American ice cream brand Ben & Jerry’s launched in Korea with the opening of a pop-up store in Hongdae, western Seoul.…
Shinsegae Duty Free celebrates the launch of Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty
Shinsegae Duty Free held a party at its flagship Myeongdong on 17 September, 2019 to mark the launch of Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty makeup brand, with the Barbadian superstar the centre of attraction.…
Lotte Duty Free launches ‘K-Wave’ competition
Lotte Duty Free has launched a competition under the ‘K-Wave’ name to recruit 30 small and medium-sized Korean brands, which it will offer a platform for growth through its stores.…
Drive-thru service is expanding in Korea
Drive-thru has become a common sight in Korea as more eateries add the pick-up service amid a surge in singles` life.…
Korea’s top five duty-free shops reach highest half-year top line data
South Korea’s top five duty-free shops achieved sales milestone of 10 trillion won (US$8.25 billion) in the first half and are set for a record-breaking year due to outlet additions and increased Chin…
YouTube is Korea’s favorite social media
User time on Korea’s favorite social media YouTube soared 38 percent over the last year as the average Korean spent 23 hours per month using the online video platform.…
The Shilla Online Duty Free launches Shilla Pay
The Shilla Online Duty Free has launched a new payment service, Shilla Pay, in collaboration with eBay Korea, the leading e-commerce company in Korea.…
Fenty Beauty by Rihanna enters Korea duty-free through exclusive partnership with Bluebell Korea
Fenty Beauty opens five duty-free point of sales in Seoul and Jeju including Lotte duty-free Myeongdong, Shinsegae duty-free Myeongdong, Lotte duty-free world tower, Shilla duty-free Jeju, and Shinseg…
Diageo Korea closes whisky production line in Korea
Diageo Korea, a top whisky manufacturer in Korea, will plug off its local plant in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province by June next year in response to waning demand for hard liquor.…
Korea’s food and beverage companies give up on TVs
Food and beverage companies in Korea have been reducing spending on TV commercials, while mobilizing resources to promote their products on YouTube to reach increasingly digital-savvy young consumers,…