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Japanese Beauty Retailer DHC to Quit S. Korean Business

SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean arm of DHC Corp., a Japanese retailer of beauty and health products, said Thursday it will pull its business out following plunges in sales apparently driven by a nationwide boycott of Japan-made goods. DHC Korea Inc., which advanced in the country in April 2002, said on [...]

H&B Stores Suspend Sales of DHC Products as Japan Boycott Intensifies

SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s health and beauty (H&B) store industry has suspended sales of Japanese beauty firm DHC Corp.’s products, which has mired in controversy for its anti-Korean remarks. Olive Young, a leading H&B store chain, said it has not been selling DHC products at its online store since Monday morning. [...]