SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – Just a couple of days after the South Korean release of the global blockbuster “Star Wars: The Last Jedi”, Samsung Electronics unveiled a pair of Star Wars-inspired products at the Hanam Starfield shopping complex on December 16. As part of the event, which took place at the Megabox movie [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Shinsegae Group vice chairman Chung Yong-jin’s business acumen is making headlines, with the success of the Starfield shopping complexes and the decision to cut employee working hours down to 35 per week from next year. The plan to slash working hours to help improve employee work-life balance was announced [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — LG Electronics is introducing assistant robots at one of the biggest shopping malls in South Korea. The robots will be serving as helpers to provide information to visitors and help them locate stores and other facilities at the mall. “Two of our assistant robots have been deployed for an on-site [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Amid growing pet ownership in South Korea, Shinsegae’s Starfield Hanam is drawing attention over its all-out animal-friendly policy that allows shoppers to enjoy the mall in the company of their pets, making itself the first shopping complex in the country where pets can walk around so long as they are [...]
SEOUL, March 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Tesla Motors is opening its first showrooms in South Korea this week after months of anticipation. The first shop is opening Wednesday at Starfield Hanam, the largest shopping mall in the country, and the second one will open on Friday in Cheongdam-dong, an affluent neighborhood in Gangnam. Officials said [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Tesla is unlikely to meet its goal to launch its Korean operations by the end of the year. According to government sources, Tesla had yet to register for a manufacturer’s license – a necessary step in Korea for vehicle sales – as of Tuesday. In order to obtain the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla Motors filed for certifications on emissions and noise from South Korea’s environment ministry earlier this week, a step toward its official launch in the country, industry officials said Thursday. The certification request was made on Tuesday for the 90D version of the Model S [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Korea’s largest shopping complex, Starfield Hanam, which opened to public on September 9, has become a new battleground for carmakers. Two automakers currently operate stores on the 460,000-square-meter premises: Hyundai Motor Company and BMW. While Hyundai stands as a symbolic figure of Korea’s automotive industry, BMW is currently the leading [...]
HANAM, South Korea, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Shinsegae Group is set to open South Korea’s largest shopping theme park in Hanam, southeast of Seoul, on Friday to offer a wide variety options for shopping, leisure and culinary experiences. “Starfield Hanam” is a three-story building with four underground floors, covering an area spanning 460,000 square [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Tesla, the world’s leading EV manufacturer, has confirmed that its first dealership in Korea will be located at Starfield Hanam, a Shinsegae-Taubman shopping complex that will be the largest of its kind on the peninsula. Shinsegae said the upcoming mall, which is scheduled to open on September 9, will [...]