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Coupang and other e-commerce industries are speeding up their efforts to increase the ...
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Fusion42 · 6 October 2026 · Fusion42 review
Coupang and other South Korean e-commerce platforms are aggressively expanding their beauty and cosmetics offerings, focusing on specialized segments like derma cosmetics and luxury beauty. This includes launching specialist stores, holding seller conferences, strengthening exclusive product deals, and investing in live commerce and offline stores to capture both repeat and discovery-driven customers amid rising K-beauty popularity.
This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of E-commerce.
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You need to ramp up live commerce and exclusive product partnerships now if you sell beauty online in South Korea. Coupang's move into derma cosmetics and offline stores shows a clear path to owning repeat customers and premium segments.
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