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Rental Car Companies Boost Convenience for Long-Term Renters

Rental Car Companies Boost Convenience for Long-Term Renters

SEOUL, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Long-term rental cars that do not require vehicle management are gaining popularity as the trend of finding services that maximize convenience is growing in status. The portion of individual users of Lotte Rent-a-Car, which stood at only 21.7 percent in 2014, reached 40.6 percent in 2019, nearly doubling over [...]

Rapid Surge in Popularity of Household Chores Outsourcing Services

Rapid Surge in Popularity of Household Chores Outsourcing Services

SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Amid a new trend dubbed ‘con-premium,’ a compound word of ‘convenience’ and ‘premium’, the outsourcing of household chores is being highlighted. Hyundai Card, a leading credit card issuer in South Korea, compiled purchasing data at 20 stores offering home services over the past three years, and the number of [...]

Green Initiatives Prioritize Environment over Consumer Convenience

Green Initiatives Prioritize Environment over Consumer Convenience

SEOUL, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A series of criticisms has been raised that what the government or private companies pushed for with the aim of protecting the environment ignored consumer convenience and reality. Recently, a Starbucks customer shared on social media the inconvenience felt while eating pudding purchased at one of the coffee giant’s [...]