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Online Shopping Spreads Wealth Across the Nation

SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A study has shown that the spread of wealth among regions is evident as existing brick-and-mortar stores are moving online. A research team from Seoul National University, which contributed to a recent report from Naver Corp., South Korea’s biggest internet portal, analyzed the results of a survey of 1,485 [...]

Cosmetics Store Managers Push for Coexistence amid Fierce Competition

SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Managers of brick and mortar cosmetics shops are taking to the streets amid cutthroat competition with online stores. Some twenty managers staged a rally in front of the LG office building in Gwanghwamun on Thursday, complaining that online price competition is making their business intolerably difficult. “We want to [...]