Aug - Opened the 9th Emart Trader Suwon, Gyonggi
Jul - Opened Poongsan Branch
     - Opened the 8th Emart Trader Yangsan

Oct - Launched Emart Mobile Service
Aug - Opened Byeollae Branch, Gyeonggi (The 150th branch in Korea)

Sep - Opened Emart Fresh Center
Apr - Opened BOONS (Uijeongbu Station Branch)

Aug - Opened Emart Meat Center
May - Completed spin-off of Shinsegae Co. Ltd.
And Emart Co. Ltd.
   Launched new CI for Emart Co. Ltd.
Acquired Kim’s Club Mart branches (Total of 53 locations nationwide)

Nov - Opened Emart Traders at Gu Sung, Gyeonggi Province, Korea
          Also launched Molly’s Pet Shop

Jul - Opened Yeo Ju Logistics Center (The largest logistics center in the world)

Oct - Opened Ik San Branch, Chonbuk Province,Korea The 101st Emart Branch in Korea (First hypermarket franchise with over 100 branches under operation)
May - Acquired Wal-Mart Korea (All 16 locations nationwide)

Jun - Reached 1 billion visitors

Aug - Launched Emart Online Shopping Mall

Feb - Received Gold Tower Order of Industrial Service Merit

Dec - Opened Gang Leung Branch, Gwangwon Province, Korea (The 50th
          Emart Branch in Korea)

Dec - Received Presidential Award at Korea Retail Award

Feb - Opened food processing center in Korea (First food-processing center operated by a hypermarket in Korea)

Feb - Opened Qu Yang Branch, Shanghai, China (First hypermarket in China as Korean retailer)

Dec - Opened logistics center in Korea (First hypermarket logistics center in Korea)

Nov - Opened Chang Dong Branch, Seoul, Korea (First hypermarket in Korea)