SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean home appliance makers are releasing products that highlight pet care features, industry insiders said Saturday, as they target the growing number of consumers who live with companion animals. LG Electronics Inc. earlier this week introduced a washer and a dryer that come with steam functions that remove [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Statistics from several online retail stores have revealed that consumers spend more on pet care products than other goods. Market Kurly, an online grocery delivery platform, said Thursday the average value of each order for pet care items between January and October 26 was 36 percent higher than the [...]
ULSAN, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean researchers have developed an easier and safer way to register and manage pets. The Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology said Sunday that its newly proposed multiple bio-recognition-based pet identification technology, jointly proposed by student startup Pireco with the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA), has [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent survey has revealed that jobs related to pet care are increasing in popularity among part-time workers. Albamon, a South Korean online job portal, conducted a survey of 725 part-time workers, 75 percent of whom said they prefer to work for pet care business. Among part-time workers who [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The South Korean government plans to build centers that will provide comprehensive services for pets to address increasing demand, as more than 6 million households now own pets. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said on Thursday that the government is planning to invest 4.8 billion won [...]