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Pre-order Success a Positive Sign for Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3 Sales in India

Pre-order Success a Positive Sign for Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3 Sales in India

SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co.’s new foldable smartphones are garnering major success in India following a successful launch in South Korea as customers are rushing to place pre-orders. Samsung’s Indian branch reported that pre-orders for third-generation foldable devices — the Galaxy Z Fold3 and the Galaxy Z Flip3 — on the [...]

COVID-19 Boosts Sales of Hiking Gear

COVID-19 Boosts Sales of Hiking Gear

SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — With the coronavirus pandemic continuing to rage on, more people are visiting the mountains to escape being confined indoors, which has resulted in surging sales of hiking gear. Major online shopping site Gmarket reported a 25 percent increase in hiking boot sales in the first half of this year. [...]

Global Sales of Samsung Bioepis’ Biosimilars Up 30 pct in H1

Global Sales of Samsung Bioepis’ Biosimilars Up 30 pct in H1

SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean drugmaker Samsung Bioepis Co. said Friday that global sales of its five biosimilar products jumped 30 percent on-year during the first half of the year. Combined sales of the five biosimilars — Infliximab, Etanercept, Adalimumab, Trastuzumab, Bevacizumab — came to US$166 million in the January-June period, compared [...]

Luxury Watch Sales Soar Following COVID-19 Pandemic

Luxury Watch Sales Soar Following COVID-19 Pandemic

SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — So-called ‘revenge spending’ following the coronavirus outbreak has been a boon to sellers of luxury watches. Lotte Department Store reported a 46 percent increase in luxury watch sales early this year, more than doubling from last year’s sales increase rate (18 percent). Hyundai Department Store reported a 40.3 percent [...]

Local Supermarkets Struggle While Department Stores Enjoy Revenge Consumption

Local Supermarkets Struggle While Department Stores Enjoy Revenge Consumption

SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Department stores and shopping malls are seeing a sales recovery following this year’s so-called ‘revenge spending’ trend, but local supermarkets are still struggling to stay afloat. The Korea Small Business Institute (KOSBI) and Statistics Korea reported 43.8 trillion won (US$38.1 billion) in retail sales in May, with department store [...]