[Photo News] Juun.J at Harrods

(Samsung C&T)Samsung C&T‘s menswear brand JUUN.J has opened a pop-up store in Harrods Department Store in London, UK, the company said Tuesday. The store will be open for two months featuring collection items from the 2016 F/W and 2017 S/S seasons, as well as collaboration items with Japanese illustrator Hajime Sorayama. JUUN.J is currently being sold in 125 stores in 30 countries. (hjwon@heraldcorp.com)

BusinessDec. 20, 2016

[Photo News] 2nd Shake Shack in Seoul to open Saturday

2ND SEOUL SHAKE SHACK -- US premium burger chain Shake Shack will open its second outlet in Cheongdam-dong of Seoul’s Gangnam district Saturday, according to the brand’s South Korean licensee SPC Group. The outlet, located on Dosan-daero, will open at 11 a.m. (SPC Group)

IndustryDec. 13, 2016

[Photo News] First E-mart in Vietnam

Shoppers in Ho Chi Minh look closely at a brochure listing an array of discounted Korean products at the E-mart Go Vap branch. The first E-mart store in Vietnam announced Sunday it would kick off a discount event in collaboration with state-run trade promotion agency KOTRA by Dec 7. Yonhap

IndustryNov. 27, 2016

[Photo News] Kimchi sharing

LS Group Chairman Koo Ja-yeol takes part in a kimchi making event with executives and employees Saturday in Anseong City of southern Gyeonggi Province. LS Group delivered kimchi to local community centers and 1,500 low-income families in the region. (Yonhap)

IndustryNov. 27, 2016

[Photo News] Shinsegae and Alipay expand partnership

(Shinsegae Duty Free)SHINSEGAE’S PARTNERSHIP WITH ALIPAY -- Shinsegae Group signed Wednesday an agreement with Chinese mobile payment solution Alipay, expanding their cooperation beyond department stores and duty-free stores to include five major affiliates including Shinsegae Property, E-mart, Withme, Starbucks Coffee Korea and Shinsegae Simon. From left: Yang Chun-Man, CFO and executive vice president of corporate office at Shinsegae Group, Kweon Hyeuk-Goo, president of Shinsegae Corporate Off

IndustryNov. 23, 2016

[Photo News] Premium household electronics soar

PREMIUM PRODUCTS SOAR -- Dyson products are displayed for sale at Lotte Department Store in Sogong-dong, Seoul on Tuesday. While sales of household electronics rose 18.1 percent from January to October this year overall, sales of premium vacuums including those from Dyson rose 78 percent, showing that premium products remain strong even in a sluggish economy. (Yonhap)

IndustryNov. 22, 2016

[Photo News] Startup Market

Participants celebrate the launch of KRX Startup Market at a conference hall at the Seoul office of KRX in Yeouido, western Seoul, Monday. From left: Lee Young, head of Korea Venture Business Women’s Association; Hwang Rok, CEO of Korea Credit Guarantee Fund; Hwang Young-key, chairman of Korea Financial Investment Association; Lee Byung-rhae, standing commissioner at Securities and Futures Commission; Jeong Chan-woo, CEO of Korea Exchange;Kwon Seon-joo, CEO of Industrial Bank of Korea; and Choi

Nov. 14, 2016

[Photo News] Marathon for love

MARATHON FOR LOVE -- Participants cheer before starting the “Challenge for Love 63” marathon held inside the 63 Building in Yeouido, Seoul, Sunday. Hosted by Hanwha Life Insurance, the marathon involves running up 1,251 flights of stairs to the top of the building. By taking part in the marathon, participants donate tickets to diverse attractions inside the 63 Building to underprivileged children. (Yonhap)

IndustryNov. 13, 2016

[Photo News] Wearable health care device

WEARABLE HEALTHCARE DEVICE -- Models show the NEOFIT, a wearable healthcare device, developed by KT, which automatically recognizes the type of exercise being performed and counts the moves and the calories burned via an app. NEOFIT is able to recognize some 100 types of exercises including squats, lunges and dumbbell shoulder presses, according to KT. (Yonhap)

