SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — While online shopping has become a key retail channel, there are wide variations in channel preferences by different age groups. According to a survey by South Korean retail industry analysis service WiseRetail last year on the value of payments for online services by generation, people in their 20s paid [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – The rapid growth of online shopping has led to a significant increase in consumer interest in the parcel delivery service industry. Global Big Data Research, a South Korean big data analysis company, analyzed the amount of online information such as news and social media posts for the period between [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans are increasingly favoring shopping online for daily necessities due to safety concerns over the spread of a new strain of coronavirus, analysts said Tuesday. “Shopper sentiment has grown more against offline shopping,” said SK Securities Co. analyst Lee So-joong, after people later diagnosed with the new coronavirus [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Consumers are resorting to online shopping to purchase everyday goods as the Wuhan coronavirus continues to expand worldwide. Coupang Inc., one of South Korea’s major online shopping portals, announced on Sunday that its Rocket Fresh service, an early morning delivery service for fresh food, could be delayed by a [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A study has shown that the spread of wealth among regions is evident as existing brick-and-mortar stores are moving online. A research team from Seoul National University, which contributed to a recent report from Naver Corp., South Korea’s biggest internet portal, analyzed the results of a survey of 1,485 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — As mobile shopping has become more common among all generations, the era of 24-hour and 7-day shopping has come. So much so that consumers’ demands are becoming more diverse. According to a survey conducted by LOTTE Members, operator of membership reward service L.POINT, consumers use an average of 5.7 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Competition between domestic and overseas online retail companies is unfair, and industry support systems need to be overhauled to preempt the global e-commerce market, according to a recent study. According to a report commissioned by the Korea Economic Research Institute to Prof. Jung Yeon-sung of Dankook University, obstacles to the development [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Online transactions of cosmetics are expanding as the entire distribution industry is increasingly leaning towards online platforms in South Korea. Statistics Korea and the cosmetics industry reported that online transactions of cosmetics products reached 6.6 trillion won (US$5.6 billion) between January and July, up 20 percent since last year. Cosmetics sales [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Kim Ji-yoo is a self-claimed shopaholic. The 31-year-old paralegal turns to shopping to kill time and relieve work stress. However, there’s one thing she avoids: online shopping. Despite the perks of online shopping — the low price, the variety of choices and the convenience of having goods shipped to [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Online shopping users value how fast a product is delivered when they choose a shopping mall, according to a recent survey. Market analysis agency DMC Media analyzed the Internet purchasing behavior of 1,000 men and women in their 20s to 50s who had Internet shopping experience for six months [...]