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Articles by Lee Sunhee
Maeil Business Newspaper Korea's No. 1 Economic Media
Shin Misa's "New Baro Slippers." Self-care, which actively fosters its own body, mind, and assets amid prolonged economic uncertainty, is becoming a key pillar of the consumption trend in the first half of 2026. KT Alpha Shopping broadcasts popular brands and products that have been greatly loved by customers in line with this trend. KT Alpha Shopping recently announced that it will hold a special event called "2026 First Half Settlement Festa" to settle the first half of 2026 in June.
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Park Hong-jin, president of Hyundai Green Food (right), and Air Force Chief of Staff Sohn Suk-rak. Hyundai Department Store Group Hyundai Department Store Group has decided to donate 1 billion won over 10 years to the bereaved families of Air Force soldiers who died while on duty.
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Support for children of bereaved families by 100 million won every year until 2035 Hyundai Green Food President Park Hong-jin (right photo) and Air Force Chief of Staff Son Seok-rak (left photo) are taking a commemorative photo at the donation ceremony of the "Haneul Love Scholarship Foundation Scholarship Fund" held at the Mugunghwa Hall of the Air Force Headquarters in Gyeryong-si, Chungcheongnam-do on the 8th.
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Shinsegae Group Chairman Chung Yong-jin will serve as CEO of E-Mart and Shinsegae Property. The company explains that it is to strengthen responsible management. Chairman Chung, who resigned as a registered board member in 2013, took the lead in the wake of the Starbucks crisis and started to establish a responsible management system. Shinsegae Group announced on the 8th that it has appointed Chairman Chung as the individual representative of Shinsegae Property.
Maeil Business Newspaper Korea's No. 1 Economic Media
Quick commerce, which delivers goods immediately within one to two hours, is becoming a growth engine for offline retailers. This is because demand for small-scale and near-field shopping has increased due to the expansion of single-person households, and demand for quick commerce has soared as consumption patterns ordered through mobile apps have settled.
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Hyundai Department Store (CEO Jeong Ji-young, photo) announced on the 3rd that it has been able to protect 53,000 trees by recycling about 1,758 tons of waste paper during the four years of introduction of eco-friendly shopping bags. Hyundai Department Store introduced its own resource circulation system, 'Project 100' in 2022. This is a structure that collects waste paper in department stores and produces and utilizes it as a 100% recycled paper shopping bag.
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In the era of prolonged high prices, as more and more smart consumers meticulously weigh both price and quality, large discount stores' own brands (PB) are rapidly emerging as a key differentiating competitive edge for retailers. In this trend, Lotte Mart and Super's cost-effective brand "Good Today" is attracting attention for its reasonable price and high quality at the level of specialty stores.
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Chamsoju once again announced the excellence of Chamsoju to the world by winning the Gold Award at the 2026 Monde Selection, a global liquor exhibition. Geumbokju recently announced that Chamsoju, which was submitted to the world-renowned liquor exhibition "2026 Monde Selection" in Brussels, Belgium, won the gold prize in recognition of its excellent quality and brand competitiveness.
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Shinsegae Simon announced on the 2nd that it will hold the largest discount event "Super Sale" in the first half of this year at all premium outlets in Yeoju, Paju, Busan, and Siheung from the 3rd to the 14th. In the overseas luxury genre, Burberry offers additional discounts for each purchase amount, Brunello Cucinelli offers 20% off all items, and Maison Margiela offers an additional 10% off some items.
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Lotte Group is also speeding up its restructuring by reorganizing sluggish businesses such as chemicals and streamlining low-yield assets, following its performance improvement by increasing sales and operating profits of major affiliates in the first quarter of this year.
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Lotte Hi-Mart is jumping from a "distribution channel" specializing in home appliances to a "global consumer electronics curator" who discovers and proposes hidden premium home appliances around the world. The strategy is to establish "non-fungible product competitiveness" that can only be experienced in offline stores by signing a series of exclusive supply contracts with famous overseas brands that are not easily available in the domestic market.
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The proportion of online stores rose to 53% in March 2023 to 60.1% Discuss the revision of the Distribution Industry Act, etc. A view of an E-Mart store in downtown Seoul.
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Amid the struggles of offline channels such as hypermarkets and corporate supermarkets (SSMs), with online share of distribution sales such as Coupang and Naver exceeding 60% for the first time, the National Assembly has begun discussions to ease regulations on early morning delivery and late-night business for hypermarkets.
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Convenience store CU announced on the 21st that it will launch a "zero ramen soup" campaign with the Korea Forest Service to reduce environmental pollution and raise awareness of nature conservation. Recently, amid the popularity of hiking across the country, environmental damage has been raised, with some hikers dumping leftover food without permission.
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Lotte Members announced on the 20th that it has signed a business agreement with Seoul National University to develop a future consumption prediction model. This agreement was promoted to preemptively respond to rapid demographic changes caused by low birth rate and aging population.
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As daytime temperatures rose steeply after mid-May, the distribution, food and fashion industries began massive summer marketing. Key keywords penetrating overall consumption this summer include "affordable domestic hotel vacation" reflecting the aftermath of high oil prices and high exchange rates, "cost-effectiveness cool clothing" that captures both style and functionality, and "innovation of beverage and liquor brands" that add coolness to daily life.
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The Korea Data Home Shopping Association announced on the 19th that it will appoint Seo Jeong-hee (photo), former CEO of Maeil Economic TV, as the new chairman of the association, and appoint him after a general meeting and a board of directors on the 20th. The term of office is two years from the 27th. The Korea Data Home Shopping Association is an organization in which five data home shopping operators, including KT Alpha and SK Store, are members.
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Coupang Logistics Service (CLS), a subsidiary of Coupang Logistics, said on the 19th that it will take a three-day holiday for 18,000 couriers on the day of early voting for the national simultaneous local elections and the day of the main voting.
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Popularity of small-capacity and small-package products E-commerce also surged individual vegetable orders Instead of bulk purchases Lotte Mart Line 1KG rice sales surged As high prices continue, "affordable small-scale shopping" is spreading to purchase only as much as necessary and reduce food waste.
Maeil Business Newspaper Korea's No. 1 Economic Media
As high prices continue, "affordable small-scale shopping" is spreading to purchase only as much as necessary and reduce food waste. As the price of food ingredients surged and the number of one- and two-person households surged, the retail industry, which used to target the demand for mass shopping centered on four-person families in the past, has recently started to catch substantial consumers by sharply increasing the number of small-sized and small-packaged products.
Park, a housewife who raises three children in Bundang, Gyeonggi Province, buys pork at a nearby Kim..
The Power of Kim's Club 'Direct Operation' Grows directly in Jeju, supplies 2,000 tons Direct management of pigs for slaughter and processing Park, a housewife who raises three children in Bundang, Gyeonggi Province, buys pork at a nearby Kim's Club on weekends. Park said, "Children like meat, but it tastes good no matter which part you buy. The price is also constant, so I often stop by," he said.
Shinsegae Group-affiliated e-commerce G Market is an online marketplace that connects purchasing and..
Shinsegae Group-affiliated e-commerce G Market is an online marketplace that connects purchasing and selling customers so that anyone can easily buy and sell goods. In order to secure differentiated competitiveness in the fierce domestic e-commerce market, it is constantly challenging and innovating.
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