{"id":14315,"date":"2019-09-23T10:29:37","date_gmt":"2019-09-23T01:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/en\/?p=14315"},"modified":"2023-02-26T16:58:50","modified_gmt":"2023-02-26T07:58:50","slug":"online-shopping-mall-riding-new-korean-wave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/en\/features\/fashion\/2019-09-online-shopping-mall-riding-new-korean-wave\/","title":{"rendered":"The online shopping mall riding a new Korean Wave"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14315\" class=\"elementor elementor-14315\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40557a92 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40557a92\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49a8d230\" data-id=\"49a8d230\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-096739f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"096739f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Online shopping is booming and showing no sign of slowing down. Reports in recent months have shown related records being broken repeatedly in South Korea, the home of K-shopping.<\/p><p>For example, the country\u2019s online retail sales\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pulsenews.co.kr\/view.php?year=2019&amp;no=63127\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">jumped 15.9 percent<\/a>\u00a0in 2018 from the previous year, compared with just a 1.9 percent rise offline, according to the Ministry of Trade. The numbers for online shopping in South Korea continue to impress this year as well. In March, the total value of online transactions was\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theinvestor.co.kr\/view.php?ud=20190503000438\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">up another 18.6 percent<\/a>\u00a0from last year based on data from Statistics Korea, while the same agency showed an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pulsenews.co.kr\/view.php?year=2019&amp;no=486555\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">all-time high in May<\/a>\u00a0and a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pulsenews.co.kr\/view.php?year=2019&amp;no=593136\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">17.3 percent leap in June<\/a>\u00a0compared with the same month in 2018.<\/p><p>It\u2019s also interesting that onlookers are picking up on a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newidea.com.au\/korean-clothing-brands-top-10-clothing-brands-in-korea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rising K-fashion trend<\/a>, riding the so-called Korean wave, or &#8220;hallyu,&#8221; that has already built momentum through K-pop and K-beauty. During the last two fashion weeks in Seoul, global media from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.co.uk\/article\/the-rise-of-seoul-fashion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vogue<\/a>\u00a0to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.asiatimes.com\/2019\/03\/article\/koreas-kool-kids-are-hip-to-hybrid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Asia Times<\/a>\u00a0have been speculating about the direction of K-fashion.<\/p><p>Keen K-shoppers from all over the world can get their own sense at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.ssfshop.com\/main\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ssfshop.com<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dedd4cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dedd4cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">An authentic and original K-shopping experience<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97f6a57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97f6a57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Offering web-based and mobile access in Korean, English and Chinese,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.ssfshop.com\/main\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ssfshop.com<\/a>\u00a0is an online multi-lifestyle shopping mall operated by Samsung C&amp;T Fashion Group.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4437ac4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4437ac4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/SSFShop_ssfshop-main_940-halfv3-1.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDAwMTQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLnNhbXN1bmdjbnQuY29tXC91cGxvYWRcLzIuMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzNcLzIwMTlcLzA5XC9TU0ZTaG9wX3NzZnNob3AtbWFpbl85NDAtaGFsZnYzLTEucG5nIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/SSFShop_ssfshop-main_940-halfv3-1.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-40014\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/SSFShop_ssfshop-main_940-halfv3-1.png 940w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/SSFShop_ssfshop-main_940-halfv3-1-300x186.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Ssfshop.com makes a welcoming first impression, with a clear layout featuring numerous fashion and lifestyle categories and multiple language options.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-452ff2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"452ff2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The platform presents a variety of products for men, women, kids and sports including Galaxy, KUHO, LEBEIGE, Brooks, Beanpole Kids and SPA Brand 8 Seconds. The outcome is a representative showcase of what\u2019s on trend in the world of K-fashion.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b708798 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b708798\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Women\u2019s Brands<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e5ddf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0e5ddf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/SSF_1_Women-Brand_KUHO-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDAwMTUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLnNhbXN1bmdjbnQuY29tXC91cGxvYWRcLzIuMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzNcLzIwMTlcLzA5XC9TU0ZfMV9Xb21lbi1CcmFuZF9LVUhPLTEuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/SSF_1_Women-Brand_KUHO-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-40015\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/SSF_1_Women-Brand_KUHO-1.jpg 940w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/SSF_1_Women-Brand_KUHO-1-300x151.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f904292 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f904292\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><em>Men\u2019s Brands<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4888216 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4888216\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/SSF_2_Men-Brand_GALAXY-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDAwMTYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLnNhbXN1bmdjbnQuY29tXC91cGxvYWRcLzIuMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzNcLzIwMTlcLzA5XC9TU0ZfMl9NZW4tQnJhbmRfR0FMQVhZLTEuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/SSF_2_Men-Brand_GALAXY-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-40016\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/SSF_2_Men-Brand_GALAXY-1.jpg 940w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/SSF_2_Men-Brand_GALAXY-1-300x151.