Korean stores woo high-spending VIPs

Published: 14-Feb-2014
Retail

Premium customers get designated shopping zones in Korean department stores

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Korean department stores are trying new ways to woo high-spending VIP customers. The Shinsegae Department Store in Seoul’s upscale Gangnam district, for instance, offers a spacious shopping zone for premium customers with a ‘select’ beauty shop.

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