[Consumerwide - HueSoung Jun Reporter / Yohan Bok Reporter] The free delivery competition began among app providers in Korea as Baemin and Yogiyo responded to the free delivery service of Coupang Eats.The delivery fee is paid by the app providers; thus, it can be beneficial to consumers. Now, let's
[Consumerwide - Hayoung Chang Reporter/Yohan Bok Reporter] The financial industry is initiating new projects for ESG management while supporting small businesses with deposit and loan interest. Shinhan Financial Group is beginning the Wholehearted ESG Project Season 2, which is a strategy for energy
[Consumerwide - HueSoung Jun Reporter / Yohan Bok Reporter] The Whopper discontinuation issue was hot on April 8 all day long due to an announcement from Burgerking, which says that Burgerking is going to stop selling the Whopper, which has 40 years of history. However, it was found out to be noisy
[Consumerwide - HueSoung Jun Reporter / Yohan Bok Reporter] "I might just have died due to starting failure in the middle of driving. For this reason, I asked the official Audi Korea dealer, Teian Motors, for an investigation into the failure of the car. But then, Teian Motors haven't gotten me back
[Consumerwide - HueSoung Jun Reporter / Yohan Bok Reporter] What would be the next step for Mr.A, the current executive member of Chanel Korea, after his crime case, in which he was suspected of sexual harassment of female staff for over a decade, was confirmed guilty? Meanwhile, Chanel Korea has no
[Consumerwide - HueSoung Jun Reporter / Yohan Bok Reporter] Yogiyo begins offering free delivery on April 5 for both single and group deliveries at a minimum purchase of 15,000 won after losing competition (3rd) from Coupangeats (2nd) due to the free delivery service. Besides, Yogiyo PassX offers fr
[Consumerwide - Jinil Kang Reporter / Yohan Bok Reporter] April 5 is Arbour Day. It is the day designated to cultivate mountain areas, which are our primary resource, while encouraging the spirit of loving trees by planting trees. Celebrating the day, industries in Korea have remarked on the meaning
[Consumerwide - Youngchul Woo Reporter/ Yohan Bok Reporter] Due to the constant increase in single households, the distribution and home appliance industries are focusing on consumers of single households.Single households might take up to 39.6% by 2050 due to the constant increasing trend. Accordin
[Consumerwide - HueSoung Jun Reporter / Yohan Bok Reporter] Following the free delivery service of Coupangeats, Baemin has also announced free delivery. Yogiyo is offering 50% d/c for subsciption. This might be a good option for consumers focusing on delivery costs.On March 26, Coupangeats ranked se
[Consumerwide - HueSoung Jun Reporter / Yohan Bok Reporter] Today, you can enjoy even Starbucks coffee through Baemin, without delivery cost, with a condition of over 15,000 won OD (delivery service in groups for orders from similar locations). This is a good news for Starbucks lovers since they can
[Consumerwide - Youngchul Woo Reporter/ Yohan Bok Reporter] Foreigners have for years been misusing Korean National Insurance. A typical example is the Chinese patient who paid just 70,000 won a month to receive medical care valued at 0.475 billion won.Referring to the National Health Insurance Memb
Editor's Note: Lee Gaeho, the professor, is popular for In The Beginning.Lee Gaeho, the professor, has a chemistry BA at Yeongnam University, a Ph.D. in analytical chemistry at OSU, a Ph.D. at UIUC, and he was a visiting professor at IU. He is the director of the Korea Research Institute of Analytic
[Consumerwide - Hayoung Chang Reporter/Yohan Bok Reporter] LG Electronics have chosen students for university academy and is going to facilitate ESG expert mentoring and lectures while making ESG contents based on ideas of the members for five monthes. Samsung Electronics hosted event for partnershi
[Consumerwide - HueSoung Jun Reporter / Yohan Bok Reporter] The vehicle industry is returning their profit to society as a business citizen by initiating helpful and distinctive activities while focusing on their contribution to local society rather than only seeing their future in the short term. I
[Consumerwide - Jinil Kang Reporter / Yohan Bok Reporter] LGU+ is releasing a service package using AI and digital technology for customer satisfaction and to lighten the duties of small business owners. AX services, which cost 150,000 won and include AI call and reservation, waiting, kiosk, order,
[Consumerwide - Jinil Kang Reporter / Yohan Bok Reporter] In order to stimulate competition in the telecommunications industry and lower consumer phone bills, the Korean government is certain that the "regulation to enhance mobile communication device distribution structure" should be terminated. Su
[Consumerwide - Jinil Kang Reporter / Yohan Bok Reporter] What would people in the AI industry see as the future of the workstation market during the growing demand for workstations with high capacity due to the trend of increasing comprehensive data fields and complicated workflows resulted by AI (
[Consumerwide - Youngchul Woo Reporter/ Yohan Bok Reporter] Korean law protects small merchants from underage alcohol and tobacco product consumers who fabricate their age after the end of March. If merchants have evidence that they have checked customers' age (ID) or they've been violated by teen c
[Consumerwide - Youngchul Woo Reporter/ Yohan Bok Reporter] Inappropriate use of cosmetic products for acne can poison you. Besides, cosmestics aren't medicines. Using products according to their purpose is value consumption. Acne is a disease in which inflammation has occurred on the sebaceous glan
[Consumerwide - HueSoung Jun Reporter / Yohan Bok Reporter] Ikea has been facilitating a pop-up store at The Hyundai Seoul since March 19. The sales record of Ikea Korea was 600.7 billion won, which was a 3.5% increase from a year prior, and the sales profit was 2.6 billion won, which is an 88% decr
