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Retailers, airlines alarmed over arrival duty free

The Moon Jae-in administration's move to set up arrival duty free shops has become a cause for concern among duty free store operators and air carriers, according to industry analysts Tuesday.

Light industries | 2018-08-14 15:50

KCC hit by construction industry slump

A slowdown in Korea's housing market is dealing a heavy blow to construction materials giant KCC, which logged disappointing earnings in the second quarter.

Light industries | 2018-08-09 17:42

Elizabeth Bae to lead BCW Korea

BCW announced Wednesday that it appointed Elizabeth Bae as its new leader for its Korean operation. It also named Kim Bum-sung as its managing director for corporate practice.

Light industries | 2018-08-09 14:03

Lock&Lock crumbling under Affinity Equity Partners

Locking food container maker Lock&Lock is suffering from declining profitability, as its second-quarter operating profit nearly halved.

Light industries | 2018-08-08 17:12

Lush Korea draws protest from feminists

Lush Korea has become the latest target for the nation's radical feminist groups, who regard two of the company's video clips recently posted on Instagram as “misogynistic.” Although the U.K. cosmetics maker's local subsidiary said Wednesday it did not intend to insult women, the growing number of Instagram users threatening to boycott Lush's products seems to be weighing on ...

Light industries | 2018-08-08 17:07

Pizza Hut Korea introduces pizza serving robot

Pizza Hut Korea said Wednesday it has launched a test operation of a robot to serve food to customers as the company moves to strengthen its competitiveness with cutting-edge technologies.

Light industries | 2018-08-08 12:34

Angel-in-us Coffee to adopt lids to reduce use of plastic straws

Angel-in-us Coffee, the cafe chain operated by South Korean retail giant Lotte, said Wednesday it will introduce lids for cold drinks to replace single-use straws in the latest efforts by companies to reduce plastic use.

Light industries | 2018-08-08 11:29

SK Planet, eBay Korea clash over Huawei's smartphone

SK Planet and eBay Korea, which have been engaged in a legal battle against each other for supremacy in the nation's e-commerce market, have begun making every effort to attract consumers to buy the Huawei Nova Lite 2 through their e-commerce platforms. Amid the growing interest in the Chinese tech firm's new smartphone, eBay Korea even made a PR blunder - which appears to be...

Light industries | 2018-08-07 16:13

McDonald's urged to protect riders from heat wave

McDonald's Korea's deliverymen have begun urging the company to come up with measures to protect them from the unprecedented heat wave, saying the current dress code severely threatens their health. The deliverymen, who are called McDelivery riders, have demanded the U.S. fast food chain's local subsidiary give them lighter pants for summer and helmets that do not cover the e...

Light industries | 2018-08-07 16:05

KEPCO in quandary over faltering profitability

The Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) is suffering from faltering profitability, while pressure is growing for it to cut ...

Light industries | 2018-08-06 17:48

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