Oseyo

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Oseyo
Company typePrivate limited company
IndustryRetail
Founded2015
HeadquartersLondon, UK
Number of locations
11
ProductsGroceries, consumer goods
Number of employees
100+
Websitewww.oseyo.co.uk

Oseyo is a supermarket chain specializing in Korean foods, as well as other Asian products.

Overview[edit]

The company currently has ten branches in the United Kingdom, eight of which are located in London.

The first store was opened on Tottenham Court Road, London in 2015.[1]

While nine of the ten shops are mainly focused on selling grocery items, London Waterloo station branch used to also cater for hot foods, and originally offering a number of seats for eating in Korean meals, before this was discontinued in 2022.[2]

The company is a partner of H Mart group, which launched its first store in Europe in London New Malden in 2011.[3]

Although specializing in Korean food, a variety of other Asian products, from Japan, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan etc., and a number of stationery and household products are part of its assortment.

When translated from Korean into English, the name "Oseyo" means "Welcome, please come in".

Branches[edit]

London

  • Tottenham Court Road
  • Camden Town
  • Waterloo
  • Angel
  • Soho
  • Hammersmith[4]
  • Battersea Power Station
  • Kingston

Outside London

  • Oxford Road, Manchester
  • Cambridge
  • Guildford

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "H Mart open ministore". United Kpop. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Guide to Korean food". The Strand Magazine. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  3. ^ "The best bits of New Malden". Timeout. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  4. ^ "New brands in Hammersmith broadway". Retail Destination. 6 October 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021.