SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Online shopping spending increased after social distancing rules were lifted. According to the survey conducted jointly by local e-commerce platforms Gmarket and Auction of 5,320 customers, 51 percent of the respondents said their spending increased somewhat in May after social distancing rules were fully lifted, followed by 26 percent [...]
SEOUL, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Online shopping in South Korea rose to the second-highest level in March on the back of solid demand for food delivery services and travel services amid the economic recovery, data showed Monday. The value of online shopping transactions stood at 17.2 trillion won (US$13.6 billion) in March, up 11.1 [...]
SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Online shopping malls specializing in women’s fashion are going beyond fashion to tap into demand for beauty and lifestyle products. Zigzag, a fashion platform run by Kakao Style Corp., opened up a ‘beauty section’ on Friday where it sells beauty products. The ‘beauty section’ introduces more than 200 beauty [...]
SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Online shopping in South Korea rose 13.7 percent on-year in February, led by solid demand for food delivery services, electronics goods and travel services amid the pandemic, data showed Friday. The value of online shopping transactions stood at 15.4 trillion won (US$12.6 billion) in February, compared with 13.6 trillion [...]
SEOUL, March 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Online shopping in South Korea rose 11.5 percent in January from a year earlier, with the proportion of transactions via mobile devices reaching a record high, amid the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, data showed Thursday. The value of online shopping transactions stood at 16.54 trillion won (US$13.74 billion) in January, [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Online shopping in South Korea hit a record high in 2021, led by strong demand for food delivery services and electronics amid the pandemic, data showed Thursday. The value of online shopping transactions stood at 192.9 trillion won (US$160 billion) last year, up 21 percent from the previous year, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Online shopping in South Korea hit a fresh record high in November, data showed Tuesday, in the latest sign that a growing number of people are using computers and mobile devices to buy things, ranging from clothes to electronic goods amid the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. The value of online [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Online shopping in South Korea hit a record high in October on the back of solid demand for food delivery services and electronic goods amid the COVID-19 pandemic, data showed Friday, in the latest sign that a growing number of people are using computers and mobile devices to buy [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Online shopping in South Korea hit a record high in September, led by solid demand for food delivery services and electronics goods amid the resurgence in COVID-19 cases, data showed Wednesday. The value of online shopping transactions stood at 16.2 trillion won (US$13.7 billion) in September, up 17 percent [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — With South Korea on track to shift to a phase of ‘living with COVID-19’ and a gradual recovery of normal life, an increasing number of online shopping malls are strengthening their travel product offerings. Prior to the pandemic, travel was an important category in e-commerce business, accounting for a [...]