Monday
January 20, 2020
Gangnam-gu, South Korea
Fine Dust :
Retailers are delivering Lunar New Year gift packages even during the holidays to capture the last minute demand.
These days, you can buy almost anything at a convenience store, even a house.
Convenience store chains are strengthening eco-friendly initiatives in the new year as the demand for disposable goods has declined in recent years with rising environmental consciousness.
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.
Convenience store GS25 launched a robot delivery service inside LG Science Park, LG Group’s research headquarters in Magok-dong, western Seoul, the retailer said Monday.
GS Retail, operator of GS25 convenience stores, is merging with GS Home Shopping to strengthen its online and offline businesses.
Convenience stores are rolling out promotions ahead of Pepero Day, which falls on Nov. 11.
Convenience stores are scrambling to manage the higher demand for delivery and at the same time meet new government requirements designed to slow the spread of Covid-19.
GS Retail saw net profits decline almost 40 percent on year in the second quarter. Sales declined more than 4 percent in the same period.
GS Retail will start an on-foot delivery service for people who order products from its convenience store franchise GS25 online.
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