Artbox
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Native name | 아트박스 |
|---|---|
Romanized name | Ateubakseu |
| Industry | Lifestyle and stationery |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Headquarters | Seoul, South Korea |
Artbox (Korean: 아트박스) is a South Korean lifestyle and stationery company.[1][2] It was first established in 1984 as part of Samsung Publishing.[3] It became an independent company in 1986.[4]
The company reportedly has a target audience of people in their 10s and 20s. It reportedly targets opening stores in highly trafficked areas on the street level. It opened 32 new stores in 2023, and had 187 stores in operation. 174 of those stores were directly managed by the company.[1]
It sells a variety of goods, including stationery, writing utensils, pajamas, soju glasses, and more. It has been compared not to other stationery companies, but to Daiso.[5]
It opened a store in Vancouver, Canada in 2023. The store had various K-pop goods and beauty products as well.[6]
See also
[edit]- Morning Glory (company) – South Korean stationery company
References
[edit]- ^ a b "나 여기 사장인데"…극중 마동석의 '그 회사' 매출 2000억 돌파. Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). 2024-04-04. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ 이, 미연 (2024-05-16). "나 아트박스 사장인데" 더이상 명동에 그 사장 없다? [이미연의 발로 뛰는 부동산]. 디지털타임스. Retrieved 2024-10-05.
- ^ 이, 승열 (2023-11-07). "[Who Is ?] 김진용 삼성출판사 대표이사 회장". 비즈니스포스트. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ 아트박스와 연결고리 끊은 삼성출판사, 더욱 무거워진 당면과제. 시사위크 (in Korean). 2022-11-18. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ 팬시전문점 아트박스 '35년 롱런' 비결. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). 2019-09-22. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
- ^ Vauclair, Isabelle (2023-05-02). "A new store for Korean products is now open in Vancouver & they're hiring". Curiocity. Retrieved 2024-10-06.
External links
[edit]- Company homepage (in Korean)