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Fashion Hermès, Louis Vuitton, Chanel: Winners in S.Korea’s luxury market

South Korea’s luxury goods market is becoming increasingly polarized, with ultra-high-end brands such as Hermès, Louis Vuitton and Chan...

E-commerce Luxury fashion platform Balaan files for court receivership amid slump

South Korea’s top luxury goods e-commerce platform Balaan Co. said on Monday it has filed for corporate rehabilitation with a Seoul court as t...

E-commerce Korea’s beauty wholesaler to invest $10 mn in fashion platform Balaan

South Korea’s cosmetics wholesaler Silicon2 Co. is set to invest $10 million in financially troubled luxury fashion e-commerce platform operat...

E-commerce Luxury fashion platform Balaan faces thinning coffers amid mounting loss

Concerns are growing about the financial health of South Korean luxury fashion e-commerce platform operator Balaan Co. after its net loss doubled on...

E-commerce Korea's luxury e-commerce platform Balaan completes Series C

South Korean luxury e-commerce platform operator Balaan Co. will complete the attraction of 25 billion won ($17.3 million) in investment in a Series...

E-commerce SSG.COM joins race for top spot in luxury online shopping in Korea

SSG.COM, the e-commerce brand of South Korean retail giant Shinsegae Inc., launched its online luxury goods marketplace SSG Luxury on July 3. Focusi...

Korean startups S.Korea’s luxury e-commerce startups poised to become unicorns

South Korea’s e-commerce startups are enjoying massive hikes in their valuations on the back of robust online spending by millennials and memb...