Demand for fresh food via online shopping continues to rise in South Korea, prompting major e-commerce platforms to offer new services for grocery shoppers.
Coupang recently launched “Fine Table” via its fast delivery service, Rocket Wow, offering some 200 food products, ranging from premium beef to fruit, seafood, and pastries from better-known bakeries.
Online grocer Orga Whole Foods made a drastic change to its supply chain by cutting off middlemen, such as stores or warehouses, to allow next-day delivery.
Thus, products such as free-range eggs and non-antibiotic shrimp were brought from the source to customers.
The shrimp is caught off the coast of South Jeolla Province and delivered on ice within a day.
Instead of putting an expiration date, Orga placed a production date on the label.
WeMakePrice recently announced it would fully refund shoppers dissatisfied with the quality of perishable goods they sold.
The return rate was nearly zero during the trial period of the quality assurance service, as the company vowed to offer fresh groceries.
Moves to offer new grocery shopping services come as more shoppers have been taking to the internet out of health concerns.
According to eBay Korea, sales of fresh groceries increased 19 percent between Sept. 14 and 23 from the same period last year, while sales of overall staple goods jumped 17 percent.
The company says the data reflects multiple factors that are affected by one another.


Syrah Resources and Tesla Extend Deadline on Graphite Supply Dispute to March
U.S. Moves to Expand Chevron License and Control Venezuelan Oil Sales
Jamie Dimon Signals Possible Five More Years as JPMorgan CEO Amid Ongoing Succession Speculation
BYD Shares Rise in Hong Kong on Reports of Battery Supply Talks With Ford
White House Pressures PJM to Act as Data Center Energy Demand Threatens Grid Reliability
xAI Restricts Grok Image Editing After Sexualized AI Images Trigger Global Scrutiny
TikTok Expands AI Age-Detection Technology Across Europe Amid Rising Regulatory Pressure
Trump Criticizes NYSE Texas Expansion, Calls Dallas Exchange a Blow to New York
China Halts Shipments of Nvidia H200 AI Chips, Forcing Suppliers to Pause Production
TSMC Shares Hit Record High as AI Chip Demand Fuels Strong Q4 Earnings
Google Seeks Delay on Data-Sharing Order as It Appeals Landmark Antitrust Ruling
Microsoft Strikes Landmark Soil Carbon Credit Deal With Indigo Carbon to Boost Carbon-Negative Goal
China Considers New Rules to Limit Purchases of Foreign AI Chips Amid Growing Demand
Tesla Revives Dojo Supercomputer Project With AI5 Chip at the Core
Micron to Buy Powerchip Fab for $1.8 Billion, Shares Surge Nearly 10%
Proposed Rio Tinto–Glencore Merger Faces China Regulatory Hurdles and Asset Sale Pressure 



