GS25 Holds Ceremony for 30 Years of 'Long-Term Operating Store Owners'... Fourth in History

Operating GS25 Singuro Branch Since 1993

GS25 announced on the 17th that its fourth long-term store owner, who has operated a convenience store for over 30 years, has emerged.

Kim Jeong-inja, who started GS25 Singuro Branch on July 15, 1993, became the fourth store owner to have managed GS25 for more than 30 years this year. On the 12th, GS25 held a long-term store owner commemorative ceremony at GS25 Singuro Branch and presented Kim Jeong-inja with a 30th anniversary commemorative plaque and a 30th anniversary commemorative plate made of 10 don of pure gold. The ceremony was attended by nine executives and employees, including Jeong Jae-hyung, head of GS Retail Convenience Store Business Division, as well as 14 nearby GS25 store owners and sales managers (OFC) who had supported Kim Jeong-inja.

Kim Jeong-inja, a business owner (sixth from the left), and Jeong Jae-hyung, head of GS Retail Convenience Store Business Division (eighth from the left), are taking a commemorative photo at the Long-term Business Owners Ceremony held on the 12th. Photo by GS Retail

Kim Jeong-inja said, "When I first started the convenience store, I was confident that it was a business that could develop in the future, and I wanted to work with a Korean brand if possible, which is how I became connected with GS25. At first, it was so difficult that ordering alone took 5 to 6 hours, and I was determined to do it for only five years, but now it has already been 30 years. Sometimes when customers I don’t know come and say they used to visit often when they were young, I feel the worth of having managed the store for such a long time," she shared her thoughts.

Jeong Jae-hyung, Executive Director of the Convenience Store Business Division, said, "The long-term store owners who started GS25 convenience stores in the early 1990s are the main players and living witnesses who pioneered and grew today’s convenience store market together with GS25. We will practice ESG management that grows together with store owners through industry-leading win-win efforts."

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