SEOUL, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Convenience store chain CU has set up a liquor vending machine at Sorak Sunvalley Resort branch in Goseong, Gangwon Province. Once authorized as an adult using a mobile app, anyone can purchase various kinds of liquor using a credit card or a mobile device. It is the first liquor [...]
SEOUL, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean convenience store chain E-Mart 24 has released a ‘stock lunch box’ in collaboration with Hana Financial Investment Co. Those who buy the stock lunch boxes have a chance to receive a coupon conferring ownership of one share of 10 stocks, including Naver, Hyundai Motor and Samsung Electronics. [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Convenience stores are seeing a boost in sauce and seasoning sales as more consumers have been shopping at nearby convenience stores rather than grocery stores following the coronavirus outbreak. Convenience store chain CU reported a 27.2 percent on year increase in sauce and seasoning sales, with sales of sauces [...]
SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Package discounts offered at convenience store chains are evolving as brands try to one up one another. Alongside with the common 1+1 or 2+1 deals, in which customers can get one more for free if they purchase one or two of the same product, convenience store brands are coming [...]
SEOUL, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Convenience store chain CU said Thursday that it will introduce wooden decks made with used coffee grounds at several outlets. Coffee grounds are leftovers made during the coffee brewing process, and are typically discarded as waste in South Korea. CU plans to first set up coffee ground decks at [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — E-Mart24 Inc. said Tuesday that it is joining hands with Art Together, a group buying platform for artwork, to sell shares of ownership for “Running Women,” an art piece created by British artist Julian Opie. The convenience store chain plans to divide ownership into 4,400 shares, and give out [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) — E-Mart24 Inc., the convenience store arm of South Korean retail giant Shinsegae, said Wednesday it will open its first store in Malaysia this week as part of its overseas push. The 257-square-meter outlet, located in an office district in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur, is slated to open [...]
SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) — As expectations for a possible easing of foreign travel restrictions are rising with the increasing number of COVID-19 vaccine recipients, in-flight meal boxes are gaining popularity at convenience stores. Convenience store chain Emart24’s two in-flight meal boxes released on May 1 saw a 21 percent increase in sales between [...]
SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean convenience store chain CU has announced the launch of a campaign against child abuse and disappearance in Mongolia. BGF Retail Co., the operator of CU, said that the convenience store chain is rolling out the ‘I Care for You’ campaign in Mongolia. The campaign encourages the public [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Convenience store chain GS25 said Monday that it will launch the trial operation of unmanned alcohol vending machines at some of its night-time unmanned stores from late this month. Thanks to so-called sandbox regulatory measures, which are exempted from strict regulations, it became possible to install alcohol vending machine [...]