Retail in motion: CU Smart Grocery, South Korea
12 November 2026Explore CU Smart Grocery through our latest video and discover how the retailer is evolving formats, ranges and missions for modern convenience shoppers.
As South Korea's population ages and household sizes continue to shrink, CU Smart Grocery offers a glimpse into how convenience retailers are adapting formats, ranges and shopping experiences for a new generation of smaller households.
In this video, you’ll discover…
How CU Smart Grocery is designed around the needs of one and two-person households, a rapidly growing shopper segment in South Korea.
How demographic change, including an ageing population and declining household sizes, is reshaping convenience retail and creating demand for new store formats.
How retailers are adapting product ranges with smaller pack sizes, meal solutions and everyday essentials tailored to smaller households.
How convenience stores are evolving beyond traditional grab-and-go missions to become a more important destination for grocery shopping.
What CU Smart Grocery reveals about the future of convenience retail, where formats are increasingly built around specific shopper demographics and missions.
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