SEOUL -- Lotte, a major South Korean conglomerate, is betting on new services such as e-commerce as a way to compete against challengers in the sector as it struggles to rebuild its core retail business.
Retail group faces increasing competition from e-commerce challengers

The Lotte Mart Junggye store in a Seoul residential area. Products ordered online go from the sales floor to an upper conveyor to be moved for loading on delivery trucks. (Photo by Kotaro Hosokawa)
SEOUL -- Lotte, a major South Korean conglomerate, is betting on new services such as e-commerce as a way to compete against challengers in the sector as it struggles to rebuild its core retail business.