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Apartment buildings seen from Mount Namsan in Jung District, central Seoul, on Monday [YONHAP]

'Every penny counts': Home-buyers are ditching realtors to save on fees

Koreans are increasingly opting for direct real estate transactions through online marketplaces, bypassing traditional realtors, in order to save on commission fees.

2024.1.24

A model picks up products she bought from the Danggeun Market app at a GS25 store. [GS RETAIL]

Convenience stores find way around 'sell by' dates

Effort by convenience stores to get rid of food close to its "sell by" date have proved to be new source of revenue.

2021.9.8

[INTERVIEW] Karrot's got a good schtick, and investors are lining up

Danggeun Market focuses on going “hyperlocal,” a new buzzword for digital life in Korea as people whittle down the geography of their daily existences. Its main concept is listing things being offered for sale within a six-kilometer radius.

2021.9.5

Lotte Himart gets into the secondhand game

Lotte Himart plans to start a secondhand service starting next month for both buyers and sellers.

2021.9.3

For selling online, 'hyperlocal' is the way to go

”Hyperlocal” is the new buzzword for digital life in Korea as people whittle down the geography of their daily existences in reaction to the Covid-19 pandemic.

2021.4.11

Young people take revenge on the pandemic with luxury purchases

"One day, my teaching assistant [TA] walked in with a Louis Vuitton backpack,” said Kwak Geum-joo, a psychology professor at Seoul National University. “Since I knew that TAs only get paid a few hundred thousand won (a few hundred dollars) a ...

2021.4.6