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Buy Online, Pick-up Offline: New Services Gain Popularity

SEOUL, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The so-called ‘pick-up services,’ where customers can order an item online and pick it up at an offline store, are gaining popularity. A fashion store run by LF in Seoul’s Gangnam District was visited by some 1,000 customers last month to pick up the items they had ordered online. [...]

Fashion Industry Opens Offline Stores Despite Popularity of Online Shopping

SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The fashion industry continues to insist on operating offline stores despite a recent trend that focuses on online consumption. Handsome, a local apparels brand, recently opened the offline Handsome House in Busan’s Haeundae District, following stores in Gwangju and Jeju, where visitors can access more than 1,000 products made [...]