Homever
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Homever is a brand name of a hypermarket
of E.Land Retail Limited, which is part of the E.Land Group.
E.Land Group, the largest operators specializing in fashion and retail business, production and retail corporations in Korea acquired Korean operations of Carrefour
in September 2006 to expand the Group's retail presence in Korea. After the acquisition, Carrefour Korea was renamed to Homever.
Homever stores typically feature three main categories of products, namely hyper, living and fashion. Hyper products include fresh food, dry food and groceries. Living Products offer household kitchenware, furniture, beddings, electronic appliances and automobile parts. Fashion products carry clothing and other various fashion items under various independent and private brands.
On top of the three main categories, a typical Homever store has a food court and restaurants, a coffee shop, a cultural centre, a hair salon, a veterinary hospital and a travel agency to provide convenience to the visitors.
Homever currently operates 35 hypermarkets with a combined sales area of approximately 112,366 pyung which translates to 371,458 sqm.
After the 'Homever closing sale' is over, all the Homever hypermarkets will be Home plus
.
Hypermarket
In commerce, a hypermarket is a superstore combining a supermarket and a department store. The result is an expansive retail facility carrying a wide range of products under one roof, including full groceries lines and general merchandise...
of E.Land Retail Limited, which is part of the E.Land Group.
E.Land Group, the largest operators specializing in fashion and retail business, production and retail corporations in Korea acquired Korean operations of Carrefour
Carrefour
Carrefour S.A. is an international hypermarket chain headquartered in Levallois-Perret, France. It is one of the largest hypermarket chains in the world...
in September 2006 to expand the Group's retail presence in Korea. After the acquisition, Carrefour Korea was renamed to Homever.
Homever stores typically feature three main categories of products, namely hyper, living and fashion. Hyper products include fresh food, dry food and groceries. Living Products offer household kitchenware, furniture, beddings, electronic appliances and automobile parts. Fashion products carry clothing and other various fashion items under various independent and private brands.
On top of the three main categories, a typical Homever store has a food court and restaurants, a coffee shop, a cultural centre, a hair salon, a veterinary hospital and a travel agency to provide convenience to the visitors.
Homever currently operates 35 hypermarkets with a combined sales area of approximately 112,366 pyung which translates to 371,458 sqm.
After the 'Homever closing sale' is over, all the Homever hypermarkets will be Home plus
Home plus
Home plus is a South Korean/British discount store retail chain jointly owned by Samsung and Tesco with 113 branches throughout South Korea. Tesco currently holds 94% of the shares in the venture. Home plus operates both hypermarkets and its express format as well as a home delivery shopping service...
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