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Kakao expands membership benefits for small merchants with food ingredients and cleaning partnerships
Kakao said on Aug. 13 it has added partnership benefits to its subscription service, KakaoBiz Membership, for small and medium-sized merchants. New partners include the food ingredients open-market platform Sikbom, the cleaning service Cheongyeon and the academy fee payment service Gyeoljeseonsaeng. The service costs 14,900 won a month and includes up to 500,000 won worth of monthly benefits such as advertising support funds and discount coupon packs.
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CJ Freshway posts first 100 billion won operating profit as Lee Geon-il targets long-term profitability
CJ Freshway exceeded 100 billion won in operating profit for the first time and is moving to secure long-term profitability by increasing its stake in restaurant ingredient-order platform operator Marketboro. The company said its results reflected strengthened profitability-focused models across distribution and catering, supported by digital transformation and O2O efforts. Marketboro is growing sales but remains loss-making, and CJ Freshway also faces rising IT and fixed-cost demands tied to platform expansion.
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CJ Freshway to buy 27.5% stake in Marketboro to speed online shift
CJ Freshway agreed to acquire a 27.5% stake in Marketboro for a total of 40.3 billion won, becoming the company’s largest shareholder. The company said it signed a share purchase agreement and disclosed the deal on Feb. 5. Marketboro operates the Sikbom open-market platform and Marketbom ordering and distribution management services. CJ Freshway plans to supply products listed on Sikbom through its nationwide cold-chain network.