‘One of the most exciting retailers in the world’: Supreme taps Shopify for online store launch in South Korea Continue reading… Read More Online retailStaff WriterFebruary 26, 2024Supreme, Shopfiy, E-commerce, Online retail, Overstock, South Korea, Harley FinkelsteinComment
Lotte Shopping breaks ground on first Ocado Group powered Customer Fulfilment Centre in Busan, South Korea Continue reading… Read More CFCsStaff WriterDecember 6, 2023Ocado Group, Lotte Shopping, Busan, South Korea, Customer Fulfillment Centres, CFCs, Automation, Robotics, Green retail, Online groceries, Luke JensenComment
Autonomous delivery firm Neubility secures investment from Samsung Venture Investment Corporation Funding newsStaff WriterMarch 21, 2023Neubility, South Korea, Autonomous delivery, Robot delivery, Funding news, Funding rounds, Robots, Samsung Venture Investment, Startups, Starship Technologies, Co-opComment
Ocado Solutions and Lotte Shopping agree online grocery shopping tie up Grocery retailStaff WriterNovember 2, 2022Lotte Shopping, Ocado Solutions, Ocado Smart Platform, Stores, Grocery delivery, South Korea, Customer fulfilment centres, Grocery retailComment
Nike blurs physical and digital lines with Nike Style store StoresStaff WriterJuly 18, 2022Nike, Seoul, South Korea, Nike Style, Shanghai, Stores, Omnichannel retail, Bricks and mortar retail, Physical retailers, QR codes, Augmented realityComment
Yanolja connects with SoftBank Vision Fund 2 for mega funding round Funding roundsStaff WriterJuly 15, 2021Yanolja, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, Hospitality and leisure, Travel, South Korea, Funding rounds, Cloud solutions, Artificial intelligence, Personaisation, Big Data, Mobile retail, Digital transformation, SoftBank Investment AdvisersComment
Dominant China on track for online retail first ChinaStaff WriterFebruary 18, 2021China, USA, South Korea, E-commerce, Online retail, eMarketer, Pinduoduo (PDD), WeChat’s Mini Programs, Coronavirus, Social commerce, LivestreamingComment
South Korean online giant Coupang files for blockbuster US IPO E-commerceStaff WriterFebruary 15, 2021Coupang, South Korea, E-commerce, SoftBank, IPOs, Online retail, Alibaba Group, Thuan PhamComment
Coupang brings in former Uber exec Thuan Pham as CTO AppointmentsStaff WriterOctober 29, 2020Coupang, Uber, Thuan Pham, Chief Technology Officer, E-commerce, Online delivery, South Korea, AppointmentsComment
GS25 launches unmanned c-store in South Korea Cashierless storesStaff WriterJanuary 16, 2020GS25, South Korea, Seoul, Cashierless stores, Mobile payments, Retail technology, Bricks and mortar retail, Artificial IntelligenceComment
Rezolve announces Lotte Corporation tie-up Mobile commerceStaff WriterNovember 12, 2019Rezolve, Mobile commerce, Mobile retail, Dan Wagner, Justin King, Retail technology, South Korea, Samsung, Lotte CorporationComment
South Korean retailer CU supports blockchain payments BlockchainStaff WriterOctober 8, 2019CHAI, CU, South Korea, Convenience stores, Blockchain, Payments, E-commerce, Mobile retailComment
Kurly wraps major Market Kurly Series D round Online groceriesStaff WriterApril 6, 2019Kurly, Market Kurly, South Korea, Online groceries, Online retail, Retail technologyComment