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With inflation so high, smaller packages are answer for some

In the time of inflation and high prices, large marts and convenience stores are pushing small-packaged products that target single-person households.

2022-06-23

CU's Mongolian master franchisee listing on the MSE

The master franchisee for CU convenience stores in Mongolia is going public.

2021-11-14

CU stores to be opened overseas with Posco International's help

BGF Retail teamed up with Posco International to expand its business overseas.

2021-10-21

CU hopes to make wine purchasing more convenient

Convenience Store franchise CU will curate wines for its customers through its mobile app Pocket CU, the first such service in the industry. BGF Retail, the operator of CU, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with local wine-reviewing app ...

2021-08-01

CU gets into online retail and delivery

CU convenience stores are taking on e-commerce operators and giant retailers by allowing customers to buy more things from an app -- and delivering them to their doors for free.

2021-07-29

Virtual CU to open on a virtual Han in Zepeto metaverse

BGF Retail signed a big metaverse deal, appropriately in the metaverse itself, with CEO Lee Keon-jun and Kim Dae-wook, CEO of Naver Z, meeting in the virtual world to formalize the cooperation between the companies.

2021-05-26

ESG wave continues as fashion and duty free buy in

The latest fad in fashion and retail is environmental, social and governance (ESG)--at least in terms of the ‘E’ and 'S' in ESG.

2021-03-25

CU finds craft beer success through unexpected partnerships

Korea’s beer industry is booming with the rising popularity of domestic craft beers largely thanks to the growing popularity of homsul, or drinking at home, amid the prolonged coronavirus pandemic.

2020-12-13

CU to expand curbside pickup service to 3,000 stores

BGF Retail, operation of convenience store chain CU, plans to expand its curbside pickup service to 3,000 stores by the first half of 2021.

2020-12-10

One on every corner

BGF Retail Chairman Lee Keon-jun, right, hangs up a sign in Yatap-dong in Bundang, Gyeonggi, to celebrate the opening of the company's 15,000th CU convenience store on Monday.

2020-11-30

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