S.Korean online fashion platform Musinsa to expand cosmetic business

▲ This photo, provided by Musinsa, shows Musinsa's beauty category. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Yonhap) -- South Korean online fashion store, Musinsa, has started to expand its business to the cosmetic industry.

According to Musinsa on Monday, cosmetic sales collected until October of this year, increased by 131 percent in one year.

As a result, Musinsa, which currently holds 800 cosmetic brands on its website, plans to double the amount by next year and also strengthen its contents by recommending fashion styles suitable for various makeup looks.

"As the proportion of purchasing fashion items and cosmetics together at Musinsa store has steadily increased, the beauty category will been reorganized under the concept of 'Stylish Beauty Store' to satisfy customer demand," the owner of Musinsa Beauty category said. 

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