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d894c87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d894c87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Kids&#8217; Brands<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f291801 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f291801\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/SSF_3_Kids-Brand-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDAwMTcsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLnNhbXN1bmdjbnQuY29tXC91cGxvYWRcLzIuMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzNcLzIwMTlcLzA5XC9TU0ZfM19LaWRzLUJyYW5kLTEuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/SSF_3_Kids-Brand-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-40017\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/SSF_3_Kids-Brand-1.jpg 940w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/SSF_3_Kids-Brand-1-300x151.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14d7b28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14d7b28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>SPA Brands<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6861a87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6861a87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/SSF_4_SPA-Brand_8-Seconds-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDAwMTgsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLnNhbXN1bmdjbnQuY29tXC91cGxvYWRcLzIuMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzNcLzIwMTlcLzA5XC9TU0ZfNF9TUEEtQnJhbmRfOC1TZWNvbmRzLTEuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/SSF_4_SPA-Brand_8-Seconds-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-40018\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/SSF_4_SPA-Brand_8-Seconds-1.jpg 940w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/SSF_4_SPA-Brand_8-Seconds-1-300x151.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9934913 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9934913\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Sports Brands<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c86cca1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c86cca1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/SSF_5_Sports-Brand_BROOKS-1.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDAwMTksInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLnNhbXN1bmdjbnQuY29tXC91cGxvYWRcLzIuMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzNcLzIwMTlcLzA5XC9TU0ZfNV9TcG9ydHMtQnJhbmRfQlJPT0tTLTEucG5nIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"328\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/SSF_5_Sports-Brand_BROOKS-1.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-40019\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/SSF_5_Sports-Brand_BROOKS-1.png 1817w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/SSF_5_Sports-Brand_BROOKS-1-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/SSF_5_Sports-Brand_BROOKS-1-1024x437.png 1024w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/SSF_5_Sports-Brand_BROOKS-1-1536x655.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeedb75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aeedb75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It also brings together luxurious fashion brands from home and abroad like Balenciaga, Rick Owens, etc.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7224f00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7224f00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Luxury Brands<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d23ad0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d23ad0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/SSF_6_Luxury-Brand-1-940x350.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-40020\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/SSF_6_Luxury-Brand-1.jpg 940w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/SSF_6_Luxury-Brand-1-300x112.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fb80b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1fb80b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Fashion and lifestyle under one virtual roof<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5581bb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5581bb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>K-shopping goes well beyond fashion, however. It is about choosing a lifestyle. South Korea\u2019s online shopping boom reflects modern life, and growing demand for a diverse range of high-quality products.<\/p><p>Accordingly,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.ssfshop.com\/main\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ssfshop.com<\/a>\u00a0features various categories, including living, kitchen, bathroom, stationary, beauty and pet sections.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd23c22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bd23c22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/SSF_7_Life-Style-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDAwMjEsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLnNhbXN1bmdjbnQuY29tXC91cGxvYWRcLzIuMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzNcLzIwMTlcLzA5XC9TU0ZfN19MaWZlLVN0eWxlLTEuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/SSF_7_Life-Style-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-40021\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/SSF_7_Life-Style-1.jpg 940w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/SSF_7_Life-Style-1-300x151.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Ssfshop.com has a selection of K-shopping\u2019s rising star lifestyle products, as the website features diverse categories including food, beauty and pet products.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba5481c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba5481c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meeting K-shoppers\u2019 needs at home and abroad<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0317500 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0317500\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Somehow,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.ssfshop.com\/main\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ssfshop.com<\/a>\u00a0remains uncluttered despite the diversity it has to offer. It is a well-designed platform with easy registration and user-friendly customer service features.