SEOUL, Apr. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Starting in June, customers are expected to be able to charge shared electric bicycles or kickboards at GS25 convenience stores. GS25 announced on Wednesday that it will set up an electric bicycle and kickboard charging service facility at its stores in partnership with the shared micro-mobility integrated platform “GoGoSing.” [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — GS25, a major convenience store chain operated by GS Retail Co. introduced on Monday a new “half-priced” delivery service, and promising discounts of up to 65 percent compared to conventional convenience store parcel delivery services. The half-priced delivery service is a parcel delivery service through which customers apply for [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — So-called ‘idol sandwiches,’ known to be favored by certain K-pop stars, are selling like hotcakes at convenience stores. GS25, a major convenience store franchise, said that YouUs Idol’s Favorite Sandwich topped all food sales charts just two and a half months after its release, with more than 5 million [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — GS25, a convenience store brand managed by GS Group, announced yesterday that the number of GS25 stores that offer coffee products distributed under its own coffee brand, Cafe 25, had expanded to 10,000 outlets. The feat was achieved just 30 months after Cafe 25 first started selling its products [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — When Chung Sung-yeop opened a franchise convenience store in a commercial district of northern Seoul in 2015, there was one competing store within a 1-kilometer radius. Since then, three more convenience stores have opened within easy reach of his outlet, squeezing profits and hurting sales. “Literally, the convenience store [...]
SEOUL, March 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of fresh food products in small quantities and home meal replacements have grown substantially with single- and dual-person households emerging as primary consumers. In the past two weeks, sales of GS Supermarket’s “single-serving vegetable” packets were 68.7 percent higher than in the two weeks directly following the date [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – A study conducted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government into the working conditions of franchise convenience store owners has found that almost 40 percent are not able to take even a single day off work each year. Including 951 owners, the study revealed that average working hour totals were extreme. [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of new convenience stores in South Korea dropped last month, ostensibly due to this year’s minimum wage hike. According to industry sources, a total of 83 stores were added by the three major convenience store chains CU, GS25, and 7-Eleven in December – 44, 25, and 14, respectively. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – KT&G has exhausted its 10,000-unit supply of its HNB e-cigarette “Lil” within two days, according to the South Korean tobacco firm. Sold at GS25 convenience stores throughout the Seoul area, the pre-orders began on November 13 and ended around 5 p.m. the following day. Buyers can pick up their [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – GS25, a convenience store chain run by GS Retail, said Thursday it was named the winner of a regional award for marketing, making it the first recipient of the prize by a South Korean company. The retailer is due to receive the Asia-Pacific Retailers Association award in the best [...]