[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Coupang's compensation plan, released a month after a massive personal information leak affecting 33.7 million customers, includes a 50,000 won purchase voucher per person. However, this is not a cash reward, but rather a coupon for each service. This measure is seen as a commercial tactic that forces users to use the company's platform while ignoring the victims' real suffering, and controversy has erupted over whether it is once again mocking Korean consumers. The majority opinion is that Coupang's stance of banning the word "compensation" even within its i
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] The highest condom sales time of year is Christmas. According to a survey conducted by major convenience stores in Korea, such as 7-Eleven, CU, and GS25, major market research firms (Kaggle, Powerdrill AI, Custom Market Insights), and media research firm (fortunebusinessinsights), condom sales on Christmas Day surged more than 2.5 times compared to usual, reaching an all-time high. According to 7-Eleven's 2013 sales data, condom sales on Christmas Day (December 25th) were 262.0 and on Christmas Eve (December 24th) were 196.3, compared to the daily average. Th
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Global investment bank (IB) Nomura Securities has released unprecedented target stock prices and performance outlooks for Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix. Samsung Electronics' 2026 operating profit forecast is set at 133.4 trillion won, and its target stock price has been raised from 150,000 won to 160,000 won. This is based on the belief that the steeper-than-expected rise in memory semiconductor prices suggests significant room for earnings improvement through next year. As of the 24th of this month, Samsung Electronics' closing price was 111,100 won, repr