Korean and Japanese stores gain presence in Ecuador;The opening of more local is expected

Korean and Japanese stores gain presence in Ecuador;The opening of more local is expected

Korean and Japanese stores gain presence in Ecuador;The opening of more local is expected

Living in South Korea and knowing the K-Beauty, a routine of more than ten steps to take care of the skin, and see the results called the attention to Dayana Fernández, general manager of Lavuu.

The Ecuadorian created the multi -brand store in 2018, which started online and today has a place in Quicentro Shopping.All products are imported from South Korea such as exfoliants, facial moisturizers and serum, some facts with rice extract or snail mucin.

It matters between 5,000 to 6,000 kilos annually of about 30 types of products from the Mizon, Aperire, Cellnco, Village 11 Factory and others.

“My life in Korea led me to know the culture and all the ritual that the Koreans do to take care of the skin.From five, ten or twelve steps.The Covid-19 pandemic prompted many people when staying at home is encouraged by skin care, ”he says.

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Lavuu duplicó sus ventas en 2020 y se mantiene en crecimiento por sus dos vías: electrónica y en el centro comercial. Prevén abrir un local en Guayaquil en el corto plazo.

En el país también existen otras tiendas coreanas y japonesas. Algunas de esas franquicias con menos de cinco años en el mercado como Yoyoso, Mumuso, Minigood y Miniso.

Juan José Moyano is a Yoyoso manager, franchise since October 2019. The brand has a variety of kawaii or tender products such as stuffed animals, keychains, headphones, caps, enamels, agendas, makeup, among others.They are in five shopping centers such as San Luis Shopping, in Quito, and in Village Plaza, on the road to Samborondón.

Tiendas coreanas y japonesas ganan presencia en Ecuador; se prevé la apertura de más locales

Moyano sí tuvo dificultades en la pandemia, pero asegura que están recuperándose. “Fue supercomplicado podernos levantar de la crisis de la pandemia, también con problemas en la aduana. Sí fue lenta la recuperación hasta Navidad de 2020, ya medianos de 2021 se está recobrando la facturación inicial”, cuenta.

La empresa registra más de 3.000 productos e importa cada mes unos 8.000 kilos. Entre sus planes está abrir el sexto local antes de que finalice el año. Dice que el panorama se ve alentador si es que no surgen restricciones por la pandemia.

With this, Homero Guevara, president of the company Alliance GC.which acquired the Mumuso franchise for Ecuador.

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This store also exposes products inspired by South Korea in areas such as stationery, home, toy store, technology, beauty and others.

Según Guevara, este concepto de productos económicos y de buena calidad ha llamado la atención, además de los diseños.

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"Being an economic product is always being sold, people seek to give gifts," he says and adds that at the time they have a 60 % turnover compared to the one registered in 2019. At the national level there are 19 stores, most of them in shopping centersLike San Marino Shopping, in Guayaquil.

Efectúan cada mes importaciones entre uno a dos contenedores y ya está en camino la línea de productos para la temporada navideña.

"We hope the economy will recover, we do not expect that 100 %, but this end of the year is crucial," he says.

Minigood es otra de las tiendas con este concepto. Poseen un amplio portafolio que va desde productos para el hogar hasta juguetes y deportivos, los que arriban en contenedores cada quince días desde Corea del Sur.

The international franchise has a presence in the country since November 2019. There are more than 1,200 products in the seven premises also in shopping centers such as Mall del Río and City Mall in Guayaquil.

"We focus on shopping centers, since they are novelty stores and in the step it is striking," says Juan Carlos Manrique, general manager of Cuigood.

Aunque sus locales no abrieron en los meses de cuarentena, enfocaron sus ventas vía online con entregas a domicilio. Los juguetes fueron uno de los más vendidos y Manrique asocia porque los niños fueron quienes más han estado en casa por la teleeducación.

Manrique has aspirations to open more stores such as Loja and Machala.

La moda de productos japoneses también llega al país. Miniso es una franquicia adquirida desde julio de 2019, cuenta Simón Acosta, gerente general de la tienda.

They have eleven categories of products such as beauty, toys, home, electronic, stationery and others.They are found in six shopping centers such as Quicentro Shopping, in Quito.

Some of the products, designed in Japan, are manufactured in the United States and Brazil.

Acosta says they are still in the recovery stage.For example, in the aforementioned store there is 30 % to recover.This related to the income received in July 2019 compared to the same month of 2021.

Sin embargo, han apostado por la apertura de más puntos. Ese mismo mes de este año abrieron en el centro comercial El Recreo, en la capital. Y tienen planificado abrir otro en la región Sierra.

“Hemos sobrevivido, hemos podido salir adelante y atraer a la clientela”, menciona y agrega que tienen altas expectativas en diciembre, no solo en las tiendas sino a través del delivery. (I)

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