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Retail Giants Undergoing Painful Restructuring amid Earnings Shock

SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — After years of a slump and dwindling profitability, South Korean retail giants have turned their eyes to the online business in the face of growing e-commerce operators that have changed the landscape of the retail industry here. Despite the retail behemoths’ heavy spending on IT infrastructure to revamp its [...]

Retail Giants Eye Luxury Segment to Bolster Online Biz

SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s retail giants are increasingly turning their eyes to the luxury segment for their e-commerce business in an apparent move to differentiate themselves from online competitors. Lotte Shopping Co., the operator of South Korea’s biggest department store and a leading discount store, opened its first online shopping mall [...]