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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| KRX: 139480 | |
| Industry | Retailing |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Headquarters | , South Korea |
Number of locations | 178 in South Korea,[1] 4 in Mongolia,[2] 1 in Vietnam |
Area served | South Korea, Vietnam, Mongolia |
Key people | Kang Heui-seok (CEO) |
| Products | Groceries, consumer goods |
| Owner | Lee Myung-Hee |
| Parent | Shinsegae |
| Website | company.emart.com |
Emart Inc. (Korean: 주식회사 이마트) is the largest retailer in South Korea. The retailer was founded on 12 November 1993, by Shinsegae, as the first discount retailer in South Korea.[3] There were 160 stores across the Country as of December 2016.
Emart is South Korea's oldest and largest discount store chain, with a total sales volume exceeding US$9.4 billion in 2009.
Emart is the first South Korean retailer to open a retail store in China. In January 2011, Emart owned 27 stores in China.[4] By February 2014, Emart owned 13 stores in China.[5]
- ^ "점포찾기". Emart.,
- ^ "Е-Март Монголд". Emart Mongolia.,
- ^ 이마트‥국내1위 할인점 넘어 글로벌기업 도약 -hankyung, 2007-04-16
- ^ 易买得 Archived 2011-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "请选择门店". Emart. Archived from the original on 2011-01-13.