Ex-Goldman banker’s quest for fresh food turns into a hit app


  • TECH
  • Friday, 22 Feb 2019

Sophie Seula Kim, founder and chief executive officer of Market Kurly, poses for a photograph at the company's headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019. Kim, a former Goldman Sachs banker obsessed with fresh food, has created a mobile app that is disrupting South Korea’s retail industry by giving grocery shoppers fewer reasons to visit a store. Photographer: Jean Chung/Bloomberg

A mobile app created by a former Goldman Sachs banker obsessed with fresh food is disrupting South Korea’s retail industry by giving grocery shoppers fewer reasons to visit a store. 

With the Market Kurly app, shoppers can order in the evening and have fresh vegetables, eggs and other perishable foods delivered directly to the doorstep by sunrise. The company promises delivery before 7am for orders made before 11pm. 

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