Late Lunar New Year Gifts... Same-Day Delivery Available During the Holiday

Lotte Department Store will expand its holiday set direct delivery service to all stores in the Seoul area until the 10th.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] The distribution industry has expanded delivery services during the Lunar New Year holiday period to extend the peak sales days by even one day.

◆Department Stores "Same-Day Delivery"= Lotte Department Store announced on the 8th that it will expand its holiday set immediate delivery service to all stores in the Seoul area. The immediate delivery service offers quick delivery within 3 hours to addresses within 5 km of the purchase store when purchasing holiday gift sets worth 90,000 KRW or more. This service will operate until the day before the Lunar New Year holiday, on the 10th.

Hyundai Department Store operates a holiday imminent delivery service that provides same-day immediate delivery for gift sets purchased by the 11th at six stores nationwide, including the Seoul Apgujeong Main Store, Sinchon Store, Mia Store, D-Cube City, Busan Store, and Ulsan Dong-gu Store. Customers within a 5 km radius of each store who order by 5 PM on the same day can receive delivery that evening. Nine stores nationwide, including the Trade Center Store which closes the day before the Lunar New Year, as well as Cheonho Store, Mokdong Store, Jungdong Store, Kintex Store, Pangyo Store, Daegu Store, Ulsan Store, and Chungcheong Store, will provide the holiday imminent delivery service until the 10th, the day before the holiday.

Olive Young operates the same-day delivery service "Oneul Dream" during the Lunar New Year holiday period, except on the day of the Lunar New Year (the 12th).

◆Delivery Service During the Holiday Period= CJ Olive Young offers immediate delivery "Today Dream" service for eligible products purchased through its official online mall and mobile app during the holiday period, excluding Lunar New Year day, with delivery within 3 hours in service areas. Depending on the delivery option, the ‘3!4! Delivery’ which delivers between 3 and 4 PM accepts orders until 12:59 PM on the 11th, while the ‘Fast Delivery’ with delivery within 3 hours and the ‘Midnight Delivery’ between 10 PM and midnight accept orders until 7:59 PM on the same day.

KGC Ginseng Corporation also operates a same-day order and same-day delivery service for customers who could not purchase gifts in advance by noon on the 10th. Customers can visit any nationwide Jeonggwanjang road shop or check available products and delivery areas by phone to apply, and the products will be delivered in real time on the same day.

GS25 anticipates a significant increase in customers using the ‘GS25 Half-Price Courier’ service operated by GS Networks during the Lunar New Year holiday and has launched promotions including discount coupons. The Half-Price Courier uses the GS25 logistics network, with shipments sent from GS25 stores and picked up by customers, operating 365 days a year including holidays, making it the only nationwide courier service with such continuous operation. During this Lunar New Year holiday period, courier service is available starting from 1,100 KRW with a maximum discount of 500 KRW.

An industry insider said, "As more people hesitate about visiting their hometowns until just before the holiday, demand for Lunar New Year gifts is expected to remain strong this week as well," adding, "What is different from previous years is that since Valentine’s Day coincides with the holiday period, more places are providing delivery services throughout the holiday period except on Lunar New Year day."

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