South Korea
Homegrown Asian Labels Challenge Western Imports
Fashion brands from South Korea, China and Japan are becoming serious rivals of their Western peers as Asian consumers become increasingly confident in their own style and take pride in buying home-grown labels.
Homegrown Asian Labels Challenge Western Imports
Fashion brands from South Korea, China and Japan are becoming serious rivals of their Western peers as Asian consumers become increasingly confident in their own style and take pride in buying home-grown labels.
MCM Aims For $2 Billion Sales in Five Years
MCM, the brand owned and run by one of South Korea's best-known female entrepreneurs, Sung-Joo Kim, aims to more than double sales to $2 billion within five years, tapping into shoppers' growing appetite for niche luxury brands.
MCM Aims For $2 Billion Sales in Five Years
MCM, the brand owned and run by one of South Korea's best-known female entrepreneurs, Sung-Joo Kim, aims to more than double sales to $2 billion within five years, tapping into shoppers' growing appetite for niche luxury brands.
A Populist Approach at Seoul Fashion Week
Featuring celebrity endorsements, accessible price points and a mega-watt K-pop soundtrack, South Korea’s designer showcase wrapped up this weekend in a heady mix of fanfare meets fan culture.
A Populist Approach at Seoul Fashion Week
Featuring celebrity endorsements, accessible price points and a mega-watt K-pop soundtrack, South Korea’s designer showcase wrapped up this weekend in a heady mix of fanfare meets fan culture.
South Korean Consumer Shares Tumble as China Relations Cool
South Korean consumer shares, 2015’s stock-market darlings as tourists from China flocked to Seoul department stores, are now among the nation’s worst performers this year as a missile spat cools relations between the neighbours.
South Korean Consumer Shares Tumble as China Relations Cool
South Korean consumer shares, 2015’s stock-market darlings as tourists from China flocked to Seoul department stores, are now among the nation’s worst performers this year as a missile spat cools relations between the neighbours.
The China Edit | Optimism at LVMH, Lunar New Year Travel, Factories Pause
The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.
The China Edit | Optimism at LVMH, Lunar New Year Travel, Factories Pause
The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.
Chinese Shoppers in South Korea Shun Luxury for Local Brands
Chinese visitors to South Korea are buying less from global luxury mainstays like Louis Vuitton and Chanel in favour of cheaper homegrown brands, as young, independent travellers make up a bigger share of tourists.
Chinese Shoppers in South Korea Shun Luxury for Local Brands
Chinese visitors to South Korea are buying less from global luxury mainstays like Louis Vuitton and Chanel in favour of cheaper homegrown brands, as young, independent travellers make up a bigger share of tourists.
South Korea Exporters Look for Boost From Cosmetics Shipments
As South Korea suffers from a prolonged drop in exports, one industry is posting double-digit growth in shipments and grabbing the attention of policy makers searching for a new growth engine — cosmetics.
South Korea Exporters Look for Boost From Cosmetics Shipments
As South Korea suffers from a prolonged drop in exports, one industry is posting double-digit growth in shipments and grabbing the attention of policy makers searching for a new growth engine — cosmetics.
Koreans Get 80 Percent Off Armani Online as MERS Raises Recession Risk
As Korean shoppers shun public places over the spread of Middle East respiratory syndrome, Shinsegae is offering online discounts of as much as 80 percent on brands including Armani Exchange and Vivienne Westwood.
Koreans Get 80 Percent Off Armani Online as MERS Raises Recession Risk
As Korean shoppers shun public places over the spread of Middle East respiratory syndrome, Shinsegae is offering online discounts of as much as 80 percent on brands including Armani Exchange and Vivienne Westwood.
Softbank Invests $1B in South Korean Online Retailer Coupang
South Korean online shopping site Coupang has secured a $1 billion investment from Japanese Internet company Softbank Corp.
Softbank Invests $1B in South Korean Online Retailer Coupang
South Korean online shopping site Coupang has secured a $1 billion investment from Japanese Internet company Softbank Corp.
A Fashion Week Just For Me
Fashion’s biggest players are staging increasingly elaborate shows in off-piste locations — beyond the noise of traditional fashion weeks — to generate dedicated global media coverage and activate regional markets.
A Fashion Week Just For Me
Fashion’s biggest players are staging increasingly elaborate shows in off-piste locations — beyond the noise of traditional fashion weeks — to generate dedicated global media coverage and activate regional markets.