Daiso exits Chinese market, shuttering 200 stores

Daiso has exited the Chinese market due to economic slowdown.

2024-04-29

Traders refunds luxury jackets after counterfeit concerns

Traders Wholesale Club has refunded purchases of Moncler jackets due to suspicions that the items were counterfeit.

2024-02-12

Any-fin is possible

A lady holds a dish of tuna sashimi and a girl holds a plate filled with chicken gangjeong which is a fried chicken marinated in a spicy and sweet sauce at E-mart’s Yonsan branch in central Seoul.

2024-02-07

Retailers slash Halloween marketing as nation commemorates tragedy

Halloween-related marketing, promotions and events will not be held in light of the upcoming anniversary on Oct. 29 of last year's tragic Halloween crowd crush in Seoul's Itaewon nightlife district that took 159 lives.

2023-10-18

Parking lot roof at Homeplus' Songdo branch partially collapses

There had been two previous incidents including one in May 2019 when a roof fell off at the basement parking lot. Another incident occurred within the store on August 2020 where a shelf was damaged.

2023-08-24

Korean retailers reel in loyal customers with paid membership programs

Retailers in Korea are actively introducing paid membership programs to attract and retain loyal customers. Big box store Emart Traders announced Tuesday it will change its name to Traders Wholesale Club and implement a paid ...

2022-10-05

Retailers joined by administration in opposing Sunday closures

The regulation that requires big retailers to close their stores for two days a month may be relaxed for the first time in ten years. On June 23, the presidential office started an online petition ...

2022-08-01