History
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2023
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12
BGF Retail won the 28th Korea Distribution Award
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11
CU reached 500 stores globally
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06
CU entered the Kazakhstan market as the first domestic convenience store brand
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05
BGF ECOMATERIALS acquires KNW(a company specialized in semiconductor materials)
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03
CU reached 17,000 stores domestically for the first time in Korea
CU reached 300 stores in Mongolia
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2022
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12
BGF Retail was incorporated into DJSI(Dow Jones Sustainability Indices) for the first time in the industry
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11
BGF Retail received A grade in ESG comprehensive evaluation for 3 consecutive years
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07
CU reached 100 stores in Malaysia
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06
BGF Retail holds CU Brand's 10th Anniversary
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05
BGF Retail holds an opening ceremony for the 200th CU store in Mongolia and celebrates the 1st anniversary in Malaysia
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01
BGF Retail, certified as the only Excellent Green Logistics Company for 9 consecutive years
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2021
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12
BGF Retail is awarded the Presidential Award of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Corporate Innovation Award
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12
BGF Retail is awarded the highest grade in the Free Trade Commission’s affiliate area’s evaluation of implementation
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12
BGF Retail acquires the Family-Friendly Certification
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11
BGF acquires ‘KOPLA’, a company specializing in engineering plastic
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08
BGF Retail enters the Free Economic Zone Logistics Investment Agreement with Busan Metropolitan City
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08
BGF Retail opens "CU x Hana Bank", the first private label convenience store (PLCS) in Korea
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07
BGF Ecobio achieves “Triple Crown” of global environmental certifications
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07
BGF Group expands the adoption of robot work automation
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06
BGF Retail adopts the industry’s only Small & Medium Business Distribution Center’s shared growth mall
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05
BGF Retail opens a convenience store on ZEPETO, the first metaverse platform in the industry
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04
CU Malaysia 1st store opened
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02
BGF Group, Official launch of ESG Management Committee
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01
BGF Retail-NAVER, Business agreement for joint promotion of O2O platform business
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2020
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12
CU, Industry's first introduction of eco-friendly polybags
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12
BGF Retail, Consumer Centered Management certification 5 times in a row
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11
BGF retail-KITA, Signing an MOU for overseas expansion
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11
BGF retail-U Fintech Hub Inc. Signing MOUs for FinTech Business
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11
CU, Opened 15,000 stores
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10
BGF retail, Advance to Malaysia
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08
HelloNature, Red Dot Design Award 2020 Winner
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08
BGF ecobio, Launching eco-friendly product brand Revert
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08
BGF retail, Data Distribution Innovation Agreement with the Financial Security Institute
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07
BGF Welfare Foundation, Convention on Support for the Protection of Children in Crisis with the National Center for the Rights of the Child
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06
BGF retail, Signing MOU with Hongcheon-gun using local specialties
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06
CU Green Store, Industry's First Green Store Designation by the Ministry of Environment
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06
BGF retail, Industry's first ISO14001 (Environmental Management System) certification
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04
BGFretail, Signing MOU with Korail
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04
BGFretail, Signing MOU with Naver Happy Bean
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03
CU, Industry's first 24-hour delivery service
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03
BGFecobio, Establishment of the nation's largest eco-friendly high-tech manufacturing facility in Cheongna
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2019
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12
BGF Retail, a three-time winner of the award, including the $1 million Export Tower on Trade Day.
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12
National Police Agency-BGF Group to Hold 2019 Civic Award Ceremony for Children's safety
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12
BGF Retail Wins 24th Presidential Prize for Korea retail trade Distribution
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11
BGF Awarded 'Korea's Crime Prevention Award'
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09
A contract for MFC with Vietnam 'CUVN'
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07
BGF Retail and Daegu Bank sign a strategic business partnership for 'digital marketing and business innovation'
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06
BGF Retail and Samsung Card signed an MOU to support 'customized marketing of merchant'
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03
BGFRetail, Selection of a public excellent corporation in the stock market for 2018
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03
CU, 8th Top 100 Franchise Brand Selected
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03
CU tops the 21st Korea Industry Brand Power Convenience store category
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02
HELLONATURE, Bucheon Logistics Center Open
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01
BGFRetail, A contract for MOU with Delivery Hero Korea.
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2018
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11
Jincheon CDC Logistics center Grand Open
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10
BGF Awarded 'Korea Crime Prevention'
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09
Became the first CVS brand in Korea to have 13,000.stores
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08
CU Opens Mongolia for the First Time
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08
CU, 2018 NBCI First in National Brand Competitiveness Index
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06
Acquisition of HELLO NATURE Management Rights
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06
BGF - SK Telecom Business Alliance Agreement for Strategic Joint Project
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04
A contract for MFC with Mongolia Central Express
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03
2018 KMAC First in Korean Industrial Brand Power (K-BPI)
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2017
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10
The 2nd Korean Prime Minister's Award for Crime Prevention
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08
Became the first CVS brand in Korea to have 12,000.stores
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08
Opened the first CU store in Korea to adopt counter safety barrier
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04
Received President's Commendation for promoting recruitment of the disabled
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2016
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12
Renewed the Customer Centered Management (CCM) certification.
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11
Won the Korea Design Award, the first in the CVS industry.
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10
Launched the character HEYROO Friends
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08
Launched South Springs
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08
Entered into agreement with franchisees to ensure fair trade and mutual growth
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06
Introduced the corporate identity, “Be Good Friends.”
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06
Became the first CVS brand in Korea to have 10,000 stores.
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01
Launched an integrated private brand HEYROO.
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2015
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11
Launched Product R&D Center.
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09
Became the first CVS brand in Korea to have 9,000 stores.
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01
Held the brand vision proclamation ceremony.
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2014
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12
Renewed the Customer Centered Management (CCM) certification.
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05
Initial public offering of BGF Retail Korea Stock Exchange.
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2013
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12
Obtained Certification of Green Logistics Company (industry’s first).
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02
Became the first CVS brand in Korea to have 8,000 stores.
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2012
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12
Obtained CCM certification (industry’s first).
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08
Opened the first CU store at the Olympic Plaza.
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06
Changed the company name to BGF Retail and launched the brand CU.
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2011
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07
Became the first CVS brand in Korea to have 6,000 stores.
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