date:Jul 22, 2014
Shinsegae Group, the nations largest retailer, is planning to expand in Koreas crowded convenience store sector, aiming to open 1,000 With Me outlets by the end of this year.
Shinsegae, which owns Emart and Shinsegae Department Store, acquired With Me, a mid-size convenience store operator, in December.
The industrys top three players ― BGF Retails CU, GS Retails GS25 and Lotte Shoppings 7-Eleven ― currently dominate more than 90 percent of the market, which consists of some 25,000 stores na