Co-op Mart's 'Fisherman's World' franchise business begins in earnest.

Published Feb 13, 2026

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The seafood specialty store "Fisherman's World" operated by Coop Mart opened its first franchise store, the Gwangmyeong branch, on the 11th of last month. Fisherman's World is a franchise business jointly promoted by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and Coop Mart to support startups in the seafood sector and to activate seafood sales, providing 85 million won in startup funds per individual entrepreneur. Following the opening of the directly managed stores at Gaerong Station and Paju Unjeong last year, the Gwangmyeong branch is the first store to open in a franchise format. In the recent national policy trend emphasizing "startups over employment," Coop Mart's expansion strategy for Fisherman's World is based on the sustainable activation of seafood distribution.

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The seafood specialty store 'Fisherman's World' operated by Suhyup Distribution, opened its first franchise store in Gwangmyeong on the 11th. Fisherman's World is a franchise business jointly promoted by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and Suhyup Distribution to support startups in the seafood sector and to activate seafood sales, providing 85 million won per person in startup funds to entrepreneurs. Following the opening of the Gwaelon Station and Paju Unjeong stores as directly managed stores last year, this Gwangmyeong store is the first store to open in a franchise format. In the current national policy trend emphasizing 'startups over employment,' the expansion strategy of Suhyup Distribution's Fisherman's World is attracting attention as a sustainable startup and job creation model based on the activation of seafood distribution. Because it has a structure that can continuously produce small business owners through continuous support for franchise store startups. ...

Source: Fisheco