SEOUL, July 25 (Korea Bizwire) – With the launch of the Galaxy Note 7 imminent, a recent Gallup Korea study revealed that the Galaxy Note series is least preferred by housewives and older men and women in Korea. Phones in Samsung’s Galaxy Note series are distinguished from the Galaxy S series by larger displays and [...]
SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) – With duty free shops in South Korea seeing record sales, they are attracting new product lines to their offline and online stores. Shilla Duty Free, Korea’s top duty free shop, announced on July 22 that its online stores had launched their first pet-supply brand. Due to growing popularity, pet supply [...]
SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The latest version of Samsung Electronics Co.’s Galaxy Note smartphone appears to focus on saving costs, rather than delivering cutting-edge functions, industry sources said Friday. The Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, which is expected to be released on Aug. 2 in New York, is likely to show similar features with [...]
SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest maker of smartphones, said Friday it has filed a lawsuit against Huawei Technologies Co. in China, accusing the Chinese firm of infringing on Samsung’s six patents related to mobile phones and digital images. The move is seen as a countermeasure against Huawei after [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean retail giant Lotte Department Store revealed Thursday that it will implement a new 3D foot-measuring device at its stores starting Friday, to provide quick and accurate measurements for custom shoe orders. By placing his or her foot on the device, a customer will able to obtain not only [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean Ministry of Environment confirmed on July 20 that Octylisothiazolinone (OIT) – a toxic substance that instigated the Oxy humidifier sterilizer scandal in Korea several months ago – was found in 58 models of air purifiers and three vehicle air conditioner filters currently being sold locally, and advised manufacturers to [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The Green Consumer Network (GCN) pointed out Thursday that Korea’s Big Three telecommunications companies – SK Telecom, KT and LG Uplus – are racking up excessive retail profits by selling USIMs (Universal Subscriber Identity Module) via their own distribution networks. The GCN analyzed sales and pricing data for smartphone [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Iris recognition is the new “in” feature for smartphones that has yet to take off with consumers, and Samsung Electronics’ new flagship set to be unveiled next month may set the standard for the technology, industry watchers said Thursday. Samsung has disclosed in its invitations to the uncloaking of [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Kidult or adultescent – newly coined portmanteaus that refer to adults who are interested in culture generally targeted to younger youths – have become popular marketing strategies for many retail industries. Food manufacturing companies are seeing the most benefit from targeting those with young minds. Italian confectionery company Ferrero’s Kinder [...]
SEOUL, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) – With more Koreans suffering from chronic fatigue and sleep disorders, companies developing sleep aids are looking for opportunities to attract sleep-deprived people with products promising improved sleep. Since long working hours and a stressful environment can cause sleep deprivation for many people, as experts say, the desire to get a good [...]