Gfk Asia Unveils Weekly Tracking Of Mobile Phone Retail Sales In Korea

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MEDIA RELEASE PR36666


GfK Asia Unveils Weekly Tracking of Mobile Phone Retail Sales in Korea


SINGAPORE, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-Asia-AsiaNet/ --


    New GfK Weekly Data Service provides Valuable Insights to Korean Mobile Phone Manufacturers and

Retailers


    Leading market research company, GfK Asia, has launched a new weekly tracking service for the South

Korean mobile phone market in response to the needs of this country's fast moving mobile phone industry. 

This unique new service addresses the industry's requirements for a total market view while providing

meaningful insights into the dynamics that drive the weekly retail purchase trends and promotional impact

across all mobile phone categories. 


    The South Korean mobile phone market is forecasted to reach close to 21.9 million units in 2009.  In

September, the top 3 brands took up more than 90% of the market.


    GfK Asia provides reliable mobile retail tracking data to the industry by using its fast and accurate auditing

system.  Korean data will be provided on a weekly basis by nationwide Telecom Specialists shops, General

Electronic Stores, and Hyper Market 'shop-in-shop' stores.  The extrapolated data includes operators such as

SK Telecom, KT, and LG Telecom.  GfK first launched mobile phone tracking in South Korea in 2004. 

However, this original service provided only metro market (Seoul, Inchon and Kyunggi) mobile retail tracking

data on a monthly basis.  This service now encompasses all types of mobile phones, including Smart Phones,

in all regions of the Korean Peninsula on a weekly basis from October 2009.


    Korean mobile phone manufacturers and retailers can benefit from the use of this information by using it to

monitor the ever-changing retail landscape while identifying swift sales trends for their product sales,

marketing, and merchandising strategies. 


    About GfK Asia Pte Ltd


    GfK Asia Pte Ltd (GfK Asia), part of the global GfK Group, is a leading research company with over 20

years experience in providing reliable Asian retail and technology market data. Our analysts track a broad

range of consumer technology markets, including: consumer electronics, telecommunications, IT, household

electrical appliances (large and small), optics, entertainment, automotive, gaming as well as digital imaging. 

GfK Asia covers more than 55 product groups and over 350,000 models, collecting monthly data from over

6,000 specialist / independent shops as well as over 170 organized retailers with approximately 15,000

outlets.  This disciplined methodology, together with tight field operational control in every country, allows GfK

Asia to produce high quality reports containing reliable information that our clients can use with confidence. 

Based in Singapore, with other offices in India and Japan, GfK Asia offers extensive coverage of the following

countries:  China, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, and



    The GfK Group


    The GfK Group offers the fundamental knowledge that industry, retailers, services companies and the

media need to make market decisions.  It offers a comprehensive range of information and consultancy

services in the three business sectors of Custom Research, Retail and Technology and Media.  The no. 4

market research organization worldwide operates in more than 100 countries and employs over 10,000 staff. 

In 2008, the GfK Group's sales amounted to EUR 1.2 billion.  For further information, visit our website:



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    Media Contacts: 


    Korea

     Moongen Kwon

     General Manager

     GfK Marketing Services Korea Ltd.

     Tel:   +82-2-6712-4002

     Fax:   +82-2-6712-4020

     Email: Moon.kwon@gfk.com  


    Singapore

     Lisa Williamson

     Bryant Williamson Communications

     Tel:   +65-9100-4097

     Email: Lisa@bryantwilliamson.com 


    SOURCE:  GfK Asia Pte Ltd



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