'E-commerce Shopping Festival' Unfolds in May, the Month of Family

Tmon to Hold 'First Week' for One Week Starting from the 1st
Coupang Launches 'Cheer Up Korea, Gyeongbuk Sale Festa'

In celebration of Family Month in May, e-commerce companies are launching a 'shopping battle.' With the spread of non-face-to-face (untact) consumption due to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and consumers preparing gifts for Family Month, various events and special exhibitions featuring discount benefits have been organized.

Tmon (CEO Lee Jin-won) announced on the 1st that it will hold 'First Week,' the largest monthly shopping event, from the 1st to the 7th to commemorate Family Month in May, offering up to 62% benefits through discounts and points accumulation. First, through the 'Roulette Event,' Super Save members can receive up to a 50% discount coupon worth up to 50,000 KRW four times a day, while general customers can receive up to a 30% discount coupon once a day. An unlimited points accumulation event is also underway. Up to 20,000 KRW can be accumulated per payment, with no limit on the number of purchases. On the First Day, Super Save members accumulate 10% of the payment amount, and general customers accumulate 5%, both unlimited. From the 2nd to the 7th, Super Save members can accumulate 7%, and general customers 3%, unlimited. Additionally, Super Save members receive an extra 2% accumulation, bringing the maximum benefit to 62%.

From the 1st to the 3rd, the 'Challenge 100x Points Event' allows customers to earn up to 10,000 KRW in points for just 100 KRW. On the 1st, new Super Save members can receive up to 10,000 KRW, existing Super Save members up to 5,000 KRW, and general customers up to 2,500 KRW in points. Customers can participate by purchasing the '100 KRW Deal' through the event page, and since the amount is distributed on a first-come, first-served basis, the sooner you participate, the greater the benefit. Lee Jin-won, CEO of Tmon, said, "In celebration of Family Month in May, we prepared this event so that customers can shop for gifts as well as all products needed in daily life at unprecedented prices."

Wemakeprice also opens 'Super Wemakeprice Day' for four days from the 1st to the 4th, offering a total of 144 super special time deal products. The 144 super time deal products are revealed three at a time every two hours from midnight on the 1st for four days. Key products include ▲Comme des Gar?ons women's cardigan for 179,000 KRW ▲Everland weekday and weekend all-day free pass for 29,900 KRW ▲Seven Liner air pressure massager for 87,900 KRW ▲Fresh Easy steak for 7,900 KRW ▲Jin Bibimmyun 16 packs for 9,810 KRW ▲Small abalone 25g~30g each for 350 KRW, etc.

Every day at 10 a.m. during the event, the 'Family Month Gifts' theme opens. Key products include ▲CheongKwanJang Everytime 30 packets for 69,900 KRW ▲Hanssem Sam Kids 1305 storage cabinet for 105,900 KRW ▲24K gold carnation gift set for 3,900 KRW ▲Kongsuni singing color board drawing pad for 15,900 KRW, all offered at unprecedented discount prices rarely seen. One of the core corners of Super Wemakeprice Day, 'Super PICK,' offers popular brands and record-breaking benefits every month. In May, Makino Chaya, Tous Les Jours, CJ, GS25, Dunkin' Donuts, and Osulloc participate, selling e-coupons with up to 34% discounts. Additionally, various events such as up to 40% overlapping discount coupons and special prices in the Super Brand Hall are held.

Coupang is collaborating with Gyeongsangbuk-do to hold the 'Cheer Up Korea, Gyeongbuk Sale Festa' special exhibition. In this event, over 1,500 products from 107 companies in the Gyeongbuk region can be purchased with Rocket Delivery. Local specialties can be received by 7 a.m. the next day via Rocket Fresh. Discount benefits have also been added. Supported by Gyeongsangbuk-do, this event offers immediate discounts worth 700 million KRW. Customers can purchase Gyeongbuk region products at prices discounted by up to 30%. Coupang will additionally spend 700 million KRW on advertising to promote Gyeongbuk region products.

This special exhibition runs throughout May. 'Cheer Up Korea' is a project for regional coexistence, where Coupang directly purchases products from local companies that lost sales channels due to the economic downturn caused by COVID-19. From the 7th to the 30th of last month, Coupang introduced 2,274 products in the first 'Cheer Up Korea' special exhibition in cooperation with 142 companies from seven regions: Daegu, Gyeongbuk, Gyeongnam, Daejeon, Chungbuk, Gwangju, and Jeju. Furthermore, Coupang is accepting applications for participation in the second 'Cheer Up Korea' special exhibition through the seven local governments of Daegu, Gyeongbuk, Gyeongnam, Daejeon, Chungbuk, Gwangju, and Jeju to collaborate with more local mini-enterprises. The second exhibition is scheduled to start in June, and Coupang plans to continue the 'Cheer Up Korea' special exhibition until the end of 2020.

Yoon Hye-young, Vice President of Retail at Coupang, said, "With the support of Gyeongbuk, we have promoted the sales of products from Gyeongbuk region companies facing difficulties and provided generous discount benefits to Coupang customers. Coupang will continue to strive for coexistence with local communities."

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