History
2021
- Apr
BGF Retail-Sandbox Digital Commerce Agreement Signed
- Apr
CU Malaysia 1st store opened
- Mar
BGF Retail-Fair Trade Commission Declares Win-Win Agreement for Long-Term Operating Points
- Mar
BGF Retail and Hana Bank Sign a Win-Win Financial Business Agreement
- Feb
BGF Group, Official launch of ESG Management Committee
- Jan
Tech Friendly CU 1st Shop Opens
- Jan
CU, Industry's first label-free pb bottled water launch
- Jan
BGF Retail-NAVER, Business agreement for joint promotion of O2O platform business
- Jan
BGF Retail, Introducing Smart Office in earnest
2020
- Dec
BGF Retail, Consumer Centered Management certification 5 times in a row
- Dec
CU, Industry's first introduction of eco-friendly polybags
- Nov
CU, Opened 15,000 stores
- Nov
BGF retail-U Fintech Hub Inc. Signing MOUs for FinTech Business
- Nov
BGF retail-KITA, Signing an MOU for overseas expansion
- Oct
BGF retail, Advance to Malaysia
- Aug
BGF retail, Data Distribution Innovation Agreement with the Financial Security Institute
- Jun
CU Green Store, Industry's First Green Store Designation by the Ministry of Environment
- Jun
BGF retail, Industry's first ISO14001 (Environmental Management System) certification
- Jun
BGF retail, Signing MOU with Hongcheon-gun using local specialties
- Apr
BGFretail, Signing MOU with Korail
- Apr
BGFretail, Signing MOU with Naver Happy Bean
- May
CU, Industry's first 24-hour delivery service
2019
- Nov
BGF Awarded 'Korea's Crime Prevention Award'
- Sep
A contract for MFC with Vietnam 'CUVN'
- Jul
BGF Retail and Daegu Bank sign a strategic business partnership for 'digital marketing and business innovation'
- Jun
BGF Retail and Samsung Card signed an MOU to support 'customized marketing of merchant'
- Mar
BGFRetail, Selection of a public excellent corporation in the stock market for 2018
- Mar
CU, 8th Top 100 Franchise Brand Selected
- Mar
CU tops the 21st Korea Industry Brand Power Convenience store category
- Feb
HELLONATURE, Bucheon Logistics Center Open
- Jan
BGFRetail, A contract for MOU with Delivery Hero Korea.
- Nov
Jincheon CDC Logistics center Grand Open
- Oct
BGF Awarded 'Korea Crime Prevention'
- Sep
Became the first CVS brand in Korea to have 12,000.stores
- Aug
CU Opens Mongolia for the First Time
- Aug
CU, 2018 NBCI First in National Brand Competitiveness Index
- Jun
Acquisition of HELLO NATURE Management Rights
- Jun
BGF - SK Telecom Business Alliance Agreement for Strategic Joint Project
- Apr
A contract for MFC with Mongolia Central Express
- Mar
2018 KMAC First in Korean Industrial Brand Power (K-BPI)
- Oct
The 2nd Korean Prime Minister's Award for Crime Prevention
- Aug
Became the first CVS brand in Korea to have 12,000.stores
- May
Opened the first CU store in Korea to adopt counter safety barrier
- Apr
Received President's Commendation for promoting recruitment of the disabled
- Dec
Renewed the Customer Centered Management (CCM) certification.
- Nov
Won the Korea Design Award, the first in the CVS industry.
- Oct
Launched the character HEYROO Friends
- Aug
Launched South Springs
- Aug
Entered into agreement with franchisees to ensure fair trade and mutual growth
- Jun
Introduced the corporate identity, “Be Good Friends.”
- Jun
Became the first CVS brand in Korea to have 10,000 stores.
- Jan
Launched an integrated private brand HEYROO.
- Nov
Launched Product R&D Center.
- Sep
Became the first CVS brand in Korea to have 9,000 stores.
- Jan
Held the brand vision proclamation ceremony.
- Mar
Awarded 1st place in the CVS sector of ‘Korea Brand Power Index’ for 9th consecutive year
- Jan
Recipient of ‘First Brand Award Korea’ for 11th consecutive year
- Jan
Awarded the Best Company in the CVS sector of ‘Asia Consumer Award’ for 3rd consecutive year
- Dec
Awarded 1st place in the CVS sector of ‘Korean Net Promoter Score’ for 2nd consecutive year
- Sep
Awarded 1st place in CVS sector of ‘National Brand Competitiveness Index’
- Jul
Awarded 1st place in ‘Korean Service Quality Index (KSQI)’ for 2nd consecutive year
- Mar
Awarded 1st place in CVS sector of „Brand Power‟ for 8th consecutive year
- Jan
Awarded 1st place in ‘First Brand Award Korea’ for 10th consecutive year
- Jan
Recipient of ‘Korea Best Brand Awards’
- Dec
1st recipient in the CVS market of CCM accreditation
- Sep
Opening of the 1st "CU" – Olympic plaza store
- Jul
Opening of Gangleung center of BGF Logis
- Mar
Company name changed to BGF Retail
- Launching of the brand - CU
- Jul
Opened 6,000 stores for the first time in Korea
- May
Business affiliation with KBO
- Apr
Included in the 1000 largest companies selected by Maeil Economic
- Opened 6,000 stores for the first time in Korea
- Launch of prepaid membership card, a first in the CVS industry
- Execution of MOU with Daejeon City, Choongchungnam-do and Choongchungbuk-do
- Launch of ‘Green Store,’ a first in the CVS industry
- Awarded the 1st place in the ‘Research on the Business Competitiveness of Franchise Businesses in Korea’ conducted by Customers Council
- Accreditation of ACE CLUP by Seoul District Labor Department
- Initiated food support for children in need, a first in the CVS industry
- 24 stores opened in the Subway Line 9 in Seoul
- Launched the mobile CVS, a first in the CVS industry
- Began the national tax payment service
- Began the environment-friendly carbon cashback point service
- Agreement of joint campaign for prevention of drink and smoking of the youth
- Execution of MOU with Incheon City, Busan City and Chullabuk-do
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- Introduced the electronic franchise agreement system, a first in the industry
- Opened the 4,000th store – ‘Jongro Joongang store,’ a first in the industry
- Execution of MOU with Chejoo-do, Gangwon-do and Seoul City
- Established “TIME-PLU’ system for management of expiration date for selling
- Began mandatory issuance of information disclosure, a first in the industry
- Began 24/7 service of the customer satisfaction center, a first in the industry
- Opened the 3,000th store, a first in the industry
- Opened the CVS #1 in Kaesong Industrial Complex
- Opened the 3,000th store, a first in the industry
- Executed MOU for use of OK Cashback points with Hanmi Bank at Nonhyun Branch
- Opened convenient stores in Keumkang Mountain (2 stores in the resort area)
- Opened CVS in Chejoo Island, a first in the industry (completion of nationwide network of CVS)
- Began operation of distribution center exclusively for convenience stores, a first in Korea (located in Yong-in, Kyungki-do)
- Opened the 1st CVS - ‘Garak Seeyoung Store’
- Launched the CVS division