Bodyfriend Reports 100% Increase in Massage Chair Sales for Employee Welfare Compared to Previous Year

Not Only Productivity Improvement but Also Employee Welfare: A Win-Win Situation

Bodyfriend recently announced on the 28th that the sales volume of massage chairs sold for employee welfare purposes has increased by 100% compared to the previous year. Photo by Bodyfriend

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] Bodyfriend announced on the 28th that the sales volume of massage chairs sold for employee welfare recently increased by 100% compared to the previous year.

As massage chairs are increasingly recognized as one of the employee welfare elements in companies, employees of companies that have installed massage chairs also ranked massage chairs as the best welfare benefit.

According to Bodyfriend, as of last year, 607 massage chairs were installed at NongHyup Life Insurance. They are also supplying around 1,000 units each to Hyundai Motor Company and Kia. The company added that the installation of massage chairs is steadily increasing not only in companies but also in institutions and local governments.

Bodyfriend explained that the increase in purchases of massage chairs by companies and institutions helps improve actual productivity and also raises employee satisfaction. It is analyzed that it helps relieve physical fatigue as well as stress and mental fatigue, and has an impact on improving work efficiency.

Bodyfriend explained that companies that initially purchased a small number of units for trial operation and found high employee satisfaction are increasingly seeking to acquire more units. For example, they introduced a case where a company that installed massage chairs in major affiliates, seeing high usage rates and satisfaction among employees, promoted the introduction of massage chairs to other affiliates as well.

A Bodyfriend official said, “As more companies consider expanding employee welfare recently, massage chairs are receiving a lot of attention as an ‘office welfare item’ that helps employees rest well while improving work efficiency,” adding, “Especially ahead of Labor Day on May 1st, inquiries from corporate customers seeking to introduce massage chairs for employee welfare have noticeably increased.”

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