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 i ...
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 city, capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the North Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea ...
neighborhood of
Apgujeong, was opened in 1985. Its major competitors are
Lotte Department Store,
Shinsegae,
Hanwha Galleria, etc.
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 th ...
* 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
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List of South Korean retailers
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Economy of South Korea
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List of South Korean companies
References
External links
Hyundai Department Store Group
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Retail companies of South Korea
Retail companies established in 1971