<\/p><p><strong>1) International size comparison chart<\/strong><\/p><p>It can be daunting to shop online via a foreign website or mobile app, so ssfshop.com provides reassurance with international size comparisons and accurate product images from numerous angles.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3544a72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3544a72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/international-size-charts-1.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDAwMjIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLnNhbXN1bmdjbnQuY29tXC91cGxvYWRcLzIuMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzNcLzIwMTlcLzA5XC9pbnRlcm5hdGlvbmFsLXNpemUtY2hhcnRzLTEucG5nIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"388\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/international-size-charts-1.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-40022\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/international-size-charts-1.png 940w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/international-size-charts-1-300x152.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">International size charts can be helpful along with accurate images of what a product looks like.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22f9970 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22f9970\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>2) Live customer service through SSF Talk<\/strong><\/p><p>Also, ssfshop.com operates \u201cSSF Talk\u201d \u2013 a service which allows anyone to start a live chat with a company representative. There is also a review function that encourages shoppers to have their say and compare notes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20f6ece elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"20f6ece\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/ssf-talk-1.png\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDAwMjMsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLnNhbXN1bmdjbnQuY29tXC91cGxvYWRcLzIuMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzNcLzIwMTlcLzA5XC9zc2YtdGFsay0xLnBuZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/ssf-talk-1.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-40023\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/ssf-talk-1.png 940w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/ssf-talk-1-300x153.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Starting a live chat is easy and reassuring with SSF Talk.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdd6663 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fdd6663\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>3) The outfit guide for fashionistas, \u201cGet the Style\u201d<\/strong><\/p><p>Another feature worth mentioning at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.ssfshop.com\/main\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ssfshop.com<\/a>\u00a0is called \u201cGet the Style.\u201d It recommends whole outfits with a price guide to inspire those who are after a certain trend. Vol. 87 offers suggestions for a casual autumn look, with loose and semi-baggy apparel on show. Previous editions were filled with tips geared for the summer and vacation season, and shoppers can flick through the back catalog for more ideas.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c980ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0c980ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/SSFShop_get-the-style_940-1.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDAwMjQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9uZXdzLnNhbXN1bmdjbnQuY29tXC91cGxvYWRcLzIuMFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvc2l0ZXNcLzNcLzIwMTlcLzA5XC9TU0ZTaG9wX2dldC10aGUtc3R5bGVfOTQwLTEuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"339\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/SSFShop_get-the-style_940-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-40024\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/SSFShop_get-the-style_940-1.jpg 940w, https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/upload\/2.0\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/09\/SSFShop_get-the-style_940-1-300x132.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Ssfshop.com\u2019s \u201cGet the Style\u201d feature helps shoppers stay on trend by suggesting a series of whole outfits.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8b36e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b8b36e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>4) Home fitting service for VIP customers<\/strong><\/p><p>A high standard of service can additionally be found in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.ssfshop.com\/main\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ssfshop.com<\/a>\u2019s domestic only home fitting service for VIP customers. This customized domestic delivery service is a totally new approach to buying apparel, and is especially helpful for those who find it difficult or uncomfortable to choose sizes and colors online. It works by sending customers two extra versions of the product they buy, so they can receive up to three different colors and sizes and keep the one they like best.<\/p><p>These personal touches maintain the kind of warmth that people have valued in brick and mortar stores for centuries, but clearly shoppers are loving the convenience offered by browsing and filling their basket behind a screen. In a country with the highest proportion of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.yna.co.kr\/view\/AEN20190206001200325\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">smartphone users<\/a>\u00a0worldwide, K-shopping\u2019s brand of online retail will be a fascinating example to watch.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Online shopping is booming and showing no sign of slowing down. Reports in recent months have shown related records being broken repeatedly in South Korea, the home of K-shopping. For example, the country\u2019s online retail sales\u00a0jumped 15.9 percent\u00a0in 2018 from the previous year, compared with just a 1.9 percent rise offline, according to the Ministry [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14638,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fashion"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The online shopping mall riding a new Korean Wave - Samsung C&amp;T Newsroom<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/news.samsungcnt.com\/en\/features\/fashion\/2019-09-online-shopping-mall-riding-new-korean-wave\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The online shopping mall riding a new Korean Wave - Samsung C&amp;T Newsroom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Online shopping is booming and showing no sign of slowing down. 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