SEOUL, June 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea Seven Co., the operator of the 7-Eleven convenience store chain, said Sunday it plans to carry out another test run for robot delivery services in collaboration with a startup. Under the plan, Korea Seven will offer delivery services with self-driving robots developed by Neubility in select areas in [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Convenience store chain 7-Eleven said Thursday that the cumulative sales of its “mykeyring” character products had passed the 2 million mark. 7-Eleven released the industry’s first “Pokemon Surprise” mykeyring last month and started selling “Jjanggu” and “Sanrio” mykeyring products in May. These products were developed on the basis of [...]
SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — 7-Eleven has joined hands with a secondhand marketplace platform Joonggonara to launch non-face-to-face transactions at its stores. The convenience store chain said Thursday it had signed a business agreement with Joonggonara to promote the virtuous circulation of resources and safe transactions between individuals. Under this agreement, a seller certified [...]
SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s antitrust regulator said Tuesday it has decided to approve a deal by Korea Seven Co., the operator of 7-Eleven convenience stores, to buy its smaller rival Ministop Korea Co. In January, the country’s retail giant Lotte inked a deal to acquire a 100 percent stake in Ministop [...]
SAN MATEO, Calif. and MANILA, Philippines., Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Freshworks Inc. (NASDAQ: FRSH), a leading software company empowering businesses to delight their customers and employees, has helped leading global convenience store 7-Eleven create a more delightful digital experience for its customers and franchise partners in the Philippines. Using Freshdesk® and Freshdesk Contact Center, 7-Eleven automates and more [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Convenience store chain 7-Eleven said Monday that it will begin test driving ‘Neubie’, an autonomous, short-range delivery robot, at a store in Seoul’s Seocho district. The robot, equipped with a camera-based autonomous driving system, demonstrates outstanding performance in maneuvering in urban areas and is capable of delivery under various [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Convenience store chain 7-Eleven on Tuesday opened a new store that will serve as a place to test future operational environments of the future using next-generation digital technology. The DT Lab Store that opened on the first floor of Lotte Data Communication Co.’s headquarters building in southern Seoul, is [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — As the boycott movement against Japanese goods and services ensues, 7-Eleven is sending out letters to franchise owners in South Korea to argue that the company is “not a Japanese brand.” Korea Seven Co., which runs 7-Eleven convenience stores in South Korea, sent out emergency letters to 9,700 franchise [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s 7-Eleven said Sunday that it has started offering unmanned locker space services to users as part of its effort to diversify operations and generate more profits for its convenience stores. The Seven Locker trial operations started at two stores in Seoul’s Hongdae and Jongno districts, with the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Korea Seven Co., the operator of convenience store chain 7-Eleven in South Korea, on Tuesday unveiled a robot that allows customers to pay with their hands as local retailers accelerate their move to take the lead in next-generation retail models using the latest technologies. The robot, dubbed Veny, was [...]