Shinsegae Centum City resembles a giant city that infuses shopping, entertainment, art, and architectural beauty. It reflects the best of Shinsegae, a company which opened the first department store in Korea. This glittering department store boasts a slew of entertainment spots, an ice rink, and spa facilities in addtion to shops. It has everything for one-stop shopping.
E-mart is a discount supermarket operated by Shinsaege, a department store franchise. Located near two popular tourist attractions, Dongdaemun Shopping Town and Cheonggyecheon Stream, E-mart Cheonggyecheon has a separate section called 'Tourist Mall' that carries items like seaweed, kimchi, soybean paste, Korean traditional snacks and others that are popular particularly among foreign travelers.
WHO.A.U is a mid-priced casual wear brand that specializes in jeans, shirts, and light knitwear. Especially popular among young people, the brand is bright and sporty and offers everything from low-priced t-shirts to button-up shirts and pants, hats, and bags. The Myeong-dong branch is very spacious and has large fitting rooms, making it an easy and comfortable place to shop.
The Lotte Department Store Yeongdeungpo Branch, located at the Seoul Yeongdeungpo Station, serves as the shopping attraction of the Seoul Gangseo region and Incheon area. This department store and the Yeongdeungpo Station area provides a great and cleanly developed commercial area.Store hours of operation are from 10:30am to 8:00pm. Stores are closed for one Monday of the month. The department store also stays open longer on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
Situated in Seoul Gangnam-gu, the Lotte Department Store Gangnam Branch was newly remodeled in 2003 and now offers the best facilities and top quality services in the Gangnam region. Furthermore, the Gangnam Branch presents a completely unique cultural atmosphere, a wide variety of events, and high quality shopping culture.Store hours of operation are from 10:30am to 8:00pm with extended hours on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. The department store is closed one Monday of the month.
The Aritaum store in Myeong-dong offers an array of items of all different price ranges. Laneige and Iope brands are particularly popular among international visitors.
The Face Shop offers quality roducts with reasonable prices. Products are tailored to the needs of diverse age groups. In particular, its branch in Myeong-dong sells products that fit international tourists. Foreign language services are also available.
The Galleria Department Store is well known as the most popular luxury-brand fashion mall in Seoul. Located in the wealthy district of Apgujeong-dong, the Galleria Department Store plays a leading role in today’s fashion industry, as it offers a wide variety of high-class brands.
The Galleria Department Store is located on Rodeo Street, a popular destination among youth looking for entertainment and fashion. In this area, you can see many young people styled in the latest fashions having a cup of coffee in one of the many cafes or grabbing a bite to eat at one of the areas wide selection of restaurants.
The Pyounghwa Fashion Town market in Dongdaemun has been selling fashion clothing and accessories for over 50 years ever since the end of the Korean War. It was here that in 1953 North Korean refugees started selling clothes made from US army uniforms. Their market was then named Pyounghwa, which means peace, in the hope that no other wars would be fought on Korean soil. The Pyounghwa Fashion Town was therefore the beginning of the 30,000 stores that now make up Dongdaemun Fashion Town, which is seen as one of the global centers of the fashion industry.
Spread over a large area, this historical fashion market is divided into several districts, the ‘Gu Pyounghwa Fashion Town’ is the oldest, and there is also the ‘Shin Pyounghwa Fashion Town’, ‘Dong Pyounghwa Fashion Town’, and ‘Cheong Pyounghwa Fashion Town’.