SEOUL, March 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Coupang Inc. said Wednesday it posted a profit for the second consecutive quarter in the final three months of last year on operational improvements. The South Korean e-commerce giant’s net income came to US$102.1 million in the October-December period last year, compared with a net loss of $405 million [...]
DAEGU, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — What helped Coupang Inc. to become the e-commerce giant that we know today was its same-day or next-day delivery service called Rocket Delivery. However, in-between orders and deliveries, there are various types of logistics technology that are utilized to streamline the logistics process and ensure that the right items [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — E-commerce giant Coupang Inc. said Thursday it swung to the black in the third quarter for the first time since 2014, when it introduced its ultrafast delivery service, Rocket Delivery. Net income came to US$90.7 million in the July-September period, compared with a net loss of $324 million during [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. on Tuesday denied rumors that it is selling its online food delivery platform Coupang Eats. “The rumors about the sale of Coupang Eats are completely groundless,” the New York-listed e-commerce behemoth said in a statement, adding it has not had any related discussions [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — E-commerce giant Coupang Inc. said Thursday its second-quarter operating loss narrowed sharply from a year earlier on resilient sales. Operating loss stood at US$67.14 million in the April-June period, down 87 percent from a year earlier, the New York-listed e-commerce behemoth said in a regulatory filing. It represents the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The installment financing industry is up for fierce competition with e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. joining the arena. The Financial Supervisory Service said Monday that Coupang Pay’s subsidiary Coupang Financial has newly registered as an installment financing company last week. Coupang Pay owns a 100-percent share of Coupang Financial. Coupang [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. said Thursday its first-quarter operating loss narrowed sharply from a year earlier thanks to record sales. Its operating loss stood at US$205.7 million in the January-March period, down 23 percent from a year earlier, the New York-listed e-commerce behemoth said in a regulatory [...]
SEOUL, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s antitrust regulator will investigate e-commerce giant Coupang Inc., suspected of mobilizing employees to post false reviews on private brand (PB) products for more exposure and to attract customers, industry sources said Tuesday. Civic groups had filed reports with the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) about the suspected act [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) — A number of civic groups have accused e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. of mobilizing its employees to write false reviews for the company’s private brand products. Six civic groups, including People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy, held a press conference on Tuesday, announcing that they would file a report with the [...]
SEOUL, March 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. has established an office in the Chinese border city of Yanji and hired a large number of local employees as part of efforts to diversify overseas direct purchase services through the expansion of its presence in China. According to industry sources, about 230 [...]