Italian luxury brand Aspesi is homing in on its Asia-Pacific operations, with plans to open 35 points of sale in South Korea by 2026. …
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Hyundai Duty Free opens largest niche perfume pavilion in Korean travel retail
Hyundai Duty Free has opened a niche perfume pavilion offering 30 niche fragrance brands. These include Acqua di Parma, Le Labo, Penhaligon’s, Byredo, Diptyque and Maison Margiela among several Hyunda…
Apple Pay to (finally) enter Korean market
It is expected that Apple Pay’s Korean services will start by the end of 2022, in collaboration with Hyundai Card, a local credit card issuer.…
Hyundai opens first Duty Free store in Seoul
Hyundai Department Store has recently opened its first ever downtown Duty Free store on top of its flagship store in the COEX area of Seoul, South Korea.…
Sales of Korean department stores pass 30 trillion won milestone
South Korean department stores delivered 30 trillion won (US$26.4 billion) in combined sales last year, up 2.3 percent from a year ago, breaking out of years of stagnancy, according to industry source…
Handsome unveils AI-designed clothes
Domestic fashion brand SJYP is now selling Korea’s first AI-designed clothing in stores.…
First duty-free space in Hyundai Department Store
Hyundai Department Store Group opens its first duty-free store in Samseong-dong on November 1 as a newcomer into the lucrative duty-free race dominated by Lotte and Shinsegae.…
Hyundai City Outlet’s robot speaks 4 tongues
Korea’s first shopping robot that can understand questions and give advice in four languages will start operating on Aug 7 at the Hyundai City Outlet in Dongdaemun, central Seoul.…
Japanese automakers strengthen grip on Southeast Asia
The Japanese auto industry maintained its strong grip on the vehicle markets of Southeast Asia last year.…
Samsung, Lotte heads line up for biggest Korean corruption probe
South Korea starts what could be its biggest parliamentary hearing in history this week, as the heads of industrial behemoths Samsung and Hyundai line up with seven other top business leaders to be gr…