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Lotte Wellfood said Sunday it opened a K-Snack House pop-up at Lotte Department Store’s Main Store in Myeong-dong, central Seoul, to promote Korean snacks to overseas tourists. The launch comes amid record inbound travel to the capital. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, 1.61 million foreign tourists visited Seoul in July, the highest monthly figure on record. Located at Kinetic Stage A on the ninth floor, the pop-up runs through Sept. 10, showcasing Pepero and other signature produ
Airport Railroad (AREX) said Friday it had completed renovations at the City Airport Terminal at Seoul Station to accommodate growing demand for convenient check-in experience. The facility enables travelers to check in, drop off baggage, and complete immigration procedures before they head to Incheon Airport. AREX’s express train ridership reached 2.66 million in 2025, up more than 35 percent from 2019. The terminal also handled 470,000 users over the year, an average of 1,302 per day. During p
Musinsa is accelerating its expansion into China and Southeast Asia, building on rapid growth in Japan. Transaction volume through Musinsa’s Global Store in Japan surpassed last year’s full-year total within the first seven months of this year. The platform recorded average annual growth of 136 percent, while new membership registrations more than doubled from a year earlier. Musinsa established its Japanese subsidiary in 2021 and has since strengthened its presence through customer data analysi
Ikea Korea is rolling out its latest round of permanent price cuts as inflation squeezes household budgets, sticking to the low-price philosophy at its core, the furniture giant said Thursday. The retailer is employing roughly 1.8 billion won ($1.3 million) to cut prices on 161 products by an average of 15 percent, targeting bestsellers in storage, mattresses, lighting and beds, even as inflation strains household budgets. "Providing well-designed, functional and quality home furnishing products
Lotte Department Store has expanded its Chuseok gift inventory and preorder period after advance sales more than doubled during the latest holiday season. The retailer is taking preorders for about 190 gift sets, including Korean beef, seafood, fruit and groceries, at discounts of up to 50 percent at stores nationwide through Sept. 3. With Chuseok arriving earlier this year, Lotte extended the preorder period and increased supplies of some popular products to as much as twice last year’s level.
Burger King Korea is opening its first global flagship store in Seongsu, Seoul, casting 70 years of flame-grilled heritage in a new register, across menu and atmosphere alike. Speaking at a media briefing on Wednesday, Burger King Korea CEO Lee Dong-hyeong described the store, fittingly named Flameground, as a place built to let customers experience the brand's burgers in new flavors, set within a space shaped by its flame-themed identity. "Beyond offering the same experience at every store worl
Dongsuh Food has renewed the packaging of its ready-to-drink coffee brand Maxim T.O.P and expanded the lineup with new products as competition in Korea’s RTD coffee market continues. Maxim T.O.P is made with 100 percent Arabica beans sourced from countries including Colombia, Kenya and Brazil and uses Dongsuh Food’s espresso extraction method, according to the company. This year, the brand introduced its first package redesign in about five years. Built around the slogan “A Break Within Reach,”
Musinsa said Friday it has partnered with Au Chau Fashion and Cosmetics Company Limited, a subsidiary of Vietnam’s leading retailer Imex Pan Pacific Group, to enter the Vietnamese market. Musinsa and ACFC signed an exclusive distribution agreement in July and will work together to launch Musinsa Standard in Vietnam. IPPG operates more than 100 global brands and over 1,200 stores across Vietnam. ACFC, an IPPG affiliate, currently has a portfolio of 28 global fashion brands and operates more than
Korea Herald correspondent LA HABRA, California — CJ Foodville, CJ Group's food service arm, brought Tous Les Jours to the United States in 2004, becoming the first Korean bakery chain to do so. After years of ups and downs, profitability finally took hold and has now been sustained for eight straight years. Part of the success story plays out inside one of the chain's 205 US stores, a roughly 80-seat outpost in La Habra, California, where the typical American bakery experience takes on a Korean
Korea Herald correspondent PASADENA, California — "Annyeonghaseyo, welcome to Olive Young!" a staff member called out as customers ambled through the door at the K-beauty retailer's first US store on Friday. The store, launched in May and situated on Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, is designed to resemble its Korean counterparts, save for small touches like a long corridor running from the entrance to the back wall and a customer with her dog on a leash. Spanning 803 square meters, it sits acros
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