Convenience Store Industry Association Unanimously Approves Emart24 Membership Enrollment

Chairman Lee Geon-jun "Hope for Convenience Store Industry Development"

Logo of the Korea Convenience Store Industry Association.
[Photo by Korea Convenience Store Industry Association]

The Korea Convenience Store Industry Association announced on the 15th at its regular general meeting and board meeting that it unanimously approved Emart24's membership. With this, Emart24 became the fifth member company of the Convenience Store Industry Association.

Lee Geon-jun, chairman of the Convenience Store Industry Association, said, "We congratulate and welcome Emart24's membership, and hope that Emart24's joining this year, the 30th anniversary of the association's founding, will serve as a stepping stone for the development of the convenience store industry."

Emart24 acquired WithMe FS in December 2013, started its convenience store business in July 2014, and began full-scale franchise operations. In August 2017, it changed its name and brand to Emart24, opened its 3,000th store in 2018, and its 5,000th store in 2020. Last year, it achieved the milestone of opening its 6,000th store and recorded profitable management.

Kim Jang-wook, CEO of Emart24, stated, "We are pleased to join the Convenience Store Industry Association, the representative organization of domestic convenience store franchise headquarters. As a member company, we will faithfully fulfill our responsibilities and obligations and contribute to the development of the convenience store industry together with other leading member companies by expanding social contribution activities."

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