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Cheaper testing

A customer purchases Covid-19 test kits at a CU convenience store.

2022-04-06

Pick n' rent

Visitors browse the ″Pick and Pick″ corner at a CU convenience store in Gangnam, southern Seoul, on Wednesday, where they can rent around 300 products across 11 categories including gaming, camping and golfing. The rental service is ...

2022-01-05

Vegan gimbap now at convenience stores near you

With vegan food becoming popular, convenience stores are scrambling to come up with items that are vegan as part of efforts to cover the growing demand.

2021-12-13

Ministop on the block again as performance suffers

Ministop Korea, the fifth largest convenience store franchise in the country, is up for sale, again.

2021-12-01

7-Eleven robots to start making deliveries at 1 apartment complex

7-Eleven is testing a delivery robot.

2021-11-22

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

Meat madness

A customer shops at a 7-Eleven in Seoul on Tuesday. Thanks to the government's emergency relief grant, sales of meat and fruit have increased.

2021-09-14

CU in the metaverse

BGF Retail opened a virtual branch of its CU convenience store by the Han River inside Naver's Zepeto metaverse on Wednesday.

2021-08-11

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

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