Korean CVS Companies' Forays into Iran and Vietnam Signal Intensified Competition Domestically
Faced with the market saturation of the convenience store market in Korea, Gs Retail Co Ltd (007070 KS) and Bgf Retail Co Ltd (027410 KS) announced...
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The FTC Is Investigating AmorePacific
Amorepacific Corp (090430 KS) is having some tough times. A year ago, the THAAD conflict between China and South Korea started to rattle the...
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The Week That Was in NorthAsia@Smartkarma: The "Einhorn Bet", Celltrion Healthcare, & 7,530 Won
There were 26 insights related to Japan and Korea at Smartkarma in the past week. As usual, Travis Lundy, Mio Kao, and Sanghyun Park provided some...
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A Significant Increase in Minimum Wage in Korea
On July 15th, the Korean government announced the minimum wage of 7,530 won per hour starting 2018, up 16.4% YoY. This represents one of the...
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Amazon Ready to Start E-Commerce Service in Korea: Biggest Event in the Korean Retail Sector in 2017
We believe that Amazon is ready to start the e-commerce service in Korea after more than a decade of waiting. Although the company has yet to...
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