SEOUL, Jul. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Non-German foreign carmakers, such as Toyota Motor Corp. and Jaguar Land Rover, did well in South Korea in the past fiscal year, posting sales of over 1 trillion won (US$887 million) each, the companies said Thursday. In the 2017 fiscal year, which ended in March, Toyota Motor reported sales [...]
PALO ALTO, Calif., Jul. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Jumio, the leading AI-powered trusted identity as a service provider, today announced its best sales quarter in company history, ending June 30, 2018, representing a 269 percent increase in sales over the same quarter last year. The results were fueled by record sales growth in the Asia [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Local convenience stores saw their sales jump as tens of thousands of South Koreans took to the streets to cheer on their national football team in the first game of its World Cup campaign, retailers here said Tuesday. BGF Retail Co., the operator of the country’s largest convenience store [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – The share of electric vehicles (EV) in the sales of eco-friendly vehicles in South Korea has surpassed 20 percent for the first time this year on the back of a wide range of lineups and improved charging infrastructure, industry data showed Wednesday. A total of 5,542 EVs were sold [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean has seen sales of heat-not-burn (HNB) electronic cigarettes grow at a fast click since their debut here last year, amid soaring popularity among local smokers, data showed Wednesday. According to the data from the government and industry sources, 163 million packs of HNB tobacco products were sold [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The McDonald’s outlet at exit No. 3 of Seoul’s Shinchon Station: for many, it was more than a run-of-the-mill burger place to grab a bite to eat. “Looking for a job after graduation, I spent many hours there for group studies and mock interviews with other applicants,” said Song [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales and profits at Hyundai Motor fell in the first quarter of the year in the midst of an unfavorable global environment. The Korean carmaker hopes to boost its sales figures by releasing a number of new cars and SUVs in the second quarter. Hyundai released its earnings for [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Motors Corp., South Korea’s second-largest carmaker by sales, said Friday its first-quarter net profit plunged 44 percent from a year earlier on the strong won and weak overseas sales. Net profit for the January-March quarter fell to 432 billion won (US$401 million) from 765.4 billion won a year [...]
PALO ALTO, Calif., Apr. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Jumio Corporation, the leading AI-powered trusted identity as a service, today announced the best sales quarter in company history. Led by strong sales in telecom, financial services and the sharing economy, Jumio grew Q1 2018 sales of its Netverify® solution by more than 400 percent compared to [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of ramyun instant noodles decreased for the first time in three years in 2017 with the overall market size falling after posting steady gains, market data showed Sunday. Industry sources, citing figures released by Nielsen Korea, said total sales of the country’s leading ramyun manufacturers — Nongshim Co., [...]