Hyundai Department Store Group () is a South Korean retail conglomerate that spun off from
Hyundai Group
Hyundai Group (; ) is a South Korean conglomerate founded by Chung Ju-yung. The first company in the group was founded in 1947 as a construction company. With government assistance, Chung and his family members rapidly expanded into various in ...
in 1999. The company began as Keumgang
Development Industries established in 1971. It opened its first store in
Ulsan
Ulsan (), officially the Ulsan Metropolitan City is South Korea's seventh-largest metropolitan city and the eighth-largest city overall, with a population of over 1.1 million inhabitants. It is located in the south-east of the country, neighboring ...
in 1977. The flagship store, in the affluent
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ...
neighborhood of
Apgujeong
Apgujeong-dong (; ) is a ward of Gangnam-gu in Seoul, South Korea. It is considered one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in South Korea. It was reported that housing price of Apgujeong-dong is approximately US$28,300 per one square meter bKorea M ...
, was opened in 1985. Its major competitors are
Lotte Department Store
Lotte Department Store () is a Korean retail company established in 1979, and headquartered in Sogong-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea. Lotte Department Store offers retail consumer goods and services and is one out of 8 business units of Lotte ...
,
Shinsegae
Shinsegae (, ) is a South Korean department store franchise, along with several other businesses, headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. The firm is an affiliate of Shinsegae Group, South Korea's leading retail chaebol, and one of the big three de ...
,
Hanwha Galleria
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Group families
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Hyundai Department Store
Hyundai Department Store (Korean: 현대백화점 주식회사, Hanja: 現代百貨店株式會社), together with Lotte Department Store and Shinsegae, is one of the three major department store chains in South Korea. Its parent company is the H ...
* Hyundai Department Store Duty Free
* Hyundai Home Shopping
* Handsome
* Hyundai Green Food
* Hyundai Livart
* Hyundai L&C
* Hyundai Rental Care
* Hyundai Dream Tour
* Hyundai Ezwel
* Hyundai Everdigm
* Hyundai Bioland
See also
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Chaebol
A chaebol (, ; ) is a large industrial South Korean conglomerate run and controlled by an individual or family. A chaebol often consists of multiple diversified affiliates, controlled by a person or group whose power over the group often exc ...
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List of South Korean retailers
This is a list of retailers based or operating in South Korea.
Bookstores
* Bandi & Luni's
* Books Libro
* Kyobo Book Centre
* Youngpoong Bookstore
Cosmetics and skincare
* Amorepacific Corporation
* Banila Co.
* BOONS - 신세계 분스
* T ...
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Economy of South Korea
The economy of South Korea is a highly developed mixed economy. By nominal GDP, it has the 5th largest economy in Asia and the 13th largest in the world. South Korea is notable for its rapid economic development from an underdeveloped natio ...
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List of South Korean companies
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to:
People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby unio ...
References
External links
Hyundai Department Store Group
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Retail companies of South Korea
Retail companies established in 1971