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Emart Launches New ‘No Brand’ Cola

Emart Launches New ‘No Brand’ Cola

SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Emart officially launched a ‘No Brand’ cola Tuesday. The No Brand product is 49 percent cheaper than similar existing beverages, and its 355ml cans are larger than the conventional (in Korea) 250ml. A six-pack sells for 2,580 won ($2.20). Emart conducted multiple blind taste tests to find the flavors best suited [...]

Emart to Push Forward with Online-to-Offline Service

Emart to Push Forward with Online-to-Offline Service

SEOUL, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) – In an effort to adapt to mobile shopping trends, Emart revealed Monday that it will start offering O2O (online-to-offline) services on May 26. The retailer will offer mobile product information, scan-delivery service, and a pilot operation of location-based service at its Seongsu branch. Emart’s mobile product information allows customers to [...]

E-Mart Strays Away from Core Business Strategy

E-Mart Strays Away from Core Business Strategy

SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — E-mart is straying from its traditional hypermarket business strategy in an effort to seek further growth. The company is opening up smaller-scale brick and mortar stores, and allocating its private brand (PB) products to other supply channels. “Hypermarkets are currently stuck at lower growth rates, and we’re trying to secure [...]

Korean Government to Re-examine Humidifier Disinfectant Case

Korean Government to Re-examine Humidifier Disinfectant Case

SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean government announced that it will re-examine potential health damages to the respiratory system and other organs from humidifier disinfectants. The Ministry of Environment’s Humidifier Disinfectant Investigations Committee revealed that it will study the possibility of rhinitis, bronchitis, and other potential non-pulmonary damages resulting from humidifier disinfectants, and [...]

South Korean Retail Giants Eye Overseas Push

South Korean Retail Giants Eye Overseas Push

SEOUL, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s retail giants, faced with cut-throat competition in the rapidly saturating domestic market, are turning their attention to overseas markets in conjunction with small and mid-sized businesses to secure a new growth driver, industry watchers said Thursday. The country’s three major retail conglomerates – Shinsegae Group, Lotte Group [...]

Emart Announces Collaboration with SM Entertainment

Emart Announces Collaboration with SM Entertainment

SEOUL, March 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Emart has announced that it will launch private brand products created in collaboration with SM Entertainment. The products will be sold at Emart Mall and 140 Emart stores nationwide from March 3. The new products include EXO Jajangmyeon (jajang-flavored instant noodles), Super Junior Habanero Ramen Noodles, TVXQ Truffle Rose [...]

Herbicidal Components Detected in German Beer

Herbicidal Components Detected in German Beer

SEOUL, Feb.29 (Korea Bizwire) – Retailers are biting their nails with news spreading quickly that herbicides have been detected in 14 popular German beers. The timing couldn’t have been worse, as the popularity of imported beer is soaring at large discount stores and convenience stores. According to those in distribution industry, domestic retailers are checking [...]