[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 - Jinil Kang Reporter / Yohan Bok Reporter] The industry began reducing plastic waste by decreasing the use of plastic or using recycled plastic products.Referring to a report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (2021), the annual plastic waste of Korea cou
[Consumerwide - Hayoung Chang Reporter/Yohan Bok Reporter] Lee Sangmok, the CEO of Amorepacific Group, has participated in the ByeBye Plastic·BBP Challange, which is a national initiative to reduce plastic. "Bye Bye Plastic Challenge" is a campaign that involves citizens, public institutes, and CEOs
[Consumerwide - Jinil Kang Reporter / Yohan Bok Reporter] The distribution and communications businesses are launching various events to attract consumers, particularly students and parents, across the new semester. This is the semester after the release of the mandatory mask, which might result in
[Consumerwide - Jinil Kang Reporter / Yohan Bok Reporter] The distribution industry is actively involved in changing the way packaging concerns the environment as the use of environmental materials, which reduce resource waste, becomes more popular in the industry. Besides, government regulation, wh
Editor's note- ESG, which contains sustainable ideas through environmental and social responsibility and management, is being made mandatory, not an option. Yet, quite a number of businesses are still ignoring this matter. Practicing ESG management is directly linked to consumption value, which can
[Consumerwide - HueSoung Jun Reporter / Yohan Bok Reporter] Balaan has not been corporate with E-commerce, while many other online luxury platforms have. What is the reason behind that?TrenB (online luxury platform) began cooperating with 11ST luxury vertical service, OOAh luxe in the second-hand lu
[Consumerwide_Jinil Kang Reporter / Yohan Bok Reporter] When you collect transparent pet drink bottles, you get a cola and a recycled denim apron for camping. Coca-cola Korea announced a new campaign, "Plastic used once more: Wonderful campaign season4" for participants. It can be a good challenge i
Editor's note: The 5th of June is World Environment Day. The day, which celebrates the 5th of June annually, is led by the UN Environment Programme where participant nations gathered for their zeal to preserve the environment of earth as a global community in June, 1972 in Stockholm, Sweden. For
Writer's note: April 22 is Earth Day. The day was made to raise awareness about environmental pollution. This day has begun purely as a civil campaign, unlike the UN World Environment Day (June 5). Earth Day was made right after the offshore oil rig disasters in California, USA, in 1969, hoping
[Consumerwide_Jinil, Kang Reporter / Yohan, Bok Reporter] Industry is taking action to restore the polluted ocean from microplastics. Because the plastic made and wasted by man is threatening humankind. However, plastic waste is rather being increased. Hence, efforts to reduce and collect plastics a
[Consumerwide_ Yohan, Bok Reporter] Coupang·Gmarket·SSGdotcom·Lotteon, domestic e-commerce representative, is offering various discount sales, having global products ahead on the 4th week of Nov during the US 'Black Friday' period. In fact, Black Friday in the US, the event with a discount s
[Consumerwide_ Yohan, Bok Reporter] The big yearly sale of E-commerce has begun. November has tons of big discount events, including Black Friday, 'Sipil-jeol' at 11ST, 'Big smile day' at Gmarket, 'Sseuk-day' at SSGdotcom, 'Wow big sale' of the Coupang. Because of the