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KOINOWORLD
SPORTS & OUTDOOR BRAND PARTNER · KOREA

We take global brands to No.1 in Korea.

We don’t just import brands. We build them — turning global names into the brands Korean athletes choose first.

Bring your brand to Korea → Why a local partner
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OFFICIAL BRAND STORES
Coupang · Naver
Top tier in Sports
4M+
units sold in Korea
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4M+
units sold in Korea
30+
online and offline sales channels we run
4,000+
products (SKUs) managed every year
₩1.5B+
invested in marketing every year
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MARKETING EVERY YEAR
₩1.5B+
OUR POSITION IN KOREA

Your brand starts where we already are.

We already hold the shelf space, the marketplace rankings, the customers and the marketing budget in Korea’s sports and outdoor market. A new brand doesn’t start from zero with us — it plugs into a machine that is already running.

TOP TIER
Official Brand Stores
Not general seller shops — official Brand Stores on Coupang and Naver, top tier in Sports.
OFFLINE
30+ retail partners
Specialty sports stores and wholesale accounts already stocking our brands.
₩1.5B+ / YEAR
Marketing at work
New brands launch into an engine that is already running every season.
CONTENT
Video-first studio
In-house product video, ambassadors and community that create demand.
NATIONWIDE NETWORK

From our warehouse to every corner of Korea.

Our Seoul headquarters and Gimpo warehouse feed Coupang’s fulfilment centres, our own online stores and retail partners across the country — so your products reach customers nationwide, fast.

HQ & warehouse — Seoul / Gimpo
Coupang fulfilment centres we supply
Retail partner stores
Nationwide delivery reach
30+
sales channels & partners
Nationwide
fast delivery across Korea
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Seoul HQ · Gimpo warehouse
Busan · Daegu · Gwangju · Jeju

Map: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0). Locations indicative.

GROWTH

Brands that join us grow fast.

Apparel brands in our portfolio

From none to ten in four years

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Apparel share of our business

0% → 35% in four years

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6%
23%
32%
35%
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A new brand, year one vs. year two

Launched in 2025 — units sold

Year 11×
Year 24×

Another apparel brand sold 29,000+ units in its very first year with us.

WHY A LOCAL PARTNER

Korea doesn’t work like other markets.

Global playbooks rarely transfer. Even the world’s biggest retailers have left Korea after years of trying to run it from abroad. The brands that win here work with people who live the market every day.

GOING IT ALONE
Online is led by two platforms
✕ New sellers start as general shops with no ranking or reviews.
Naver, not Google
✕ Global search and ad playbooks leave brands invisible.
Promotion-driven buying
✕ Coupons, platform events and price checks change weekly.
Retail runs on relationships
✕ Store buyers favour partners they already trust.
Korean-language service
✕ Customers expect fast replies, returns and exchanges in Korean.
Speed of trends
✕ By the time a remote team reacts, the season has moved on.
WITH KOINOWORLD
Online is led by two platforms
✓ Straight into our Official Brand Stores, already top tier in Sports.
Naver, not Google
✓ Korean search, content and ads run by our own team.
Promotion-driven buying
✓ Pricing and campaigns run across every channel, every week.
Retail runs on relationships
✓ 30+ retail partners already carrying our brands.
Korean-language service
✓ Local customer service and returns handled for you.
Speed of trends
✓ We see sell-through daily and act the same week.
SPEED TO MARKET

Day one, not year one.

Going direct means building an entity, a team, marketplace accounts, reviews and an audience from scratch. With us, your products launch into channels, customers and campaigns that already exist.

Going direct — building from zero
With KOINOWORLD — existing channels, customers, budget

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BRANDS & PARTNERS

Brands we grow, partners we work with.

Your brand next →
HOW WE PARTNER
01

Meet

We get to know your brand, your story and your ambitions for Korea.

02

Exclusive agreement

Clear goals for the Korean market, shared from day one.

03

Launch

Online and offline together, with Korean content built around your brand.

04

Lead

Grow season by season until your brand leads its category.

Bring your brand to Korea.

Tell us about your brand and where you want it to be in Korea.

ahnjo@koinoworld.co.kr
+82 1899-2690