Hyundai Department Store Aims for Paper Receipt 'Zero'... "Accelerating Eco-Friendly Management"

Hyundai Department Store will implement an electronic receipt priority issuance service starting from the 27th.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] Hyundai Department Store announced on the 26th that starting from the 27th, it will implement an electronic receipt priority issuance service at 16 department stores nationwide, including the Apgujeong Main Store, and 8 Hyundai Premium Outlets, including the Gimpo branch.

With the introduction of this service, when customers accumulate or use H Points upon purchasing products, paper receipt issuance will be discontinued, and electronic receipts will be provided only through the Hyundai Department Store integrated membership H Points or the Hyundai Department Store application (app). The service applies to H Point members, and the target will be expanded within the year.

Hyundai Department Store plans to promote participation by sending app installation messages and explaining the advantages of the electronic receipt priority issuance service to customers who cannot receive electronic receipts because they do not have the H Point or Hyundai Department Store app installed.

As of last year, approximately 160 million paper receipts were issued at Hyundai Department Store and Hyundai Outlet. Considering the average length of a paper receipt (25cm), this is equivalent to one lap around the Earth (about 40,000 km). Replacing these with electronic receipts is expected to have the same effect as planting about 1,700 30-year-old trees and can reduce annual carbon emissions by 480 tons.

A Hyundai Department Store official said, “We introduced the electronic receipt priority issuance service to realize the social value of environmental protection and to quickly respond to customer demands,” adding, “We will continue to establish ourselves as an eco-friendly platform in daily life through various eco-friendly campaigns that customers can participate in.”

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