Oseyo
Supermarket chain for Korean food
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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.
| Company type | Private limited company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 2015 |
| Headquarters | London, UK |
Number of locations | 20 |
| Products | Groceries, consumer goods |
Number of employees | 100+ |
| Website | www |
Overview
The company currently has 20 branches in the United Kingdom, 14 of which are located in London.
The first store was opened on Tottenham Court Road, London in 2015.[1] By 2019, it had five stores in London.[2]
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.[3]
The company is a part of H Mart group,[4] which launched its first store in Europe in London New Malden in 2011.[5]
Although specialising in Korean food, a variety of other Asian products, from Japan, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia and Taiwan.[6] Stationery and household products are part of its product range.
When translated from Korean into English, the name "Oseyo" means "Please come in".
Branches
London
- Tottenham Court Road
- Camden Town
- Waterloo
- Angel
- Soho
- Hammersmith[7]
- Battersea Power Station
- Kingston
- Paddington Square
- London Bridge
- Victoria Place
- Wimbledon
- Notting Hill
- Liverpool Street Station
Outside London
- Manchester Arndale
- Manchester (Oxford Road)
- Cambridge
- Guildford
- Birmingham
- Sheffield