Activewear brand Varley launches in Korea with Bluebell.…
Kakao Friends’ Apeach Chosen as S. Korea’s New Tourism Ambassador
Kakao Friends character Apeach, one of emoticon characters featured on South Korea’s largest chat Kakao Talk platform, is the official new face of the Korea Tourism Organization.…
Korean Duty-free sales hit another monthly record
Duty-free sales set a record in February, in part due to holidays that fell during the month, according to data provided by the Korea Duty Free Shops Association.…
Incheon Airport now world’s 5th largest airport by number of passengers
Incheon International Airport has just become the fifth largest airport in the world in terms of number of passengers based on 2018 data, the airport’s operator said, citing a report from the Airports…
Entas Duty Free and SM Duty Free awarded Incheon Airport arrivals contracts
Entas Duty Free and SM Duty Free have been awarded the concessions to run the first arrivals stores at Incheon International Airport.…
Daigou business strong as Chinese arrivals to South Korea surge
The travel retail sector got off to a strong start in January as Chinese and Japanese visitor numbers surged.…
CJ ENM O Shopping to launch Karl Lagerfeld Paris in Korea
CJ ENM O Shopping Division, the home shopping unit of South Korean conglomerate CJ Group, will become the first distributor to launch a collection by the legendary designer Karl Lagerfeld.…
Amorepacific’s painful dilemma
As flagship brand Sulwhasoo suffers, Amorepacific shifts focus to strengthen luxury cosmetics and overseas sales.…
The Shilla Duty Free partners with comics strip artists
The Shilla Duty Free is partnering with popular Chinese webtoon artists to boost its appeal to travelling Chinese shoppers.…
Who visited Korea in 2018?
Chinese visitor arrivals in South Korea rose 14.9 percent year-on-year in 2018.…