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E-commerce gets personal as platforms use shoppers' history to recommend products

Online shopping is getting personal, with e-commerce platforms moving away from simple price comparisons to recommend products that match consumers' preferences based on their data.

2026-04-02

Coupang CEO Rogers thanks delivery workers after overnight shift experience

Coupang interim CEO Harold Rogers expressed his gratitude to delivery workers and reemphasized the company's mission in an email to employees on Wednesday.

2026-03-26

Online shopping sales rise 8.6 percent in January on food delivery services: Data

Online shopping sales in Korea rose 8.6 percent from a year earlier in January, driven by strong demand in food-related services, data showed Thursday.

2026-03-05

CJ Logistics opens Riyadh distribution center in global expansion drive

CJ Logistics is accelerating its global expansion by launching full-scale operations at its Saudi Global Distribution Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The company held a grand opening ceremony on Feb. 12 as it began official operations.

2026-02-24

Online retail sales jump nearly 12% in 2025 on improved consumer sentiment

Revenue of online retail platforms increased 11.8 percent from a year earlier in 2025, thanks to a rebound in domestic consumption, government data showed Wednesday.

2026-01-28

Coupang rolls out data breach vouchers, faces criticism over usage limits

Coupang on Thursday began issuing company vouchers to more than 33 million users as compensation for a massive personal data breach, amid customer criticism over tight limits on their use.

2026-01-15

Coupang beset on all sides after data leak sparks full-scale regulatory assault

Coupang's turmoil, triggered by a massive data leak, has now become a full-blown regulatory risk, as the New York-listed e-commerce giant faces nearly 10 ongoing investigations.

2026-01-12

Small sellers on Coupang squeezed by dynamic price policy, deflated sales on data leak

Coupang has become indispensable to not just customers but also small merchants in Korea, but that dominance has independent sellers feeling squeezed by pricing policies — stress compound-ed by a reduction in sales in the wake of the data leak.

2026-01-02

Police analyze suspect's laptop in Coupang data leak probe

Police investigating the massive data leak at e-commerce giant Coupang are now intensifying their efforts to analyze a suspect's laptop submitted by the company earlier this week, police said Friday.

2025-12-26

K-beauty sales soar skyward

A foreign visitor browses cosmetics along a street in Seoul’s Myeong-dong area on Dec. 21.

2025-12-21