South Korean fashion retailer ADLV opens in Vietnam
Dec 19, 2022 18:10 pm UTC| Economy Business Life
South Korean fashion label Acme De La Vie (ADLV) has opened its first store in Vietnam inside the Thiso Mall in Ho Chi Minh City in partnership with local distributor Tam Son International. ADLV also expanded in...
Looking to work in a bank? Better hide those tattoos and piercings
Dec 19, 2022 16:40 pm UTC| Life
For all the talk of the pandemic having relaxed our workplace dress code, the truth is that you would be best not turn up in loungewear in certain sectors, even in 2022. Research we conducted in the French banking industry...
Thinking of buying a battery to help power your home? Here's what you need to know
Dec 19, 2022 16:35 pm UTC| Life
Batteries are undoubtedly part of our energy future. Should you put one in your home now to store solar output, manage your energy use and cut costs? It really depends on what you want to achieve. Studies in 2017 and...
How to live up to the true spirit of Christmas
Dec 19, 2022 16:33 pm UTC| Life
If the media, popular entertainment, and retail habits are taken as indicators then the celebration of Christmas is no longer just the reserve of Christians. This has some consequences for the religious and non-religious...
McDonald’s to adopt automatic payment system for drive-thru in S. Korea
Dec 19, 2022 09:35 am UTC| Economy Business Technology Life
McDonalds Korea will adopt an automatic tolling system dubbed Hi-Pass allows drivers to pay tolls without having to stop at toll booths on major expressways for its drive-thru (DT) service. The South Korean unit of...
McDonald's to use 100% solar power for US supply chain
Dec 19, 2022 06:42 am UTC| Nature Economy Business Life
McDonalds will purchase 470,000 megawatt hours of renewable energy every year from Enel North Americas Blue Jay solar project in Texas to support all of the energy needs of its US logistics supply chain. The fast-food...
IKEA Korea's sales drop 9% to suffer first decline since entering S. Korean market
Dec 18, 2022 09:26 am UTC| Economy Business Life
IKEA Koreas sales plunged 9 percent to US$475 million for its fiscal year 2022, suffering its first sales after eight years of continuous growth in its South Korean operations.. The South Korean arm of the Swedish...
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