SEOUL, Dec. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Amid a severe decline in birth rates, the increasing popularity of pet ownership in South Korea is leading to noticeable changes in consumer spending patterns. According to G-Market, a major online retailer, pet stroller sales have, for the first time, surpassed baby stroller sales in the first three quarters [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — As the South Korean pet market continues to expand, various firms are jumping into the market to compete. The pet food market is particularly attractive not only among food producers but also to fried chicken franchises. In recent years, pet food made with alternative meat and vegan ingredients are [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Mar 22, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – Hyundai Home Shopping has recently scored two smash hits with the sales of dog foods for which the online shopping operator earned more than 600 million won from the two items alone. It was the first time ever in the history of the Korean TV home shopping industry [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, Sept 26 (Korea Bizwire) – If you’d like to witness the growing enthusiasm for pets in Korea, ‘K-PET fair 2013′ would be an excellent opportunity to get to know the latest trends on pet culture and pet products available in Korea. This year’s exhibition is expected to be much bigger in size [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Sep 14 (Korea Bizwire) – According to the Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries on September 7 based on a research project commissioned to the Korea Social Economic Institute, the number of house cats in Korea has almost doubled in two years to 1.16 million in 2012 from 630,000 in 2010. The [...]