV60, your face is the key to unlock the door
If you own Hyundai Motor Co.'s latest premium electric crossover, the GV60, set for roll-out next month, you can just touch the handle and show your...
Sep 30, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Real estate
Time to invest in luxury hotels in Korea: JLL executive
The COVID-19 pandemic has been particularly hard on the hotel industry, exposing it as one of the most vulnerable to the crisis amid the global lock...
Sep 28, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Digital stationery marketplace Webudding charms MZers
Stationery products such as planners, calendars and notepads have long been essential everyday items for busy people. And the stationery market has ...
Sep 27, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Millennials now S.Korea’s largest buyer of luxury goods
The millennials have become the largest spenders on luxury goods at department stores in South Korea. According to joint research by The Korea Econo...
Sep 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
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...
Sep 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Interpark draws cool response from Korean online giants
South Korea’s online retail platform Interpark Corp. has failed to drum up interest from the country's largest online platforms, including Nav...
Aug 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
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...
Aug 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
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...
Aug 19, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Korea's top online flea market startup value up to $2.6 bn
South Korea’s No. 1 online flea market operator Danggeun Market Inc. has increased its valuation to $2.6 billion as it raised $153 million fro...
Aug 18, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Automobiles
Luxury imported car sales growth at 5-yr high in S.Korea
Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Porsche have driven the double-digit growth of imported car sales in South Korea in the first seven months of this year, with...
Aug 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Shinsegae’s omnichannel strategy drives up share prices of key affiliates
South Korean retail conglomerate Shinsegae Group’s key affiliates are enjoying upward revaluation of share prices. Not only the market is faci...
Aug 17, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Shinsegae's e-commerce arm SSG.COM seeks 2022 IPO
SSG.COM, the e-commerce brand of South Korea's retail titan Shinsegae Inc., has begun the process to go public next year, with its valuation estimat...
Aug 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Earnings
‘Revenge shopping’ lifts Korean retail giants’ Q2 earnings
Major department stores in South Korea such as Shinsegae Department Store and Hyundai Department Store Co. have seen their earnings improve signific...
Aug 13, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
Shinsegae to invest about $900 mn in department stores
South Korea's retail giant Shinsegae Group will invest 1 trillion won ($866 million) in local department stores this year to reinforce the busines...
Aug 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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M&As
China's top travel agency to join bid for Korea's online retail platform
China’s leading online travel agency (OTA) Trip.com will be joining the race to acquire South Korea’s online retail platform Interpark C...
Aug 03, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Banking & Finance
Moody's urges Korean banks to beef up online platforms
South Korea's traditional banks, led by KB, Shinhan, Hana and Woori, will need to strengthen their online platforms as KakaoBank, the country's lead...
Jul 12, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Venture capital
Indonesia's HappyFresh draws half of new funding from Korea
Indonesia's online grocery platform HappyFresh will receive another $33 million from South Korean investors, including the Asian startup fund of Nav...
Jul 09, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Electric vehicles
Hyundai launches first Genesis EV sedan G80 in Korea
Hyundai Motor Co. said on Wednesday it has debuted a new electric sedan sold under the independent premium brand of Genesis in the Korean market as ...
Jul 07, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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IPOs
Online players head S.Korea's biggest month for IPOs
South Korea's initial public offering market in July is expected to see its largest-ever amount of share issues for a single month, worth over 8 tri...
Jul 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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The Deep Dive
The butterfly effect: How the W Concept takeover stirred up Korea's fashion industry
“Just give us three weeks. We’ll offer a price by then.”This conversation took place in early March. A senior executive from retai...
Jun 22, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Service marketplace Soomgo raises nearly $30 mn in Series C round
South Korea-based Brave Mobile Inc., the operator of service matching platform Soomgo, has secured 32 billion won ($28.6 million) in a Series C fund...
Jun 14, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Insurance
Kakao enters insurance sector for synergy with its online platforms
Kakao Corp.’s ambition to become an insurer is gradually becoming a reality. The platform giant’s application to start an insurance busi...
Jun 11, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Retail
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...
Jun 02, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
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...
May 31, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Travel & Leisure
Shinsegae Group unveils Josun Palace, its first super-luxury hotel
South Korea’s retail giant Shinsegae Group is strengthening its luxury hotel business with the grand opening of Josun Palace in the Gangnam ne...
May 24, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Fintech platform Toss seeks $180 mn in fresh funding
South Korean fintech startup Toss is seeking to raise 200 billion won ($177 million) in fresh funding, which would almost treble its valuation to 8 ...
May 21, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Private equity
IMM PE's art of the exit: Cable maker, online mall
Seoul-based IMM Private Equity has come into the spotlight with a series of lucrative exits in South Korea, including the 265 billion won ($237 mill...
Apr 08, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Shinsegae buys Korean online fashion mall from IMM PE
Shinsegae Group has acquired South Korea's leading online fashion platform from IMM Private Equity, in a transaction estimated at between 250 billio...
Apr 01, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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Korean startups
Online fashion platform Musinsa raises $115 mn from VC firms
South Korea’s top online fashion retailer Musinsa has raised another 130 billion won ($115 million) from Sequoia Capital and IMM Investment, g...
Mar 16, 2021 (Gmt+09:00)
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