Type Private Area served Worldwide Motto Global Success Partner Number of employees 900 | Founder Lee Jae-Suk (이재석) Headquarters Dongjak District Founded 1999 | |
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Industry IT Business, electronic commerce Key people Lee Jae-Suk (founder, CEO) Services Internet business (online shopping solution/platform, web hosting service, marketing), business support, business training/education service, etc. | ||
cafe24 (stylized without the capital letter and space) is a global e-commerce platform launched in Seoul, South Korea. It belongs to SimpleX Internet (심플렉스인터넷) which was founded in 1999 by Lee Jae-Suk (이재석). cafe24 has 8 branches around the world including the United States, China, Japan, the Philippines, and Taiwan. Partners include Amazon.com, Alibaba Group, JD.com, Rakuten, Lazada Group, VIP.com, Mogujie, and other global companies.
Many Korean shopping sites like Stylenanda use cafe24's platform.
As for marketing services offered by cafe24, it has formed partnerships with Google, Facebook, Baidu, Yahoo! Japan, and other channels across the world. This is to provide localized online marketing to Korean sellers trying to go global.
cafe24 has opened K-Style Brand Hub to provide information on K-Style brands in one place.
As of Jan. 28, 2016, almost 1 million Korean shopping sites are using cafe24's global e-commerce platform.
Branches/Locations
cafe24 has 8 overseas branches (as of 2016.) They act like communication channels between cafe24 and the local markets.