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GS Retail app passes 5 million monthly users
GS Retail’s WooriDongne GS app passed 5 million monthly users in October, reaching more than 5.03 million, according to Mobile Index data.
The app links customers with GS25 convenience stores and GS The Fresh supermarkets in South Korea.
It brings together mobile shopping services such as pickup, delivery and pre-orders, alongside payment and gift-item storage.
Limited-edition products, real-time stock checks and a service for sharing free gift items have also helped attract users.
People in their 20s made up the largest user group, at 31.3% in October, followed by people in their 30s at 25.2%.
GS Retail plans to expand AI-based personalised features to recommend products and bring more customers into its stores.
GS Retail’s Our Neighborhood GS app surpassed 5 million monthly active users, reaching 5.03 million last month.
The company said it was the first app run by a South Korean retailer with physical stores to pass that threshold.
The app combines services for GS25 convenience stores and GS The Fresh supermarkets, including pickup, delivery, reservations and payment.
GS Retail attributed growth to exclusive products, mobile shopping features and everyday services such as gift-item storage.
Users in their 20s were the largest age group, accounting for 31.3% of users in October.
- Who
- GS Retail and users of its Our Neighborhood GS app.
- What
- The app surpassed 5 million monthly active users, reaching 5.03 million.
- When
- It recorded the figure last month; GS Retail announced it on November 12, 2026.
- Where
- South Korea.
- Why
- GS Retail linked growth to its online-to-offline strategy, shopping features, exclusive products and convenience services.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
GS Retail introduced the gift-sharing service Our Refrigerator.
Our Refrigerator had attracted 50,000 new users.
Our Neighborhood GS recorded 5.03 million monthly active users, according to the Mobile Index data cited by GS Retail.
GS Retail announced that the app had surpassed 5 million monthly active users.
- Monthly active users
- 5.03 million last month
- Age group with largest user share
- People in their 20s: 31.3% in October
- Next-largest age groups
- People in their 30s: 25.2%; people in their 40s: 22.2%
- Our Refrigerator
- 50,000 new users within two months of its September launch
- Retail brands served
- GS25 and GS The Fresh
What people are saying
The 5 million milestone for Our Neighborhood GS is the result of providing everyday convenience through quick commerce, differentiated products, payment and gift-item management.