IndustryNov. 13, 2016

[Photo News] What's in store

Participants converse before the opening of the 28th annual General Assembly of the Korea-US Business Council held at the Seoul headquarters of the Federation of Korean Industries on Thursday. Some 70 business leaders and government officials from Korea and US came to the meeting considered the highest-level joint business consultative body. The event came one day after the election of Donald Trump as the next US president. (Yonhap)

Nov. 10, 2016

[Photo News] Calling home

Soldiers use incoming-only cellphones provided by LG Uplus to talk with family members. The company, which supplied the cellphones from January this year to help boost the military’s welfare, said the accumulated traffic from the phones at the facilities of the Army, Navy, Air Force and the Marine Corps reached 240 million minutes as of the end of last month. (Defense Ministry)

IndustryNov. 10, 2016

[Photo News] Part-timers' union

Former and current part-time employees of McDonald’s Korea hold a press conference in Seoul on Thursday announcing they are forming a labor union. McDonald’s Korea has been embroiled in controversy over allegedly heavy workload and poor working conditions. The union said it will request the right for collective negotiation. (Yonhap)

IndustryNov. 10, 2016

[Photo News] Ingress competition to take place in Seoul

INGRESS EVENT IN SEOUL -- Niantic, the developer of the smash hit augmented reality mobile game “Pokemon Go” will host a competition for its earlier-launched AR-based game “Ingress” in Jamsil, Seoul from Friday to Sunday. “Ingress” is a multiplayer mobile game utilizing AR technology in which users, belonging to teams, must capture “portals” at places of cultural significance and create virtual triangular “control fields” over geographical areas. The event, titled “Ingress Anomaly Via Seoul Noir

TechnologyNov. 10, 2016

[Photo News] Children's advocate

Google introduces a special logo to commemorate Nov. 9, the 117th birthday of the late Bang Jung-hwan, a pioneer of literature and rights for children. He led the establishment of the Children’s Day holiday in Korea. (Google Korea)

IndustryNov. 9, 2016

[Photo News] Business coordination

Finance Minister Yoo Il-ho (second from left) talks with US Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (left), US Ambassador to China Max Baucus (third from left) and US Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert at the government complex in Seoul on Tuesday. The meeting was arranged to discuss business cooperation between Korea and the US in the region, the ministry said. (Ministry of Strategy and Finance)

Nov. 8, 2016

[Photo News] Entrepreneurship competition

HSBC Korea CEO Martin Tricaud (center) and JA Korea CEO Kim Tae-joon (left of center) pose with Korean high schoolers who won an entrepreneurship competition at Olympic Parktel in Seoul on Saturday. The competition offers students a chance to experience running a business and selling products in the real market, the bank said. (HSBC Korea)

Nov. 7, 2016

[Photo News] Brushing up

Models and beauty creator Risabae (second from left) showcase makeup brushes and other products of Real Techniques by Sam and Nic Chapman, makeup artists and YouTube sensations, during a launch ceremony in Nonhyeon-dong, Seoul, Thursday. (Yonhap)

IndustryNov. 3, 2016

[Photo News] Sharing Fintech know-how

KEB Hana Bank CEO Ham Young-joo (right) shakes hands with Gao Zhuang, president of the Yanbian branch of the Bank of Jilin, Wednesday, after signing a memorandum of understanding to share KEB Hana’s fintech knowledge. (KEB Hana Bank)

Nov. 3, 2016

[Photo News] Christmas coming

A visitor looks at a Christmas tree and ornaments displayed at the event Food Week Korea 2015, held at Coex, Samseong-dong, Seoul, Wednesday. (Yonhap)

IndustryNov. 2, 2016

[Photo News] For renewable energy biz

Korea Electric Power Corp. CEO Cho Hwan-eik (center) poses for a photo with South Jeolla Province Gov. Lee Nak-yeon (left) and Jeju Gov. Won Hee-ryong, after agreeing to facilitate renewable energy business in the regions at the Kim Dae-jung Convention Center in Gwangju, South Jeolla Province, Wednesday. (KEPCO)

IndustryNov. 2, 2016