[Consumerwide - HueSoung Jun Reporter / Yohan Bok Reporter] On the last day of the "2023 Korea Food Show," November 17th, at 11 a.m., the event hall was quieter than I expected. With not many visitors, visitors at the hall seemed to be focusing on food tasting and consulting.The 15th Korea Food Show
[Consumerwide - Jinil Kang Reporter / Yohan Bok Reporter] A charity bazaar was held by "Cherry," the first blockchain donation platform in Korea, in cooperation with Yana. On the first day, November 17th, at 2 p.m., the first floor of the Posco Changeupground in Yeoksamdong, Seoul, was crowded with
[Consumerwide - Jinil Kang Reporter / Yohan Bok Reporter] The largest Japanese furniture retailer, "Nitori," entered the Korean market. Some call Nitori a Japanese Ikea. It seems competition with other brands, such as Hansam and Ikea, is inevitable in the domestic homefurnishing market. In particula
[Consumerwide - HueSoung Jun Reporter / Yohan Bok Reporter] Aritaum franchise council Korea gathered at 12:30 noon in front of Amorepacific Group headquarters. 200 franchise owners participated. They were holding signs and banners with the following words: "Stop franchise closing policies and contin
[Consumerwide - HueSoung Jun Reporter / Yohan Bok Reporter] Overall, the car industry began making donations and volunteering for citizens in need. Thus, we are reporting stories from the field.Volvo Car Korea is focusing on helping children and teens with impairments. Volvo has been supporting 700
[Consumerwide - HueSoung Jun Reporter / Yohan Bok Reporter] There seems to be no other car to stop hybrid cars from success in the Korean car market. Additionally, due to the continuous high price of oil and the economic recession, consumers seem to perceive hybrid cars, which use less fuel and have
[Consumerwide - Jinil Kang Reporter / Yohan Bok Reporter] Plastic waste we have dumped carelessly flows into the sea, and in turn, it threatens our health. The ocean pollution of microplastics is passed on to sea life and humans who consume the sea life. In other words, we are eating the plastic was
[Consumerwide - HueSoung Jun Reporter / Yohan Bok Reporter] In the case of not accessing the Ikea Family membership for more than one year, the member still won't be deactivated; instead, all the personal information and account will be kept for the next five years due to the recent Ikea Korea polic
[Consumerwide - Jinil Kang Reporter / Yohan Bok Reporter] There is fierce competition between the second- and third-top businesses regarding wireless subscriptions. KT opened an urgent online press meeting as LGU+ (second) took over KT (third) for the first time since October 1997, the first day of
[Consumerwide - Jinil Kang Reporter / Yohan Bok Reporter] The camera market is reviving again, along with a retro fever, after almost collapsing due to hard competition with smartphones. Entry-level mirrorless cameras, which are known to have both convenience and high resolution, seem to be leading
[Consumerwide - HueSoung Jun Reporter / Yohan Bok Reporter] Baemin has been testing outdoor robot delivery service at Seoul Samsungdong Taheranro since the 7th. This is a part of a large service robot testing project demonstrated in the Taheranro area, centred around Coex Mall, and it is facilitated
[Consumerwide- Youngchul Woo Reporter/ Yohan Bok Reporter] Giving anything away for free is what sharing entails. Sharing can be a business's social contribution activity as well as a metric of value consumption. During the year's conclusion, private sector institutions, the government, and the mili
[Consumerwide - HueSoung Jun Reporter / Yohan Bok Reporter] Baemin used to offer services with delivery robots developed by other companies through customization. Now, Baemin is entering the full-scale development of a robot project. This is a self-driving delivery robot that is capable of deliverin
[Consumerwide - HueSoung Jun Reporter / Yohan Bok Reporter] The sales record of new cars declined after a rebound. It seems to have been downward since a year prior. In the middle of an economic crisis and high oil prices, medium and small cars are more preferred than large cars in the market. Besid
[Consumerwide - Hayoung Chang Reporter/Yohan Bok Reporter] On the 7th, the Ministry of Environment withdrawn their policy on disposable paper cups for commercial and non-commercial food services, including restaurants and cafes. As for the prohibition on disposable plastic straws and sticks policy,
[Consumerwide - Eunju Park / Yohan Bok Reporter] A lady with a padding jumper almost covering her face, deep inside a hat, is walking down from an apartment. She was wearing her black slippers with bare feet while holding a paper shopping bag that contained a huge box in one of her hands. "You came
[Consumerwide - Jinil Kang Reporter / Yohan Bok Reporter] Shopping websites, including e-commerce, began the largest scale of discount events since November. Customers are likely to press the pay button without thinking twice as soon as they see the number of stocks, which is only two to three, and
[Consumerwide - HueSoung Jun Reporter / Yohan Bok Reporter] Lexus Korea has been supporting the discovery of young farmers who are cultivating crops with environmental farming skills based on their own philosophies since 2018. This time, they opened an environmental lifestyle market "Siksik Market".
[Consumerwide- Youngchul Woo Reporter/ Yohan Bok Reporter] November 4th is Korean Braille Day. It's a day to commemorate Songam Pack Dooseong, who is called Sejongdaewang for people with impairments, who published and announced Korean Braille on November 4, 1926. Celebrating the day, industry began
[Consumerwide - HueSoung Jun Reporter / Yohan Bok Reporter] The delivery app industry is leading the way in creating a healthy and safe delivery food culture. Fake reviews and offering different prices for delivery and restaurants stop rational consumption. Not only that, aggressive driving of deliv
