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General
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Brutal retail market awaits buyer of Tesco South Korea business

Any buyer of Tesco’s $6 billion South Korea unit will need a strategy to boost returns in a lethargic and saturated market for traditional retailers, likely involving real estate sales and a greater focus on Internet shopping. Britain’s Tesco has hired HSBC…

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General
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Shinsegae opens big mall

Korea’s Shinsegae Group is about to open an enormous purchasing centre northwest of Seoul which it hopes will take the battle to Ikea for homewares buying. Shinsegae, one of many nation’s largest division retailer operators, will open E-Mart City on June 18,…

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E-Tailing
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MERS fears drive Koreans on-line

South Koreans are more and more turning to on-line channels for grocery purchasing as they eschew their traditional visits to grocers amid the continued unfold of Center East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), business knowledge exhibits. South Korea has reported…

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Real Estate
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Korea’s E-mart tackles China – again

South Korea’s largest discount chain, E-mart, is to start selling on Alibaba’s T-mall in a fresh attempt to break into China’s seemingly impenetrable online market. The Korean company believes the Alibaba-powered online shopping mall is the key to success…