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'Value over tradition': Alternative meals push samgyetang aside this boknal season

As prices for chicken-and-ginseng soup climb, Koreans are flocking to eel, abalone and other energy-rich foods on the dog days of summer.

2026.7.15

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

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Officials from Emart24 and Kolao pose for photos after signing an agreement on a master franchise deal to open the Korean convenience store franchise in Laos on Sept. 25. [EMART24]

Emart24 signs franchise deal with Kolao Group to enter Laos market

Emart24 signed a master franchise agreement with Kolao Group to expand its convenience store business in Laos, the company said Sunday.

2025.9.28

The photo shows Emart24’s 100th store in Malaysia. [YONHAP]

Emart24 opens first Korean convenience store in India

Emart24 said Sunday it has opened its first outlet in India, marking the first entry into the world's most populous market by a Korean convenience store brand.

2025.8.24

Models present discount products at Emart's Yongsan branch in central Seoul on Thursday. [YONHAP]

Emart offers 30 percent discount through Oct. 10

Emart is offering a 30 percent discount on various foods for event card purchases until October 10.

2024.10.4

A woman holds a bucket filled with domestically produced strawberries at a 7-Eleven convenience store. [7-ELEVEN]

Convenience stores expanding into fresh produce and foreign delicacies

Korean convenience stores are expanding their ranges to include fresh produce and foreign delicacies, targeting single-person households and aiming to surpass department stores in sales.

2024.2.6

Olgot's baba Fried Tofu & Burdock frozen gimbap are now sold at Emart24 convenience stores. [EMART24]

Viral sensation gimbap in U.S. now rolls into Korean stores

The widely popular frozen gimbap from Trader Joe's has returned home to Korea and is now available through the Emart 24 convenience store chain.

2023.11.30

A model showcases Cho Yong-pil's limited edition USB album at an Emart24 store. [EMART24]

Emart24 offering NYT, Korea JoongAng Daily subscriptions

Emart24 is offering subscriptions to The New York Times (NYT) and the Korea JoongAng Daily through its convenience stores.

2023.9.4

Drone drop

Convenience store franchise Emart24 demonstrates drone delivery in Gimcheon, North Gyeongsang.

2023.8.28

Emart24 Vice President Choi Eun-yong, center, shakes hands with representatives from Cambodia's Saisons Brother Holding and Hanlim Architecture Group during the business agreement ceremony for Emart24's entry into Cambodia on Thursday. [EMART24]

Emart24 to open first store in Cambodia

Emart24, a convenience store chain operated by Shinsegae Group, will open its first store in Cambodia in the first half of 2024 as part of an overseas expansion as it struggles to increase its market share in the saturated domestic market.

2023.8.25