Oseyo
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| Company type | Private limited company |
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| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Headquarters | London, UK |
Number of locations | 15 |
| Products | Groceries, consumer goods |
Number of employees | 100+ |
| Website | www |
Oseyo is a supermarket chain specializing in Korean foods, as well as other Asian products. The company is the UK's largest specialist grocery retailer.
Overview
[edit]The company currently has 15 branches in the United Kingdom, 11 of which are located in London.
The first store was opened on Tottenham Court Road, London in 2015.[1]
While all other branches used to mainly focused on selling grocery items, London Waterloo station shop used to also cater for hot foods, and originally offering a number of seats for eating in Korean meals, before this was discontinued in 2022.[2]
The company is a partner of H Mart group, which launched its first store in Europe in London New Malden in 2011.[3]
Although specialising in Korean food, a variety of other Asian products, from Japan, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia and Taiwan. Stationery and household products are part of its product range.
When translated from Korean into English, the name "Oseyo" means "Welcome, please come in".
Branches
[edit]London
- Tottenham Court Road
- Camden Town
- Waterloo
- Angel
- Soho
- Hammersmith[4]
- Battersea Power Station
- Kingston
- Paddington Square
- London Bridge
- Victoria Place
Outside London
- Manchester Arndale
- Manchester (Oxford Road)
- Cambridge
- Guildford
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "H Mart open ministore". United Kpop. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ "Guide to Korean food". The Strand Magazine. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ "The best bits of New Malden". Timeout. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ "New brands in Hammersmith broadway". Retail Destination. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.