Tag: korea

Retail Asia21/06/2018
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As they wage a marketing war for consumers’ attention and appetites, food companies are increasingly teaming up with fashion brands, leading to a boom in “food merchandise.” Brands see the collaborations as an entertaining experience for customers that increases opportunities to create a synergistic marketing effects to increase sales. Quirky, humorous and sometimes odd marketing […]

Retail Asia21/06/2018
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Korean retailer E-Mart starts selling products from 16 Korean SME companies in Singapore yesterday. The move is a part of E-Mart’s plan to take Korean brands into new markets, starting with the winners of the giant retailer’s SME-support project. The products include Mpac Plus waterproof cases for smartphones and JM Green’s  containers for storing food […]

Retail Asia14/06/2018
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Mulberry Group PLC (MUL.LN) said Wednesday that fiscal 2018 pretax profit declined 8% and that it will form a new majority-owned joint venture to develop its business in South Korea. The luxury leather-goods company said it has signed an agreement with SHK Holdings Ltd. to form a new entity called Mulberry (Korea) Co. Mulberry said […]

Retail Asia14/06/2018
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Missha and Disney have teamed up to create a Princess-inspired collection “It’s Demo Missha x Disney Makeup”. The collection includes four princess designs – Belle, Rapunzel, Ariel or Snow White – for both cushion BB creams and the eight-shade FAB eyeshadow palettes.   The collection is only available in Korea stores and the company only […]

Retail Asia13/06/2018
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Hyundai Motor signed a four-year contract with storied English Premier League club Chelsea FC to become its global automotive partner. Korea’s biggest automaker announced that it will sponsor the football team until 2022. Hyundai Motor’s logo will appear on the sleeves of the team’s new uniform and on the signboards at Chelsea’s home and away […]

Retail Asia13/06/2018
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The demand for electronic skincare devices is growing as consumers seek more affordable and time-efficient options to use at home rather than visit a dermatologist clinic. Electronics firms have been promoting a wide array of products, claiming they improve skin tone and suppleness using various light frequencies, sonic waves, and ion charges. Online retailer GS […]

Retail Asia13/06/2018
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Korean Air’s reputation may be in the gutter due to ongoing investigations into its owner family, but it’s hiring. Korea’s largest airline is looking to take on 600 new flight attendants this year, the company said on Tuesday. Korean Air began recruiting 200 new flight attendants on Tuesday. The company already hired 200 attendants in […]

Retail Asia13/06/2018
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Lotte Mart began selling menstrual cups at its online and brick-and-mortar stores today. The discount chain will sell two variations of “WithCup” in two different sizes, both priced at 39,000 won ($36.21). WithCup was the first menstrual cup made in Korea to receive safety approval from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety last month. […]

Retail Asia13/06/2018
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The Supreme Court dismissed Amorepacific’s patent on cushion compacts, putting an end to a three-year legal battle, according to the company on Tuesday. Amorepacific appealed a Patent Court of Korea ruling in February that invalidated the company’s patent for cushion compacts on the grounds that the product lacked “inventiveness.” This meant that its manufacturing didn’t […]

Retail Asia12/06/2018
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Among the foreign luxury brands filling the eyewear section at local duty-free shops and department stores, the Korean-based brand Gentle Monster stands out. Getting its initial fame among the Korean public as “Jun Ji-hyun sunglasses” after the actress wore a Gentle Monster product in hit TV series “My Love From the Star” in 2014, the […]

Retail Asia12/06/2018
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The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy has been investigating a Korean company over technology leakage overseas at the request of Samsung Electronics, sources said on Monday. The probe into KIP, a private company belonging to the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, started in April after Samsung Electronics reported the issue to the […]

Retail Asia12/06/2018
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Innisfree Australia has opened its first outlet, inside Melbourne Central shopping complex. This is Amorepacific’s second foray to promote its Korean cosmetics brand in Australia after Laneige launched in March. The company also expanded its Etude House brand in the Middle East this month. Innisfree, known for its green-tea lines, now has 12 stores in overseas markets including […]

Retail Asia12/06/2018
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Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group announced Monday that it will expand partnerships with Korean brands in line with a Chinese government initiative to increase imports over the next few years. “During international forums such as Davos or Boao, President Xi Jinping has announced multiple times that China will expand exports – [the government] plans to […]

Retail Asia11/06/2018
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  Korea is now one of the top beauty product exporters to the European Union, surpassing Japan to take the No. 5 spot in terms of value. According to a report released by the International Trade Association on 5 June, Korea exported 135 million euros (US$158 million) of beauty products to the EU last year, […]

Retail Asia08/06/2018
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Owner/MD of the Italian winery and distillery bearing her family name attended the official inaugural event of the Bottega Lounge in Seoul’s Gangnam-Gu. Opened in collaboration with a local partner, the lounge offers Italian Prosecco, Amarone della Valpolicella, Brunello di Montalcino, grappa and liqueurs. The lounge also allows Seoul people to become familiar with Italian food, […]

Retail Asia08/06/2018
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The Nature Republic flagship store in Myeongdong, Seoul, has been named the most expensive commercial property in South Korea for the 15th consecutive year. According to data released by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT), the official government appraisal of the land currently housing the cosmetics retailer’s stroe increased by 6.16 per cent […]


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