{
  "id": 6101495,
  "title": "Musinsa launches Pharmacy Beauty",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/musinsa-launches-pharmacy-beauty",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-07T05:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20260907/musinsa-launches-pharmacy-beauty"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Musinsa Beauty is set to launch a new retail format called Pharmacy Beauty, in collaboration with Onnuri Pharmacy, as demand for high-performance cosmetics and inner beauty products increases. The Pharmacy Beauty service will be introduced at Musinsa Beauty Hongdae, a store opening in Seoul's western Mapo District on Friday. This innovative service combines pharmacists' expertise with beauty retail, providing personalized product recommendations focused on functional cosmetics and inner beauty products. Musinsa Beauty Hongdae will span four floors, with Onnuri Pharmacy occupying the entire basement level. The partnership between the two companies was signed last month, aiming to collaborate in the pharmacy beauty sector. Onnuri Pharmacy, one of Korea's largest pharmacy-chain brands, operates over 2,200 affiliated pharmacies nationwide. Their brand, Onnuri H&C, offers pharmacy-exclusive cosmetics and functional health supplements based on pharmacists' professional expertise. This move reflects a broader shift in the beauty market, with consumers showing growing interest in high-performance cosmetics and inner beauty products.",
  "summary": "Musinsa Beauty will introduce a new retail format combining beauty products and pharmacy services through a partnership with Onnuri Pharmacy, as consumers show growing interest in high-performance cosmetics and inner beauty products. The Pharmacy Beauty service will debut at Musinsa Beauty Hongdae, which is set to open near Hongdae in Seoul’s western Mapo District on Friday. The initiative…",
  "key_points": [
    "Musinsa Beauty launches Pharmacy Beauty in collaboration with Onnuri Pharmacy",
    "Pharmacy Beauty service introduced at Musinsa Beauty Hongdae store in Seoul",
    "Onnuri Pharmacy operates over 2,200 affiliated pharmacies nationwide"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Musinsa Beauty's Pharmacy Beauty service marks a new direction in high-performance cosmetics retail, blurring lines between pharmacy expertise and beauty shopping with personalized product recommendations.",
  "illustration": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Musinsa launches Pharmacy Beauty",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/musinsa-launches-pharmacy-beauty-6103144",
        "published": "2026-09-07T05:47:04.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}