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Number of Health and Beauty Shops Dips for 1st Time in 2020 amid Pandemic

SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of big-name retailers’ beauty stores in South Korea declined for the first time in 2020 as more customers turned to online shopping amid the coronavirus pandemic, data showed Friday. The country’s three major health and beauty (H&B) chains — Olive Young, lalavla and LOHB’s — had a [...]

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. [...]