Meanwhile, Aju Business Daily reported that online shopping customers of IKEA Korea could choose to pick up their orders at GS Caltex gas stations. The number of GS Caltex’s gas stations is very beneficial and ideal for the pickup service for the furniture seller. “They are everywhere around the country, making them a good fit for a logistics hub.”Īfter launching the service in Gangnam, IKEA Korea may add more pickup points in Daegu, Daejeon, Cheonan, Pyeongtaek, and Changwon. “Gas stations are great in terms of load space but also for logistics vehicles to enter,” a GS Caltex official said. The energy firm added that with its new offering, in partnership with IKEA, it is hoping that the reduced delivery fees will attract more customers. GS Caltex stated that its move to team up with the furniture company comes as the number of online shoppers who also avail of the pickup service has grown during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is because the pickup stations are projected to cut the furniture delivery fees and reduce it to only ₩19,000.īased on the report, IKEA Korea has high delivery fees due to the size and weight of the furniture and other products it sells. The partnership to launch the service will offer convenience and the benefit of lower delivery fees. They are reported to be looking at expanding the project across the nation later this year.
For starters, it was mentioned that the first service center would open in one of the gas stations in Gangnam, Seoul.Īs per The Korea Herald, GS Caltex and IKEA Korea will initially open one pickup station and they have plans to open more. GS Caltex, a South Korean oil refiner and energy company inked a deal with the Korean unit of IKEA, a furniture retail chain, to launch a pickup service at gas stations.
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