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Convenience stores take a slice out of Korea’s pizza market

Affordable, freshly baked personal pizzas are gaining ground as one-person households and tourists embrace a convenience-store alternative to delivery pies.

2026.8.18

Crowd dining outdoors next to a brightly lit building on a city street at night.

As locals spend less after dark, tourists keep Seoul nightlife buzzing

From Jongno to Myeongdong, foreign visitors have taken the late-night spending mantle from locals as shops, street stalls and convenience stores stay lit later to help tourists lighten their wallets.

2026.8.5

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Deserted desserts: Inside Korea's ever-quickening treat trend turnover

Food makers and retailers are racing to keep up as viral flavors like Dubai chocolate and ube burn out in months, raising costs and boosting convenience store sales.

2026.8.2

Over the counter, over the limit?

The government plans to expand over-the-counter emergency drugs sold at convenience stores from 11 items to as many as 20 by year’s end.

2026.7.27

Blue CJ Logistics delivery trucks parked at a terminal while a worker stands by a loaded truck.

Hands-free, hassle-free: Korea's delivery services go the extra mile

Now, sellers can leave sold items outside their homes for couriers to take, and shoppers can make "quick commerce" orders, or short-distance deliveries within 2 to 3 kilometers (1.2 to 1.9 miles).

2026.7.7

Assorted snack and energy bars arranged in a store cooler with price labels.

From gym rat snack to lunch hour hack: How Korea became one of the world's biggest protein markets

Rising prices, wellness trends and time pressure are pushing younger office workers in Korea to replace restaurant lunches with protein bars, drinks and other convenience foods.

2026.7.5

Woman holding a GS25 card beside a black Hyundai Grandeur with GS25 and Hyundai branding overhead.

A sweet ride: Hyundai cruises into convenience stores with GS25 ice cream collaboration

The ice cream sandwich is one of many cross-industry collaborations, which allow automakers and semiconductor firms to broaden their consumer reach through everyday products.

2026.6.29

Customers are seen outside a CU convenience store near Gwanghwamun Square on March 21, the day boy band BTS held a comeback performance at the square in central Seoul. [CU]

Convenience store, retailer sales boom during BTS comeback performance

"BTSnomics" wasn't just hype, it would seem. Convenience stores and retailers saw a sharp spike in sales during BTS’s comeback performance on Saturday, as thousands of fans gathered around Gwanghwamun Square.

2026.3.22

Products from CU’s ready-to-eat breakfast series ″getMorning″ are on display at a CU convenience store in Seoul. [CU]

More Koreans getting breakfast at convenience stores as food prices, one-person households both rise

More people in Korea are buying breakfast at convenience stores on their way to work or school, say retailers. Rising food prices and an increase in single-person households are driving the shift, especially among consumers in their 30s and 40s.

2026.3.9

A still from the second season of the Netflix cooking reality show ″Culinary Class Wars' (2024–), featuring chef Choi Kang-rok [NETFLIX]

'Culinary Class Wars' inspires new wave of convenience store collaborations

Following the conclusion of the second season of Netflix’s hit cooking reality show “Culinary Class Wars” (2024–), convenience store chains in Korea have launched collaboration products to attract customers.

2026.1.18