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Starbucks Korea Introduces Digital Receipts

Starbucks Korea Introduces Digital Receipts

SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Starbucks Coffee Korea has become the first coffeemaker to introduce digital receipts, according to a company statement on Monday.  According to Starbucks, the new program will be offered to its My Starbucks Rewards members, who will be issued digital receipts instead of paper ones when they place their orders [...]

Debate over Endocrine Disruptors in Printed Receipts

Debate over Endocrine Disruptors in Printed Receipts

SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The humidifier sterilizer controversy is extending further to typical retail printed receipts, with consumer anxiety on the rise. Several environmental organizations are claiming that bisphenol-related substances used in making receipts can be health-damaging. But related businesses are rejecting the claim, insisting that there is no proven relationship. Authorities are also looking [...]

[Kobiz Stats] Per Capita Credit Card Transactions among Industrialized Nations

[Kobiz Stats] Per Capita Credit Card Transactions among Industrialized Nations

[Related Article] Paper Receipts Turning to Waste Are Worth 270 Billion Won (Korea Bizwire, April 3) The receipts printed upon making transactions are doing more harm than personal data spill: waste of resources, and the fear of endocrine disruptor commonly known as environmental hormone. However, the credit card companies and the government authorities are not [...]

Paper Receipts Turning to Waste Are Worth 270 Billion Won

Paper Receipts Turning to Waste Are Worth 270 Billion Won

SEOUL, Korea, April 3 (Korea Bizwire) – The receipts printed upon making transactions are doing more harm than personal data spill: waste of resources, and the fear of endocrine disruptor commonly known as environmental hormone. However, the credit card companies and the government authorities are not coming up with any remedies to the matter. On [...]