2023

• 12

  BGF Retail won the 28th Korea Distribution Award

• 11

  CU reached 500 stores globally

• 06

  CU entered the Kazakhstan market as the first domestic convenience store brand

• 05

  BGF ECOMATERIALS acquires KNW(a company specialized in semiconductor materials)

• 03

  CU reached 17,000 stores domestically for the first time in Korea
  CU reached 300 stores in Mongolia

2022

• 12

  BGF Retail was incorporated into DJSI(Dow Jones Sustainability Indices) for the first time in the industry

• 11

  BGF Retail received A grade in ESG comprehensive evaluation for 3 consecutive years

• 07

  CU reached 100 stores in Malaysia

• 06

  BGF Retail holds CU Brand's 10th Anniversary

• 05

  BGF Retail holds an opening ceremony for the 200th CU store in Mongolia and celebrates the 1st anniversary in Malaysia

• 01

  BGF Retail, certified as the only Excellent Green Logistics Company for 9 consecutive years

2021

• 12

  BGF Retail is awarded the Presidential Award of the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Corporate Innovation Award

• 12

  BGF Retail is awarded the highest grade in the Free Trade Commission’s affiliate area’s evaluation of implementation

• 12

  BGF Retail acquires the Family-Friendly Certification

• 11

  BGF acquires ‘KOPLA’, a company specializing in engineering plastic

• 08

  BGF Retail enters the Free Economic Zone Logistics Investment Agreement with Busan Metropolitan City

• 08

  BGF Retail opens "CU x Hana Bank", the first private label convenience store (PLCS) in Korea

• 07

  BGF Ecobio achieves “Triple Crown” of global environmental certifications

• 07

  BGF Group expands the adoption of robot work automation

• 06

  BGF Retail adopts the industry’s only Small & Medium Business Distribution Center’s shared growth mall

• 05

  BGF Retail opens a convenience store on ZEPETO, the first metaverse platform in the industry

• 04

  CU Malaysia 1st store opened

• 02

  BGF Group, Official launch of ESG Management Committee

  

• 01

  BGF Retail-NAVER, Business agreement for joint promotion of O2O platform business

  

2020

• 12

  CU, Industry's first introduction of eco-friendly polybags

  

• 12

  BGF Retail, Consumer Centered Management certification 5 times in a row

• 11

  BGF retail-KITA, Signing an MOU for overseas expansion

• 11

  BGF retail-U Fintech Hub Inc. Signing MOUs for FinTech Business

• 11

  CU, Opened 15,000 stores

  

• 10

  BGF retail, Advance to Malaysia

  

• 08

  HelloNature, Red Dot Design Award 2020 Winner

• 08

  BGF ecobio, Launching eco-friendly product brand Revert

  

• 08

  BGF retail, Data Distribution Innovation Agreement with the Financial Security Institute

• 07

  BGF Welfare Foundation, Convention on Support for the Protection of Children in Crisis with the National Center for the Rights of the Child

• 06

  BGF retail, Signing MOU with Hongcheon-gun using local specialties

• 06

  CU Green Store, Industry's First Green Store Designation by the Ministry of Environment

  

• 06

  BGF retail, Industry's first ISO14001 (Environmental Management System) certification

• 04

  BGFretail, Signing MOU with Korail

• 04

  BGFretail, Signing MOU with Naver Happy Bean

• 03

  CU, Industry's first 24-hour delivery service

  

• 03

  BGFecobio, Establishment of the nation's largest eco-friendly high-tech manufacturing facility in Cheongna

2019

• 12

  BGF Retail, a three-time winner of the award, including the $1 million Export Tower on Trade Day.

• 12

  National Police Agency-BGF Group to Hold 2019 Civic Award Ceremony for Children's safety

• 12

  BGF Retail Wins 24th Presidential Prize for Korea retail trade Distribution

• 11

  BGF Awarded 'Korea's Crime Prevention Award'

  

• 09

  A contract for MFC with Vietnam 'CUVN'

  

• 07

  BGF Retail and Daegu Bank sign a strategic business partnership for 'digital marketing and business innovation'

• 06

  BGF Retail and Samsung Card signed an MOU to support 'customized marketing of merchant'

• 03

  BGFRetail, Selection of a public excellent corporation in the stock market for 2018

• 03

  CU, 8th Top 100 Franchise Brand Selected

• 03

  CU tops the 21st Korea Industry Brand Power Convenience store category

• 02

  HELLONATURE, Bucheon Logistics Center Open

• 01

  BGFRetail, A contract for MOU with Delivery Hero Korea.

2018

• 11

  Jincheon CDC Logistics center Grand Open

• 10

  BGF Awarded 'Korea Crime Prevention'

• 09

  Became the first CVS brand in Korea to have 13,000.stores

• 08

  CU Opens Mongolia for the First Time

  

• 08

  CU, 2018 NBCI First in National Brand Competitiveness Index

• 06

  Acquisition of HELLO NATURE Management Rights

• 06

  BGF - SK Telecom Business Alliance Agreement for Strategic Joint Project

• 04

  A contract for MFC with Mongolia Central Express

  

• 03

  2018 KMAC First in Korean Industrial Brand Power (K-BPI)

2017

• 10

  The 2nd Korean Prime Minister's Award for Crime Prevention

• 08

  Became the first CVS brand in Korea to have 12,000.stores

• 08

  Opened the first CU store in Korea to adopt counter safety barrier

  

• 04

  Received President's Commendation for promoting recruitment of the disabled

2016

• 12

  Renewed the Customer Centered Management (CCM) certification.

• 11

  Won the Korea Design Award, the first in the CVS industry.

• 10

  Launched the character HEYROO Friends

• 08

  Launched South Springs

• 08

  Entered into agreement with franchisees to ensure fair trade and mutual growth

• 06

  Introduced the corporate identity, “Be Good Friends.”

• 06

  Became the first CVS brand in Korea to have 10,000 stores.

• 01

  Launched an integrated private brand HEYROO.

2015

• 11

  Launched Product R&D Center.

• 09

  Became the first CVS brand in Korea to have 9,000 stores.

• 01

  Held the brand vision proclamation ceremony.

2014

• 12

  Renewed the Customer Centered Management (CCM) certification.

• 05

  Initial public offering of BGF Retail Korea Stock Exchange.

2013

• 12

  Obtained Certification of Green Logistics Company (industry’s first).

• 02

  Became the first CVS brand in Korea to have 8,000 stores.

2012

• 12

  Obtained CCM certification (industry’s first).

• 08

  Opened the first CU store at the Olympic Plaza.

• 06

  Changed the company name to BGF Retail and launched the brand CU.

2011

• 07

  Became the first CVS brand in Korea to have 6,000 stores.