SEOUL, Jul. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – As sweltering heat and monsoon rains intensify, convenience stores and supermarkets in South Korea are turning to home delivery services to capture customers reluctant to venture out in inclement weather. Convenience stores and corporate supermarkets, known for their proximity to residential areas — so close that Koreans joke about going [...]
SEOUL, March 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Three months into the first leg of South Korean president Moon Jae-in’s staggered plan to raise the minimum wage to 10,000 won by 2020, both those who buy and those who sell are focusing on value as prices have risen before and after the 16 percent minimum wage increase [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Lotte Super will introduce Korea’s first drive-through grocery pickup service at its Garak branch, according to a company statement on April 27. Drive-throughs have only been operated at fast food restaurants and coffee shops in Korea, and are popular with busy office workers. Lotte Super’s drive-through service is linked [...]