{
  "id": 18072308,
  "title": "APR's Medicube enters Canada's largest drugstore chain",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/aprs-medicube-enters-canadas-largest-drugstore-chain",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-04T05:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20261104/aprs-medicube-enters-canadas-largest-drugstore-chain"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Korean beauty company APR has expanded its Medicube skincare brand to Canada's largest drugstore chain, Shoppers Drug Mart. With approximately 1,300 stores across the country, including locations in major cities like Toronto and Vancouver, Medicube's products are now accessible to a broader North American audience. The brand offers 13 skincare products, including popular items like the Zero Pore Pad and PDRN Pink Peptide Ampoule. PDRN, derived from fish DNA, has gained popularity in Korean skincare. APR plans to introduce additional Medicube products based on local sales and market conditions. The brand has also shown success online, with six Medicube products available as of the first week of November.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}