A growing number of Korean millennials are making a fortune by purchasing and reselling limited edition sneakers and luxury goods, according to industry officials.…
Chinese tourists are back in Korean duty free shops
Chinese tourists forming long lines and clutching shopping lists at local Korean duty free shops have started to reappear after a year-long diplomatic rift between Beijing and Seoul.…
What do Korean bookstores do to attract customers?
Who says that bookstores can only function as a place to read and buy books?…
What were popular tourist destinations for Koreans in 2019?
As 2019 is now in the history books, it might be the right time to look back on tourist destinations that Koreans loved and those emerging as new attractions luring travelers last year.…
Korea’s exports of beauty products to Japan advanced 30%
South Korea’s exports of beauty products to Japan advanced nearly 30 percent in the first 11 months of last year, data showed, despite the ongoing bilateral trade row stemming from their shared …
How is the trade row between Japan and Korea?
More Japanese tourists have visited South Korea than South Koreans have visited the Asian neighbor since August.…
Retailers in Korea produce rat-featuring products for 2020
Retailers in Korea have been rushing to roll out a wide range of rat-inspired products for 2020, which is the Year of the Rat, according to industry officials.…
Online transaction in Korea hits new records in 2019
Online shopping hit record levels in November, monthly sales broke 12 trillion won (US$10.4 billion) for the first time ever, as shoppers moved away from real-world stores and toward internet platform…
2020 Korea Grand Sale focuses on Korean culture
Music, aesthetics, and other aspects of Korean culture will be the main features of the 10th Korea Grand Sale, its organizers said.…
7-Eleven Korea is becoming a cosmetics channel
Convenience stores are becoming a new channel for cosmetics.…