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Coupang said it distributed an English edition of its beauty magazine on July 17 and July 25-26 in the Seongsu area in Seoul, targeting foreign tourists and residents. The magazine is the company’s annual publication featuring popular beauty brands, seasonal product recommendations and the latest beauty trends. This is the magazine’s fourth edition and the first one in English. Professional promoters handed out copies of the magazine and beauty product samples to foreign customers while also off
Dreame Technology said Tuesday it has appointed Ji Chang-wook as its official brand ambassador for South Korea. Recognized as one of Korea's leading actors, Ji has earned widespread popularity for his versatile performances across television and film, also earning him a strong international fan base. The company selected Ji for his sophisticated, intelligent and trustworthy image, which reflects the Dreame brand's identity and vision of leading the global premium smart home market through innova
Innocean said Tuesday it will launch Cinema by Brand, a new initiative connecting brands with global filmmakers to develop and produce original film content, in partnership with the Asian Contents & Film Market during the Busan International Film Festival in October. The platform will oversee the entire content creation process over the course of about a year, from selecting participating brands and briefing filmmakers to project development, production and distribution through theaters or strea
Musinsa Beauty said Tuesday its private-label cosmetics brand Oddtype has entered the Army & Air Force Exchange Service, the US military retail network, with sales beginning through its online store and 27 offline stores in major military hubs including Texas, Virginia and California. Operated by the US Department of Defense, AAFES runs online stores, post exchanges and convenience stores on US military bases worldwide, serving some 30 million active-duty and retired service members, civilian em
Mary&May, a Korean clean beauty brand, said Monday it is stepping up its expansion into distribution channels across more than 70 countries, riding the success of a global social media campaign that boosted the brand's visibility. The campaign, called "Tingle to Glow," asks customers to document their before-and-after results using the brand's PDRN Spicule line, which pairs microneedle technology with a plant-based skin repair ingredient. The brand said the tingle comes from microscopic needles
South Korea's top beauty executives are accompanying President Lee Jae Myung on his state visit to Brazil through Wednesday, as K-beauty makes its deepest inroads yet into Latin America's booming cosmetics market, industry sources said Monday. The CEOs of the beauty delegation — Amorepacific Holdings' Lee Sang-mok, APR's Kim Byung-hoon, Goodai Global's Cheun Ju-hyuk and Silicon2's Kim Sung-woon — are set to attend a Korea-Brazil business roundtable Tuesday, alongside executives from other sector
Prosecutors on Monday summoned MBK Partners Vice Chairman and Homeplus co-CEO Kim Kwang-il, stepping up their investigation into the private equity firm’s alleged role in the retailer’s financial crisis. The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office questioned Kim as a suspect over alleged fraud under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes and violations of the Capital Markets Act. It was his second appearance before prosecutors, following his first questioning Friday.
Korean burger chain Mom’s Touch said Monday that it has opened its 20th store in Mongolia, becoming the country’s second-largest quick-service restaurant brand by outlet count. The company entered Mongolia in September 2023 with a location inside E-mart Bayangol in Ulaanbaatar. Since then, it has opened more than six stores a year on average. Its 20th outlet, Nomin Macro, puts Mom’s Touch behind KFC, which operates 29 stores, but ahead of Burger King with 18. The company attributed its growth pa
Woowa Brothers, operator of food delivery platform Baemin, said Monday that it has renewed its ISO 37301 certification for compliance management. ISO 37301 is an international standard assessing whether an organization’s compliance policies and risk-management systems meet global requirements. Certification requires annual surveillance audits and a recertification audit every three years. Woowa Brothers became the first Korean delivery platform to receive the certification in 2023. The company s
Lotte Wellfood said Monday that it has begun full-scale operations at a fourth Lotte Choco Pie production line in India, expanding capacity to meet growing local demand. The company invested about 30 billion won ($20.5 million) in the new line at its Lotte India plant in Rohtak, Haryana. Following a stabilization period that began in June, the line entered full operation this month. The expansion will increase Lotte India’s annual Choco Pie production capacity by about 33 percent. The company ex
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