emart

Emart Inc. is the largest retailer in South Korea. There were 160 stores across the country as of December 2016. It was founded on 12 November 1993 by Shinsegae as the first discount retailer in South Korea. Emart is Korea's oldest and largest discount store chain, with a total sales volume exceeding US$9.4 billion in 2009. With new store openings and the acquisition of Walmart Korea in 2006, Emart enjoys its retail leadership in the discount store market. Emart offers everything from food to clothes to diapers and provides a huge variety of merchandise. Emart has a website where products can be bought or viewed online. Emart is the first Korean retailer to open a retail store in China. In January 2011, there were 27 stores in China. By February 2014, China's store count shrunk to 13 stores. History Emart opened its first store in Chang-dong, Dobong-gu, Seoul on November 12, 1993, and opened its first Emart Ilsan branch (No. 2) in Ilsan New Town on September 8, 1994. It was the first large retail store in South Korea. It was constructed by Kumho Engineering & Construction at the time, and when the friction between Kumho Engineering & Construction and Emart broke out, Kumho Emart became the main body of lease.