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Convenience store GS25 Vietnam officially opened the doors of its first store in Ho Chi Minh City today. Spread over 87sqm, the store is located on the ground floor of Empress Tower on Hai Ba Trung Street in District 3, close to the city’s CBD. Three more…
Make-up products accounted for more than half of the annual sales at duty-free shops in South Korea last year, fueled by brisk demand from foreign tourists immersed in Korean entertainment culture. Fresh data from the Korea Customs Service and companies…
Contemporary South Korean fashion brand H:Connect, fronted by Korean celebrity Yoona of Girls’ Generation, has officially opened its first Southeast Asian store at Bugis Junction in Singapore. The brand plans to make the most of the rising appeal of hallyu,…
Outbound shipments of Korean food, beauty, fashion and personal care products soared in the first half of the year on the back of the growing popularity of the Korean Wave, or hallyu. Official data released today by the Korea International Trade Association…
Leading Korean accessories chain Naughty Cat has opened its first Vietnam store on Nguyen Hue St in the city centre. Naughty Cat Vietnam is located at 47 Nguyen Hue street, D1. The store hopes to cash in on the crowded ‘walking street’ as well as the growing…
The largest South Korean retailers, faced with cut-throat competition in the rapidly saturating domestic market, are turning their attention to overseas markets in conjunction with small and mid-sized businesses to secure a new growth driver. The country’s…
Lotte Group has launched a smartphone app for Chinese tourists visiting Korea. The application is called ‘TianTianLeTian’, and provides visitors with information on shopping, tourism, and other services offered by Lotte companies. Department stores and large…
Korean women’s clothing mall Hotping entered the global market just six months ago – and already cross-border sales account for 10 per cent of its turnover. Monthly sales to customers outside Korea have now surpassed the 100 million won (US$84,000) mark. “We…
