SEOUL, Korea, Jan 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Mobile gift certificates are threatening to dethrone paper-based certificates and coupons. According to industry sources on January 23, Outback Steakhouse said the mobile gift sales volume last year surpassed that of paper gift certificates for the first time since its debut in 2009. The sales amount of its mobile [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Jan. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Coffee Expo Seoul 2014, April 10-13 at Coex, Korea, will offer an interesting twist for visitors, as it showcases the very best from the coffee industry – both old and new. An exclusive ‘Mint Label’ zone within the exhibition will give select domestic and overseas businesses the opportunity [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Jan 20 (Korea Bizwire) – New animation series featuring homemade characters such as Ttobot and Robocar Poli will be soon released on TV, thanks to investment by domestic toymakers who will benefit from the release through merchandising deals. According to industry sources on January 17, RoiVisual, the creator of the Robocar Poli series, will [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Jan 13 (Korea Bizwire) – A housewife surnamed Oh who lives in the suburban area on the outskirts of Seoul, bought last month 48 rolls of toilet paper at US$23.94 from Amazon.com. Taking advantage of no shipping-charge promotion, she could save about 50 won per roll. She said, “I began shopping on Amazon and other overseas shopping [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Jan 06 (Korea Bizwire) – So many of us Korean online shoppers have experienced frustration over the complicated and endless process of installing security patches before paying for what they are buying. Most of them give up and instead opt to buy things on mobile sites which are easier to access and pay. How are [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Jan 06 (Korea Bizwire) –As the government begins to impose an additional charge of luxury taxes on high-end handbags effective on January 1 this year, the prices of major handbag brands such as Chanel, Ferragamo, Prada, and Yves Saint Laurent are expected to rise accordingly, in some cases as much as 1 million won more. [...]
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SEOUL, Korea, Jan 06 (Korea Bizwire) – Future is always hard to predict. In many cases only one or two predictions turn out close to reality out of ten future projections. This is more so in the annals of consumer goods, from the case of the automobile replacing the horse-drawn carriage to the personal computer overtaking the [...]
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SEOUL, Korea, Jan 01 (Korea Bizwire) – In today’s marketplace in which companies fight tooth and nail to gain shares by any means, companies do everything to differentiate their products and services. But they face a situation where the room for differentiation is getting narrower. According to a report by global management consulting firm Frost & [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Dec 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan City Government said on December 26 that Gwanak-Shinsa Market (located at 58 74th Road, Nangok-ro, Gwanak District) earned the first “Green Traditional Market” designation. The designation is given by the city government to traditional markets that adopt solar panels for their energy needs while eliminating [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Dec 22 (Korea Bizwire) – What if a visually impaired tell sugar from salt when she prepares food. For a task that will take a few second for the sighted, the visually challenged may take much longer. To address this problem, BF Books, a publishing social enterprise, will hold a promotional event in which [...]