[Consumerwide - HueSoung Jun Reporter / Yohan Bok Reporter] Cutting prices is not working due to the Chinese brand image. The sales record of Polestar has decreased compared to a month prior and the same month last year. But the sales record of some other overseas brand has increased due to the new
[Consumerwide- Youngchul Woo Reporter/ Yohan Bok Reporter] The home appliance industry began taking social responsibility while contributing to local society through sharing, donating, and volunteering. It can be a measure of consumption value. Social responsibility is not an option, but a mandate.L
[Consumerwide - Jinil Kang Reporter / Yohan Bok Reporter] Nitori entered the Korean home furnishing market as they opened the first store at Hawolgok Emart in Seoul on the 23rd.Nitori is targeting opening 200 stores in ten years to approach Korean customers as closely as possible. As their first ste
[컨슈머와이드-장하영 기자] LG생활건강과 일본 유니참 그룹의 합작회사인 엘지유니참이 최근 경북 구미공장에 276kWh(킬로와트시)급 태양광 발전설비 설치를 완료했다.엘지유니참은 탄소 배출 저감을 목표로 지난 10월부터 구미공장 옥상에 태양광 발전 패널을 설치하고 있다. 1차로 설치한 276kWh급 패널이 생산하는 태양광 에너지는 연간 약 348MW(메가와트)에 달한다. 이에 따라 1년 간 약 163톤의 탄소 배출이 줄 것으로 기대된다.특히 엘지유니참은 지난 4일부터 생산한 태양광 에너지를 생리대, 기저귀 등 주요 제품 제조 라인에
[Consumerwide - HueSoung Jun Reporter / Yohan Bok Reporter] The consumption value of Jeong Baul, the CEO of PIL Company, who has a background as a barista and roaster, is cooking with natural ingredients. With healthy recipes, he is taking care of himself and his family. We asked him about his consu
[Consumerwide- Youngchul Woo Reporter/ Yohan Bok Reporter] The ESG practice of delivery apps continues through volunteering and shared growth. Approaching the end of the year in cold weather, they began practicing sharing growth by caring for delivery riders, facilitating music concerts near deliver
[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