An increasing number of local food firms and retailers are beginning to adopt a variety of robots to replace employees amid soaring wages as a result of a shortage of workers and as a way to boost work efficiency, industry officials said Thursday.
Baedal Minjok (Baemin), Korea s largest food delivery platform operated by Woowa Brothers, is seeking to become a general e-commerce platform so as to overcome its stagnating online food delivery business, according to company officials Wednesday.
Local e-commerce firms such as Woowa Brothers, Kurly and Daangn Market are offering new products and services to secure new revenue streams amid the deepening economic downturn, according to company officials Monday.