SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s health and beauty (H&B) store industry has suspended sales of Japanese beauty firm DHC Corp.’s products, which has mired in controversy for its anti-Korean remarks. Olive Young, a leading H&B store chain, said it has not been selling DHC products at its online store since Monday morning. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The hair loss market is seeing a marked shift in demographics, as the core purchasing group is switching from male to female and middle-aged to younger generations. According to an analysis of big data on hair loss management products from January to July by online shopping site Gmarket, female [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Men who lavishly invest in fashion and beauty, so-called ‘grooming men’, have emerged as new flagship customers for the retail industry. Those who open their wallets without hesitation to improve their appearance are working hard to groom themselves, a thought that was unimaginable in the past, with emphasis on [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Tattoo is now a buzz word in South Korea as it has become one of the most popular fashion expressions of all time. According to the Korea Tattoo Association Sunday, there are about 1 million people in the country with tattoos, with more than 3,000 tattooists registered with the [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean apparel received major attention at Milano Unica Rho 2019, Italy’s top-end textile fair. Students from Istituto Marangoni in Milan, one of world-class fashion schools, used Korean fabric to create five exquisite garments for the Korean exhibition hall. The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) joined hands with the [...]
SUWON, Jul. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The lobby on the first floor of Suwon City Hall in Gyeonggi Province has turned into a fashion show for shorts. About 300 city hall officials gathered in the lobby as models dressed in shorts walked out on a runway set up in the middle of the lobby with [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Parasols, which were once considered a fashion item solely for middle-aged women, are becoming increasingly popular among young people. Gmarket, an online shopping mall, said Sunday that parasol sales more than doubled in June from a year earlier. Purchases made by people in their 40s, the most common users [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Influencers, or celebrities on social networks, are rising as marketing leaders for the beauty industry, thanks to their massive popularity among the younger demographics. However, they also come with a series of side effects that serve as threats against the industry. “We signed a promotion contract with a popular [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will beef up the competitiveness of its textile and fashion industries by helping local firms adopt smart manufacturing solutions and supporting research projects on next-generation fabrics, the industry ministry said Wednesday. Under the plan, the government will allocate 39 billion won (US$33.7 million) over the 2018-2022 period [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), jointly with other South Korean government agencies, held a K-beauty promotion event in Belgium on Friday. The event, titled ‘K-Beauty in Belgium’, took place to promote the South Korean cosmetics industry in the European market. Nature Republic Co. and 11 other South Korean [...]