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FTC says Coupang tricked users into staying subscribed

Korea's FTC has completed an audit of Coupang for allegedly using deceptive design to retain WOW subscription users, potentially leading to legal actions against the e-commerce giant over consumer protection violations.

2024-12-02

Market Kurly greets 20,000 visitors with first offline cosmetics trade show

Market Kurly held its first offline cosmetics trade show since launching its beauty business, hosting over 90 brands from Oct. 10 to 13.

2024-10-13

Food industry cooks up collaborations with 'Culinary Class Wars' stars

Meal kit collaborations between Market Kurly and chefs from "Culinary Class Wars" are selling like hotcakes in the wake of the show's release.

2024-10-13

Kurly rolls out one-hour delivery service in western Seoul

The operator of Market Kurly has launched its quick commerce "Kurly Now" service offering delivery within one hour.

2024-06-25

Kurly sees first-ever operating profit as straight shot to listing

The operator of Market Kurly posted its first-ever operating profit in the first quarter of the year, leading to hopes of a public listing.

2024-05-21

Home comforts

Visitors peruse an array of home meal replacement products at the 2023 Kurly Food Festa held at Dongdaemun Design Plaza on July 7.

2023-07-06

Kurly launches payment service with card company BC Card

Kurly, operator of the Market Kurly online grocery shopping and delivery service, launched its own payment service dubbed “Kurly Pay” with card company BC Card.The service is instantly available to customers who register a payment system via credit..

2023-04-10

More Korean IPOs being canceled as reality catches up with hype

More IPOs are being shelved as the market remains weak and listing aspirants get a heavy dose of reality, with some valuations down 75 percent.

2023-01-25

Kurly cancels Korea listing due to difficult market conditions

Kurly, operator of the Market Kurly online grocery shopping and delivery service, has postponed its initial public offerings (IPO). “We decided to postpone the IPO due to the global economic slowdown and weakening investor sentiment,” Kurly said in..

2023-01-04

High-flying world of start-ups sees turbulence, crashes

Start-ups, which Korea hoped would show the way to a prosperous future, are in a slump. Direct investments by venture capital firms and so-called angel investors are down, and so are IPOs.

2022-10-08