Emart Inc. is the largest retailer in South Korea. The retailer was founded on 12 November 1993, by Shinsegae, as the first discount retailer in South Korea. There were 160 stores across the Country as of December 2016. Emart is South Korea's oldest and largest discount store chain, with a total sales volume exceeding US$9.4 billion in 2009. Emart is the first South Korean retailer to open a retail store in China. In January 2011, Emart owned 27 stores in China. By February 2014, Emart owned 13 stores in China. Wikipedia