SEOUL, Korea, Jan 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan City Government will hold a special sale event in which fashion items created by designers from the Seoul Fashion Creative Studio are offered at up to 90 percent discount. The event will be held at the Creative Studio’s showroom on the 4th floor of U-Us Building [...]
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) –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. [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Dec 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Seongsu-dong, in the southeastern area of Seoul, has been Korea’s leading shoe-manufacturing center for decades with more than 500 related companies located in the district. Now city of Seoul has decided to help boost the local economy by promoting a number of shoe-related projects in and around Seongsu Station [...]
![[Kobiz Feature] What Distinguishes You from “Smart Shoppers”](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/21604911_m-800x449.jpg "[Kobiz Feature] What Distinguishes You from “Smart Shoppers”")
SEOUL, Korea, Dec 12 (Korea Bizwire) – At the end of the last month arrived Black Friday, the biggest shopping season of the year in the United States. Black Friday, the time when the shoppers can enjoy tremendous benefits, even had an impact on the Korean retail industry. During the Black Friday shopping season this year Korean [...]
![[Kobiz Feature] The Stuff-Carers Want Their Stuffs Neat and Lavish](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ANYWAY-doors님이-일부-권리를-보유함.jpg "[Kobiz Feature] The Stuff-Carers Want Their Stuffs Neat and Lavish")
SEOUL, Korea, Dec 10 (Korea Bizwire) – It’s an old story that more and more people are spending their money on fashion and accessories. The so-called “stuff-carers” not only invest in themselves directly by taking in fashion items and cosmetics but also they do so by audaciously opening up their purses and wallets to buy products [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Nov 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The fashion industry is making new attempt when it comes to corporate social responsibility practices. Beyond the previously common way of giving helping hands — voluntary community outreach programs or something — more and more companies are exploring various ways which embody brand values and business philosophies while realizing their [...]
![[Kobiz Feature] The Age of No Tie Has Come](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/6512201999_aa66e3fcd5_z.jpg "[Kobiz Feature] The Age of No Tie Has Come")
SEOUL, Korea, Nov 08 (Korea Bizwire) – Last summer when the temperature went up over 35 degrees Celsius, it was not uncommon to see office workers wearing no tie and casual attire. This was not just limited to those working in some entrepreneurial firms but widespread among those hired in the financial services sector and state-run enterprises. [...]
GOYANG, Korea, Nov 08 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea’s cosmetic brand “Tonymoly” will move in to the U.S. market by signing a sales agreement with Amazon. The company said on November 7 it would sell cosmetic items on the Amazon.com site through a U.S. distributor Misemet. A company official said, “With a rapid growth of the global business-to-consumer [...]
![[Kobiz Feature] “Hanbok” Slowly Regains Its Former Glory](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/4789085815_02d601f899_o.jpg "[Kobiz Feature] “Hanbok” Slowly Regains Its Former Glory")
SEOUL, Korea, Nov 05 (Korea Bizwire) – On November 1, a “hanbok” fashion show was held at the wharf of Dokdo on the East Sea. The event, called “I Love You, Dokdo,” was hosted by the North Gyeongsang provincial government and sponsored by fashion designer house Maison-de. Lee Young Hee, a renowned hanbok designer who was instrumental [...]