[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Steqeyma (ingredient name: ustekinumab), an autoimmune disease treatment drug sold by Celltrion, will be sold at Costco, a large U.S. retailer. This achievement was made in just two weeks after Steqeyma was launched in the U.S. On the 22nd of this month (local time), Celltrion signed a contract for listing Steqeyma with Costco Health Solutions, a prescription drug benefit management (PBM) affiliate of Costco, the third largest retailer in the U.S. Through this, Steqeyma refunds will be made to PBM subscribers and Costco employees at pharmacies in Costco store
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Sleep specialty brand Simmons (CEO Ahn Jeong-ho) has fully demonstrated its status as the number one brand in the bedding industry by posting its best performance ever despite the domestic economic downturn. Simmons Beds recorded its highest sales ever last year with sales of 329.5 billion won, a 5% increase from the previous year. Last year, operating profit was 52.7 billion won, a 65% increase from the previous year. Simmons' operating profit margin last year was 16%, up 6 percentage points (p) from the previous year. The reason for the increase in operatin
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] McDonald's Korea announced on the 25th that the advertisement for the 'Taste of Korea' project won silver awards in two categories at the 'ADFEST 2025' advertising festival. AdFest is a global advertising festival representing the Asia-Pacific region that was first launched in 1998. This year, McDonald's Korea entered the 'Taste of Korea' project advertisement and won silver awards in two categories: 'Effective Lotus' and 'Creative Strategy'. 'Taste of Korea' is a local sourcing project that McDonald's Korea has been conducting since 2021. It started with the
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Kolmar Korea has won two awards at the world's most prestigious beauty awards, known as the 'Oscars of the Cosmetics Industry.' Kolmar Korea is the only company in the world to have won awards in two categories. Kolmar Korea announced that it won two Cosmopack Awards at the 56th Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna 2025, held in Bologna, Italy from the 20th to the 23rd (local time). Kolmar Korea won the grand prize in two categories: ▲Innovation Technology and ▲Sustainability. The Cosmoprof/Cosmopack Awards are hosted by Cosmoprof, the world's largest comprehensive be
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] HAZZYS, the flagship brand of lifestyle and culture company LF, is entering the Indian market, a country with a population of 1.4 billion. Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, Hazzys, which is accelerating its global expansion, plans to take a second leap forward by focusing on the Indian fashion market, which is emerging as a new golden market for domestic fashion companies, with a focus on 'high-end casual'. LF announced on the 27th that it recently signed a strategic export contract for Hazzys with Asian Brands Corp, a local Indian company. Through
[News Space=Reporter seungwon lee] Hyun-beom Cho, Chairman of Korea & Company Group, ordered a company-wide review and implementation of global strategies with an emphasis on strengthening the nation's core technological capabilities and responding to global uncertainty in the Trump era. This is the first public message to properly execute the global market strategies of Hankook & Company Battery (ES Division) and Hankook Tire, such as expanding the premium lineup in line with market changes and strengthening sales, distribution, and technological competitiveness. The Korea & Compa