E-Mart to open new drugstore

E-Mart, the country’s largest supermarket chain, is looking to tap into the local drugstore market, where the number of large retail groups is rapidly increasing.

E-mart officials said Monday it will open its first drugstore named Boons in Euijungbu, Kyunggi Province, on April 19. The large retailer plans to open another drugstore which is located at the heart of Seoul, within the first half...