Gmarket and Auction are offering all new and returning customers of the Shinsegae integrated membership Smile Club a 1-year extension benefit until the 31st of this month.
[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chunhan] Gmarket and Auction announced on the 3rd that they will offer a 1-year extension benefit to all new and rejoining customers of the Shinsegae integrated membership Smile Club until the 31st of this month.
Smile Club is a 1-year membership with an annual fee of 30,000 KRW. With a single annual fee payment, members can enjoy membership benefits for 2 years. You can join immediately by clicking the Smile Club tab at the top of the main pages of Gmarket and Auction. The annual fee payback benefit also applies as is. When you pay the 30,000 KRW annual fee and join, you will receive a payback of 35,000 Smile Cash immediately upon joining. Smile Cash can be used like cash on Gmarket and Auction, and can be converted 1:1 into SSG Money to be used across Shinsegae Group’s online and offline channels.
The newly launched Smile Club as the Shinsegae integrated membership maintains the existing discount scale while increasing additional benefits. Benefits include unlimited free Smile Delivery for orders over 15,000 KRW, 1% Smile Cash accumulation on Smile Delivery product purchases, two free Starbucks drink size-ups per month, exclusive Starbucks product deals only for Smile Club members, and a 3-month free YouTube Premium subscription voucher.
From the official launch date of the integrated membership on the 12th of this month, membership benefits will also be available on SSG.com. Representative benefits include up to 5% accumulation on grocery shopping products such as SSG Delivery and Dawn Delivery, and monthly issuance of one 10% discount coupon and three 5% discount coupons for all products excluding grocery shopping items.
A Gmarket official said, “This is the first Shinsegae integrated service introduced by the collaboration of Gmarket and SSG.com, allowing members to experience VIP-level benefits immediately upon joining,” and added, “The launch of the integrated membership is the first step toward becoming a leading e-commerce company and will serve as a catalyst to accelerate the Shinsegae universe.”
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