'30,000 Won Annual Fee' Shinsegae Membership, Benefits by Affiliate Revealed

3만원 Cash Benefits from 6 Online and Offline Subscription Channels
5% Discount + Additional Benefits at All 6 Locations
Subscribing via Main Activity Channel is Advantageous

"You will get back more than 10 times the membership fee you paid. You will experience the 'New World of Membership,' which offers the most powerful benefits among all memberships in South Korea." (Kang Hee-seok, Co-CEO of Emart and SSG.com)

Launched on the 8th, Shinsegae Group's integrated online and offline paid membership, 'Shinsegae Universe Club,' boasts "cash-equivalent benefits equal to the membership fee upon joining" and "5% discounts both online and offline."

The membership fee is 30,000 KRW per year. Among the six participating affiliates?Emart, Shinsegae Department Store, SSG.com, Gmarket, Starbucks, and Shinsegae Duty Free?you will receive benefits worth 30,000 KRW regardless of where you join. At SSG.com, Gmarket, Emart, Shinsegae Department Store, and Shinsegae Duty Free, 30,000 KRW in cash is provided. If you join through Starbucks, you will receive five manufactured beverage coupons. Therefore, it is advantageous to join where you can use the 30,000 KRW benefits most efficiently.

No matter which channel you join through, the "5% discount" benefit can be enjoyed at Emart, Shinsegae Department Store, SSG.com, and Gmarket. All members receive three 5% discount coupons per month (with a discount limit of 20,000 KRW per coupon) usable at SSG.com. At Emart, members receive four 5% discount coupons (with a discount limit of 3,000 KRW per coupon) applicable to all product purchases.

At Shinsegae Department Store, a 5% discount is applied on fashion and accessory items (annual discount limit of 250,000 KRW, applicable purchase amount of 5,000,000 KRW). Gmarket provides three 5% discount coupons plus four additional discount coupons (one 12% coupon, one 10% coupon, and two 1,000 KRW coupons). Auction offers the same discount coupons, which can be used separately on Gmarket and Auction. At Starbucks, members can earn one extra star per manufactured beverage purchase (up to five times per month). Shinsegae Duty Free offers a 10,000 KRW discount benefit usable at downtown duty-free shops, airport duty-free shops, and online duty-free shops. The Gold grade benefit, which offers up to 15% discount, is also applied to all Shinsegae Universe Club members.