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Convenience stores' parallel postal service keeps growing

Ms. Seo, a 31-year-old office worker, doesn’t wait for the mailman anymore. If friends need to send her something, she tells them to use their nearest convenience store.

2022-01-18

From acute shortage, DEF is now in every corner store

Korea's diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) crisis is over, with the vital engine fluid now selling at your nearest convenience store.

2022-01-14

GS Retail goes all in for Cookat

GS Retail acquired more of food start-up Cookat for some 55 billion won ($46 million) and became the largest shareholder.

2022-01-13

Virtual convenience

An avatar stands in a virtual GS25 branch created on Naver's metaverse application Zepeto. The virtual branch opened on Wednesday, along with a cafe, kitchen and an area where users can play games with each other.

2021-12-15

Big Brother knows you picked up a dosirak, and charges you

Convenience stores are deploying high-tech solutions to make their unmanned stores safer and more efficient.

2021-12-08

Emart24 opens third store in Malaysia in three months

The Emart24 convenience store franchise opened its third store in Malaysia on Thursday.

2021-09-16

Convenience stores find way around 'sell by' dates

Effort by convenience stores to get rid of food close to its "sell by" date have proved to be new source of revenue.

2021-09-08

Retailers vie for that relief grant in your pocketbook

Korean households are about to get free money from the government in the form of 250,000 won ($214) emergency relief grants -- and retailers are hoping to pull a lot of it into their cash registers.

2021-09-06

Convenience stores want to prove they're cheap

Convenience stores are trying to position themselves as more affordable alternatives to the big discount supermarkets, selling low-cost house-brand items including ramyeon and microwaveable rice.

2021-08-09

Retailers hope customers are good at finances too

Retailers are expanding partnerships with finance companies to reach out to the younger generation.

2021-08-04

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