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Online Gift Market Keeps Growing at Healthy Rate

SEOUL, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea’s online gift market is growing rapidly, the nation’s e-commerce businesses are strengthening related services. ‘Online gift’ services allow users to send gifts simply by using a phone number rather than a postal address. At present, there is are no accurate statistics about the size of the [...]

Online Gift Service Gains Popularity Due to Social Distancing

SEOUL, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) — With the increasing popularity of so-called ‘untact’ consumption, gift services are gaining attention in the e-commerce industry. SSG.Com, the online shopping unit of retail conglomerate Shinsegae, reported that sales of online gift services in March and April were 43.2 percent and 50 percent higher, respectively, than last year. Among [...]