SEOUL, March 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Department store chains are jumping into the art market as more consumers are going beyond exhibiting artworks to collecting and investing in them. Coupled with the rising trend of home decoration, the art market is sizing up rapidly. Lotte Department Store has been selling artworks at six stores since [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean department store chains will be hosting a series of animal protection campaigns. From Dec. 3 to 5, Hyundai Department Store will be receiving donations of used transparent plastic bottles as part of its campaign to protect Eurasian otters, an endangered species. The store will donate 2,000 won [...]
SEOUL, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean department store chains saw their sales exceed pre-coronavirus levels last weekend. The warm weather of spring, coupled with ongoing vaccinations, is seen to have burst the urge for consumption withheld for the last 12 months. On the weekend of March 5-7, Hyundai Department Store saw a 109.8 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A pet park complex that features daycare centers for pets as well as pet swimming pools is coming soon. Retail giant Hyundai Department Store Group announced Tuesday that one of the largest ‘pet parks’ in South Korea will open at the new Hyundai Premium Outlet Space 1 that is [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — High-end side dishes, normally available only at department stores, can now be delivered to your doorsteps thanks to a new subscription service. Hyundai Department Store Co. announced Wednesday that it will begin offering the ‘Hyundai Food Weekly Delivery Service’ at its flagship store in Apgujeong-dong, Seoul and 10 other [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Lotte Department Store, one of the country’s major department store chain operators, announced Wednesday that it will introduce a ‘shop-alone service’ for customers who do not wish to be approached by sales clerks and other employees. Customers will be able to shop alone without any offers of assistance from staff [...]
SEOUL, April 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Department Store said Wednesday it will hold the industry’s first no-guest fashion show to help small and medium-sized fashion brands suffering from the aftermath of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The fashion show will feature 25 Korean small and mid-sized fashion brands. The show will be broadcast live on [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Major South Korean retailers said Sunday they will partially shut down some of their outlets in Seoul for disinfection measures following recent visits by patients diagnosed with the new coronavirus. Shinsegae Department Store said its store in the posh Gangnam district will close its food court on the basement [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Lotte Department Store, one of the country’s major department store chain operators, said Friday that one of its outlets in downtown Seoul will be temporarily closed starting late Friday for a cleanup following a recent visit there by a patient diagnosed with the new coronavirus. The store in the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Hyundai Department Store said Wednesday it will launch an electronic receipt issuance service with the aim of “zero” paper receipts within three years. Electronic receipts will be issued in the form of the automatic issuance of receipts through mobile applications instead of paper receipts when purchasing goods. Even if [...]