SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s agricultural ministry said Wednesday it plans to expand the size of the pet industry to 15 trillion won (US$11.47 billion) by 2027 amid the growing number of households with dogs or cats. The target marks a sharp rise from just 8 trillion won tallied in 2022, according [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s pet product exports increased 56 percent on-year through September to set a new record, data showed Friday, as more people adopted pets to find comfort amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Outbound shipments of pet products reached US$116 million over the January-September period, surpassing $111 million posted for all [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – With a growing number of South Korean pet owners, demand for pet goods and accessories is also on the rise with the Lunar New Year holiday just around the corner. SSG.com, an online shopping mall run by South Korean retailer Shinsegae Group, reported a 50 percent increase in sales [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — In the age of 10 million pets, services for pet owners are evolving rapidly. According to pet industry watchers on Sunday, new services such as one-hour delivery of pet products, pet sitters, moving robot closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras and other services that were previously unavailable are emerging as a [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A number of unique pet products are being released in South Korea as more and more people are becoming pet owners. Some of the new offerings include chicken soup, and even beer. Gmarket, a major South Korean online shopping portal, announced on Tuesday that pet product sales over the [...]
SEOUL, July 22 (Korea Bizwire) – With duty free shops in South Korea seeing record sales, they are attracting new product lines to their offline and online stores. Shilla Duty Free, Korea’s top duty free shop, announced on July 22 that its online stores had launched their first pet-supply brand. Due to growing popularity, pet supply [...]
Seoul, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) – With the increase of ‘for-pets’, people who invest in their pets freely, the sales of vacation items for pets are soaring. The pet product market, which was previously concentrated on practical products such as food and snacks for pets is broadening its product family. According to the online shopping [...]
Mar 23, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) –The Pet Business launches the ‘litter tray liner’ in the UK. The Breathe Free Litterbox Mate™ by White Cliff pet products has been very successful since its launch in the US last year; it has been tested and recommended by vets and cat lovers. The litter liner can be used for [...]