Digital Devices, Gaming Zone, and Solo Media Equipment
Equipped with Samsung and LG Premium Home Appliances
Laundry Cafe, Pet Spa Room, and Nail Shop Available
"A Place to Enjoy a Higher Quality of Life"
Inside the Lotte Hi-Mart Megastore Suwon branch, scheduled to open on the 29th. In the 'One-Person Media Corner' and 'Gaming Zone,' visitors can experience various digital devices ideal for enjoying hobbies.
[Asia Economy Reporter Cha Min-young] Lotte Hi-Mart Mega Store, aiming to be a lifestyle shop closely connected to daily life, is opening in Suwon.
Lotte Hi-Mart announced on the 27th that it will open the 'Mega Store Suwon Branch' in Gwonseon-dong, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do on the 29th. This is the second store following the Jamsil Branch, which opened earlier this year. The Suwon Branch is designed not only as a premium home appliance experiential store but also as a place where customers can enjoy daily life with various convenience facilities and relaxation spaces. Lotte Hi-Mart plans to open four more stores after the Suwon Branch to complete six Mega Stores within the year.
◆ ‘Convenience Premium’ Service Shop Entry = Lotte Hi-Mart Mega Store Suwon Branch spans four floors with a total area of 2,648㎡ (802 pyeong). The first floor consists of kitchen appliances and kitchenware, a laundry cafe, and an unmanned self-service pet bathing space (Pet Spa Room), with Angel-in-us Cafe as a tenant. The second floor is filled with digital appliances such as mobile devices, PCs, one-person media devices, and console game machines. The third floor includes lifestyle appliances like massage chairs and vacuum cleaners, as well as a home interior shop and a nail salon. The fourth floor is arranged to showcase large appliances, including premium products from Samsung and LG, all in one place. Additionally, rest areas, cafes, and concierge rooms are provided throughout the store.
The photo shows the first-floor 'Laundry Cafe' where you can easily wash your laundry by inserting coins, and the pet spa room for companion animals.
The first floor features service stores reflecting lifestyle trends. The 24-hour unmanned laundry cafe, the first of its kind introduced by a domestic home appliance retailer, combines a self-service laundromat and a cafe. It is a convenient self-laundry space where washing machines and dryers can be used simultaneously. Customers can enjoy beverages at Angel-in-us Cafe while doing laundry. There is also a Pet Spa Room where customers accompanied by pets can use premium pet spa services, offering convenience by reducing the hassle of cleanup compared to home.
The second floor houses a gaming zone. Visitors can experience high-performance gaming PCs, accessories, and console game machines. Brands from PC manufacturers like Logitech and Sysgear to console game brands such as Xbox and Nintendo are gathered here. Premium Bluetooth speakers, action cameras, and equipment necessary for one-person media operations, including microphones, cameras, and monitors, can also be directly experienced. The third floor hosts a home interior shop and a nail salon. The home interior shop, operated by building materials company LG Hausys, introduces and provides consultation services for various interior materials such as windows, bathrooms, and kitchens. The nail salon ‘Nailhaja’ offers premium services like nail art and pedicure through a subscription membership system.
On the third floor, the 'Home Interior Shop' offers consultations on interior materials that suit your lifestyle.
◆ From Popular Home Appliances to Premium Specialty Zones = The store offers a wide range of products from kitchen appliances to premium large appliances. The first floor showroom is arranged with trending products that reduce household chores, such as dishwashers and electric ranges, providing convenience. The third floor consists of global brand health appliances, kitchen appliances, and lifestyle appliances. Visitors can find various products from domestic and international kitchen appliance brands, lifestyle appliance brands, and air care appliance brand zones.
The fourth floor is designed as a premium specialty zone featuring major domestic and international brands. Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics brand zones are present, showcasing everything from single-person appliances suitable for one-room or officetel living to LG Electronics’ Signature and Objet collections, as well as Samsung’s QLED TVs and Bespoke refrigerators. The showroom-style store allows customers to sit and directly experience a living environment filled with premium appliances. Additionally, products from Winia Dimchae, Carrier, Turkish brand Beko, and Lotte Hi-Mart’s private brand (PB) Hi-Made can be experienced and compared firsthand.
◆ Appliance Repair and Care Consultations Available = In addition to home appliances, various service centers for customer convenience are also provided. On the second floor, the Apple official certified service center ‘Ants’ operates alongside the Apple brand zone for users of Apple digital devices. A separate product experience space is set up to allow direct experience of Apple’s premium products. Professional consultants and repair technicians are assigned to provide expert repair services for all Apple products except some overseas direct purchase items.
Various beauty and health devices are displayed, and you can easily get your nails and toenails cared for at the nail salon. The photo shows the nail salon 'Nail HAJA'. Photo by Nail HAJA.
If you want to have your home appliances and living space cleanliness managed by experts, visit the ‘Home Care Zone’ on the third floor of Mega Store Suwon Branch. In the separately prepared ‘Home Care Zone,’ customers can receive appliance cleaning services that care for hard-to-manage areas of appliances, as well as living space management services such as kitchen hood cleaning, mattress care, and insect screen replacement. Notably, before-and-after internal condition displays of appliances like washing machines and refrigerators are exhibited to help customers easily understand the services. A kiosk allows customers to view the entire service process and costs at a glance.
Meanwhile, to commemorate the new opening, Lotte Hi-Mart Mega Store Suwon Branch will offer customers who purchase products during the 11-day period starting from the 29th L.Points rewards up to 600,000 points depending on the purchase amount. Additionally, customers purchasing two or more items from brands such as Samsung and LG can earn up to 1.2 million points extra. For large appliance package purchases including TVs, refrigerators, dryers, and washing machines, limited quantities of up to 1 million KRW will be refunded in cash. Customers purchasing air conditioners will also receive up to 150,000 L.Points additionally based on the purchase amount.
Hwang Young-geun, Head of Sales at Lotte Hi-Mart, said, “The second Mega Store we are introducing is composed of elements that will make customers’ lives more convenient. It will establish itself as a lifestyle specialty store where customers can experience a higher quality of life beyond just experiencing premium home appliances.”
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