Hello foreign students.

Where do international students go to buy food and other necessities?

You usually go to the mart near your house or school, right?

Have you ever been to a large mart in Korea?

When it comes to famous marts in Korea, there are three major brands: E-Mart, Lotte Mart, and Homeplus. In addition to the above brands, there are also large warehouse discount stores in Korea, such as Costco, a warehouse discount store that is famous around the world. This is Emart Traders.

Today, I will introduce E-Mart Traders, which is called Costco in Korea.

E-Mart Traders is a warehouse-type store brand that was first opened in November 2010 by Shinsegae Group, famous for E-Mart. In October 2022, the official name was changed to Traders Wholesale Club, but it is still called E-Mart Traders by people.

E-Mart Traders can be said to be a Korean version of Costco. In fact, as it is a warehouse store that started by benchmarking Costco, the structure and operation method of the store is similar to Costco. However, unlike Costco, where you must sign up as a member to purchase goods, E-Mart Traders is open to anyone, so even non-members can buy as many items as they like, and it has gained a lot of popularity. Traders is running stores nationwide, centering on the metropolitan area, and the number is increasing.

The company that operates E-Mart Traders is 'E-Mart Co., Ltd.', a subsidiary of Shinsegae Group, but there are many differences from the existing E-Mart in terms of operation and sales method.

The most notable difference is that it is a warehouse store, like a wholesaler, it sells a huge amount of goods in a large warehouse store.

Before Traders came into existence, large warehouse stores in Korea were very unfamiliar to ordinary people. So, people who visit Traders for the first time often get confused and confused whether this is a warehouse, a wholesaler, or a mart.

However, when I visit and take a look, I am satisfied that the quality of the products is not bad, the products are not over-packaged, and large quantities of products are easily available at reasonable prices.

Traders' food court is famous, but it was also made with reference to the food court, which is the pride of Costco, and especially the pizza is famous for its good value for money.

It's not uncommon to see people standing in line to get their pizza because they can buy large pizzas at a reasonable price. Hot dogs, sausages and drinks are also available in sufficient quantities at very reasonable prices, so there is always a line at Trader's Food Court.

There are even people who visit Traders just to visit the food court, so you know how popular it is.

Traders Food Court has a small table and chairs, so you can either eat it right away or take it out. The portion of the pizza is quite large, so it's good to take it home and eat it.

Recently, Emart Traders has been embroiled in controversy by introducing a new membership system.

Unlike Costco, which was operated as a membership system in the early days, Traders, which was very popular because it was open to anyone, introduced a membership system, and people are criticizing it.

In fact, since most of the people do not visit warehouse-type discount stores often, it is quite burdensome for customers to pay an annual fee and sign up as a member.

However, since the Traders membership system is partially operated, even non-members can purchase products. E-mart introduced the membership system to secure a loyal customer base for Traders and provide better quality products at a lower price. announced that it was intended to

Today, I introduced E-Mart Traders, a warehouse type discount store called Costco in Korea. International students, how about visiting Costco with your friends and family this weekend?