{"id":239699,"date":"2024-03-05T09:40:12","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T08:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tapasmagazine.es\/la-obsesion-occidental-por-los-konbinis-los-supermercados-coreanos-del-futuro\/"},"modified":"2024-03-05T10:05:19","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T09:05:19","slug":"western-obsession-with-konbinis-korean-supermarkets-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tapasmagazine.es\/en\/western-obsession-with-konbinis-korean-supermarkets-future\/","title":{"rendered":"Western obsession with ‘konbinis’, the Korean supermarkets of the future"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Visiting a ‘konbini<\/strong>‘ has become an essential part of Japanese and South Korean tourism in the current era, especially for the new generations of TikTok fascinated by this type of mini supermarkets, most of them automated, which open their doors 24 hours a day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Both tourists and locals document all their experiences in the konbinis projecting in turn a macro trend that has been expanding for some time now; framed in viral hastags such as #conveniencestore with billions of visualizations.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Seoul’s convenience stores thus present themselves as experiential gastronomic enclaves inspired by their Japanese counterparts and originals. In them, a whole effervescent and vibrant culture is generated, like havens where people gather, and where to find delicious snacks, ramen, local beers, ice cream or anime or ‘kawaii’ inspired products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are some 40,000 convenience stores installed throughout the country, including prominent franchises such as G25<\/strong>, Emart24 <\/strong>or Ministop<\/strong>; although there are also smaller ones set up as neighborhood supermarkets but in a futuristic version.<\/p>\n\n\n

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These trendy 24-hour stores<\/strong> are often automated, whereby the customer simply chooses the products and pays for them at a self-checkout machine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The innovation implemented in these supermarkets continues to reflect the avant-garde vision of Asian culture with spaces and appliances for cooking, where you can heat the food or cook it on the premises; and eat it at their outdoor or indoor tables where all kinds of generations coexist. Above all, the Z and millennials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Japanese convenience store lunch? Not complaining \ud83e\udd24 #fyp\u30b7<\/a> #tokyo<\/a> #japan<\/a> #conveniencestore<\/a> #seveneleven<\/a> #lunch<\/a> #lunchbreak<\/a><\/p> \u266c Lofi Vibes – Gentle State<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote>