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Retailers push back on concessions tied to early-morning delivery reform

Major chains said the proposed safeguards for small merchants, including price thresholds, wholesale distribution and a support fund, would make early-morning delivery reform unworkable.

2026.8.18

Korea’s online grocers feel the heat as cold chains face a melt-down test

Record summer temperatures are prompting retailers to add coolant, upgrade packaging and automate freezer warehouses as delivery complaints rise.

2026.8.18

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Market Kurly customers complain of allegedly thawed deliveries amid heat wave

Customers say some frozen food orders arrived thawed during the heat wave, as the company says it is strengthening packaging.

2026.8.11

FTC orders seven major e-commerce platforms to revise unfair user agreements

Korea's antitrust regulator on Monday ordered changes to unfair user agreements of seven major e-commerce platforms in an effort to better protect consumer rights.

2026.4.27

Coupang trucks are seen at a logistics center in downtown Seoul on Dec. 30, 2025. [NEWS1]

Rival platforms gain as beleaguered Coupang hemorrhages users

Coupang is losing users, and its rivals are moving quickly to capture the spillover across fast delivery, fashion and grocery services.

2026.1.8

Naver launched Kurly N Mart, a ″premium″ grocery shopping service on Naver Plus Store, in partnership with Kurly, on Sept. 4. [NAVER]

Naver, Kurly launch 'premium' online grocery service Kurly N Mart

Naver and Kurly launched an online grocery service, Kurly N Mart, on Thursday as they move to expand their presence in fresh food delivery and challenge Coupang’s dominance in the sector.

2025.9.5

An Olive Young employee explains a product to customers at one of the store's branches. [OLIVE YOUNG]

Trump's 'most beautiful word' paints ugly picture for K-beauty, fashion platforms

Korean beauty, fashion and retail companies operating cross-border e-commerce platforms are on high alert as the Donald Trump administration prepares to impose new tariffs on small-value shipments from Korea.

2025.8.26

Shinsegae Department Store's ″Unpretty Fresh″ promotional event [SHINSEGAE DEPARTMENT STORE]

Spiking demand for 'ugly produce' shows beauty is in the eye of the consumer

Demand for "imperfect produce" — fruits and vegetables that don't meet conventional appearance standards — is surging in Korea amid high inflation and a growing trend toward practical consumption.

2025.7.3

Naver and Kurly formed a strategic partnership to launch Kurly's fresh grocery delivery service within the Naver Plus Store platform by the end of this year. [KURLY]

Naver, Kurly join forces in fresh grocery delivery to challenge Coupang

Naver has joined forces with grocery e-commerce firm Kurly as it seeks to sharpen its edge in fresh food and delivery — an area long seen as its weak spot compared to market leader Coupang.

2025.4.18

Kurly announced Friday that it will release salmon steak and chuck tail flap steak meal kits in collaboration with chef Choi Hyun-seok’s Italian fine dining restaurant Choi Dot and Yun Seoul’s warm noodle meal kit. Yun Seoul is a one Michelin-star restaurant run by chef Kim Do-yun. The meal kits will be sold exclusively on Market Kurly. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Food industry cooks up collaborations with 'Culinary Class Wars' stars

Meal kit collaborations between Market Kurly and chefs from "Culinary Class Wars" are selling like hotcakes in the wake of the show's release.

2024.10.13