Shinsegae International has launched a new coworking space in Seoul it expects will boost its retail business. The new 278sqm “Scale Up” space in Cheongdam-dong is targeted at startups in the lifestyle-related industry. With seven offices and meeting rooms,…
Shinsegae Group will launch a brand new entity that specializes in e-commerce next month in an effort to become Korea’s answer to Amazon. Titled SSG.com, Choi Woo-jung, vice president of Shinsegae’s e-commerce division, will be the CEO. “[Through the new…
For many in Korea, Lunar New Year is a time to meet relatives and exchange elaborately-packaged gift sets that could contain anything from fruits and raw meat to cans of Spam. But one side effect to this approach to gift giving is the excessive waste –…
Major South Korean travel retailer Shinsegae Group is set to launch an in-house developed cosmetics line, Yunjac, into the duty free channel at its Myeong-dong store in the capital city, Seoul. An ambitious sales target has been set for the brand. The opening…
South Korean retail giant Shinsegae is launching an independent Yunjac cosmetics store at its Myeongdong duty free outlet. The cosmetics shop, which will open on February 2, retails Asian herb-based skincare products. Launched in October last year, it is…
South Korean retailer Shinsegae International aims to promote South Korean designer brands through a new online store. The company says ‘Select Shop’ will specialise in South Korean designer brands, on its S.I.Village online shopping portal. Select Shop…
Fortnum & Mason Asia sales are soaring, prompting the UK luxury-food retailer to plan more stores. In Hong Kong, the chain achieved a 55 per cent increase in sales in the year to July, helping it book a sixth consecutive year of double-digit sales and profit…
Starfield, a shopping and theme park franchise operated by South Korean retail giant Shinsegae Group, has opened the country’s first ‘dog lounges’ for customers and their pets. The dog lounges offer specially designed sofas for pets as well as their owners,…
South Korean retail giant Lotte opened this week a new premium outlet in Giheung, Gyeonggi Province – the second-largest among its branches nationwide and the latest addition to large-scale malls launched by retailers here in hopes of raising offline sales.…
Korea’s duty-free sales are likely to set a new annual record this year despite Chinese group tour traffic not having fully recovered. According to the Korea Duty Free Shops Association, duty-free store operators made $1.44 billion in October, a 28.6 percent…
Shinsegae has secured investment worth 1 trillion won ($877.8 million) to build a separate company dedicated to its online business, finally giving wings to Vice Chairman Chung Yong-jin’s ambitious plan to create a “Korean version of Amazon.” Shinsegae said…
With Southeast Asia becoming the center stage for South Korean businesses in expanding their global presence, retail conglomerates like Lotte, Shinsegae and CJ have been successfully tapping into the markets. Lotte Group has focused its investments on its…
South Korean retail operators Lotte and Shinsegae are competing to buy the 21-year-old local subsidiary of Japanese convenience-store operator Ministop. Shinsegae and Lotte respectively own rival chains Emart24 and 7-Eleven and are both reportedly seeking to…
South Korean retail conglomerate Shinsegae has launched a lifestyle editorial shop for men. The “Show&Tell” store opened in two Shinsegae locations; one at the Starfield luxury shopping complex in Hanam, and the other as an outlet in Yeoju city. Described as…
South Korean Department Store Shinsegae is to open a Paris boutique, Boon the Shop, in the iconic department store Le Bon Marche this month. Opening the multi-brand store follows the response to the brand’s popularity at a Paris exhibition last March.…
Hyundai and Amazon plan to develop a “next-generation” retail model amid South Korean retailers’ push to adopt the latest technology to their online and offline platforms. Under the strategic collaboration agreement with Amazon Web Service (AWS) Korea signed…