SEOUL, April 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The growing interest in hiking among young Koreans since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic has spurred a spike in demand for hiking boots among members of the MZ generation. Black Yak’s shoe sales for the first quarter of this year jumped by 91 percent compared to the same [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — As trekking shoes with made from lighter materials gain popularity amidst the trekking boom in Korea, imports of leather hiking boots decreased by 16.1 percent last year. According to the Korea Customs Service on March 18, the import volume of hiking boots made of leather decreased to US$41 million, down 16.1 [...]
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Despite the increasing purchase by domestic consumers of goods through overseas online retailers that exerts a pressure to importers under exclusive agreements to cut their prices, the retail prices of import goods such as baby strollers, lipsticks, and hiking boots are still at rip-off levels. According to data released by [...]