SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) —A recent survey revealed that small business owners using self-service kiosks are saving labor costs equivalent to employing approximately one staff member. However, the cost of adoption and operational hurdles remain significant concerns. According to the Korea Federation of SMEs, 93.8% of 402 businesses, including restaurants, cafes, and PC rooms, [...]
SEOUL, March 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Consumers over 40 years of age still prefer placing orders with a person despite the increasing number of businesses incorporating kiosks, a survey showed Monday. Lotte Members, the membership service for Lotte Group companies, conducted a survey of 1,333 men and women over the age of 10, of which [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — From now on, setting up kiosks requires installing braille blocks and offering voice guides. The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced that is has released an advance notice of the legislative plan to amend legislation related to discrimination against disabled people. The enforcement decree stipulates that appropriate facilities should [...]
SEOUL, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The increasing number of unmanned stores and kiosks following the spread of the coronavirus pandemic is leading to security problems. The police recently arrested a couple in their teens who had stolen approximately 18 million won (US$16,000) worth of goods by breaking into ice cream stores and other unmanned [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Fast-food chains are scrambling to introduce kiosks for unmanned transactions. McDonald’s Korea, ever since the introduction of the first kiosk in 2015, now currently has kiosks at 280 locations, accounting for 70 percent of some 400 restaurants in the country. KFC Korea vowed to set up kiosks at all [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A majority of part-time workers expect they will be replaced by kiosks due to the rise in minimum wage, with those working at restaurants and cafes expressing the most concern, a portal survey said Tuesday. Alba, a portal for job seekers, asked 644 members between July 27 and Aug. [...]