history

OLIVE YOUNG is shaping the beauty and health retail landscape, with beauty at the heart of everything we do.

With a strategy that sets us apart from traditional beauty retail channels,
we offer a diverse range of trendy products and services.
By curating store designs and product assortments tailored to local communities and commercial areas,
we have positioned ourselves as a lifestyle platform where customers can experience the latest trends first.
  • 2026

    Accelerating global business and
    expanding the K-beauty ecosystem

    • Launched the Sephora x OLIVE YOUNG global partnership
    • Opened OLIVE YOUNG Beauty Mansion Seongsu
    • Launched the first US offline store and online mall
    • Took OLIVE YOUNG Festa global for the first time (Japan and the US)
    • Built the first logistics center in North America
    • Launched OLIVE BETTER, a wellness curation platform
  • 2025

    • Surpassed KRW 1 trillion in purchases by foreign visitors to Korea
    • Launched ME:RACLE, an integrated social contribution brand
    • Established the US subsidiary
  • 2024

    Announced vision to become
    a global beauty & health trend leading company

    • Surpassed 100 brands with annual sales of over KRW 10 billion
    • Number of stores in South Korea exceeded 1,350
    • Surpassed 15 million members
    • Opened the Innovative Store "OLIVE YOUNG N Seongsu"
  • 2023

    • Launched the W Care Service
    • Launched LUXE EDIT
    • Launched the app community service “Shutter”
  • 2022

    Solidified position as South Korea's leading
    beauty and lifestyle omni-channel brand

    • Ranked No.1 in Beauty & Health Stores by the National Customer Satisfaction
      Index (NCSI) for 5 consecutive years
    • Achieved the “Triple 10-Million” milestone with 10 million members,
      10 million reviews, and 10 million app downloads
    • Expanded urban logistics hubs (MFC) for faster service
    • Launched Vegan Beauty and W Care lines
  • 2021

    • Launched in-store pickup and smart return services
    • Partnered with KOTRA to boost K-Beauty exports
    • Rolled out omni-channel branding campaigns
  • 2020

    Enhanced OLIVE YOUNG’s brand identity

    • Introduced first-ever Clean Beauty Standard in South Korea
    • Launched integrated online and offline review services
    • Launched mobile gifting service
    • Named in "most excellent sustainable global brands"
      in UN Sustainable Development Goals Index (SDGBI)
  • 2019

    • Achieved 2 trillion won in Gross Merchandise Value (2019)
    • Announced new BI in commemoration of 20th anniversary
    • Launched the OLIVE YOUNG Awards & Festa
    • Launched the OLIVE YOUNG Sale
    • Launched the Global Mall
    • Rolled out "OLIVE YOUNG Live", our mobile live commerce service
  • 2018

    Established foundation for omni-channel business

    • Launched same-day delivery service
    • Launched mobile barcode scanning service for quick and easy shopping
    • Began construction of an integrated logistics center in the Seoul metropolitan area
  • 2017

    • Number of stores in South Korea exceeded 1,000
    • Opened flagship store in Gangnam
    • Launched the official online store (independent e-commerce platform)
    • Expanded Private Brand to Amazon USA
  • 2016 ~ 2012

    Expanded offline presence and pioneered
    Korea’s unique beauty and lifestyle retail channel

    • Opened the largest flagship store
    • Launched the UNESCO Girls’ Education Campaign
    • Hosted OLIVE YOUNG Partners Day
    • Introduced smart receipt services
    • Achieved 1 trillion won in Gross Merchandise Value (2016)
    • Launched Happy Companions Win-Win Program
    • Launched a "Pink Box Sharing Campaign" to provide personal hygiene products
      for the financially vulnerable people
  • 2011 ~ 2007

    • Launched our first Private Brand
    • Opened our first store in Busan (Outside of Seoul)
    • Began selling overseas Dermo-cosmetics
    • Launched online mall
    • Added more stores in the Seoul Metropolitan Area and other regions
  • 2006 ~ 1999

    Established first Beauty & Health
    stores in South Korea

    • Established as the Health & Beauty Convenience (HBC)
      Business Division of CJ CheilJedang
    • Opened the first store in Sinsa-dong, Seoul
    • Separated from CJ CheilJedang
    • Established CJ OLIVE YOUNG Co., Ltd.