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{{Short description|South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation}}
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{{Infobox company
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| name = Lotte Corporation
| name = Lotte Corporation
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| founded = {{Start date and age|1967|3|24}}
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| founder = [[Shin Kyuk-ho]]
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| key_people = {{ubl|Shin Kyuk-ho|[[Shin Dong-bin]]}}
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| website = {{URL|www.lotte.co.kr/global/en/main.do|www.lotte.co.kr}}
* [[Lotte Chemical]]
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* [[Lotte Chilsung]]
* [[Lotte Global Logistics]]
* [[Lotte Shopping]]
* [[Lotte Wellfood]]
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{{Infobox transliteration
| title = Lotte Corporation
| title = Lotte Corporation
| hangul = 롯데 그룹
| hangul = 롯데그룹
| rr = Rotdegeurup
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| website = {{URL|www.lotte.co.kr/global/en/main.do|www.lotte.co.kr}}
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'''Lotte Corporation''' (or ''' Lotte Group''') is a South Korean [[multinational corporation|multinational]] [[conglomerate (company)|conglomerate]] [[corporation]], and the fifth-largest [[chaebol]] in South Korea.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2017/11/01/0200000000AEN20171101003000320.html|title=Chaebol rankings seesaw over 2 decades|work=Yonhap News Agency|access-date=2017-12-19|language=en}}</ref> Lotte began its history on June 28, 1948, by Korean businessman [[Shin Kyuk-ho]] in [[Tokyo]]. Shin expanded Lotte to his ancestral country, South Korea, with the establishment of [[Lotte Confectionery]] in [[Seoul]] on April 3, 1967.
'''Lotte Corporation''' is a South Korean [[Multinational corporation|multinational]] [[Conglomerate (company)|conglomerate]] [[corporation]], and the fifth-largest [[chaebol]] in South Korea.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Chaebol rankings seesaw over 2 decades |language=en |work=[[Yonhap News Agency|Yonhap]] |url=http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/news/2017/11/01/0200000000AEN20171101003000320.html |access-date=2017-12-19}}</ref> Lotte was founded on June 28, 1948, by Korean businessman [[Shin Kyuk-ho]] in [[Tokyo]]. Shin expanded Lotte to his ancestral country, South Korea, with the establishment of [[Lotte Confectionery]] in [[Seoul]] on April 3, 1967.

Lotte Corporation consists of over 90 business units employing 60,000 people engaged in such diverse industries as candy manufacturing, beverages, [[hotels]], [[fast food]], retail, financial services, industrial chemicals, electronics, IT, construction, publishing, and entertainment.{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}} Lotte runs additional businesses in [[China]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Indonesia]], [[Vietnam]], [[India]], [[United States of America|United States]], [[United Kingdom]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[Russia]], [[Philippines]], [[Myanmar]], [[Pakistan]], [[Poland]] (Lotte bought Poland's largest candy company [[E. Wedel|Wedel]] from Kraft Foods in June 2010), [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]] (Lotte successfully bought 4 duty free stores in Australia and 1 in New Zealand from [[James Richardson Corporation|JR/Group]] in 2019<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-03-26|title=Lotte Duty Free expands into Australia and New Zealand|url=https://insideretail.com.au/news/lotte-duty-free-expands-into-australia-and-new-zealand-201903|access-date=2021-02-15|website=Inside Retail|language=en-US}}</ref>).


Lotte Corporation consists of over 90 business units employing 60,000 people engaged in such diverse industries as candy manufacturing, beverages, [[hotels]], [[fast food]], retail, financial services, industrial chemicals, electronics, IT, construction, publishing, and entertainment.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=January 19, 2020 |title=Lotte Group founder Shin Kyuk-ho dies at age 99 |work=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |location= |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20200119002000320 |access-date=}}</ref> Lotte runs additional businesses in [[China]], [[Thailand]], [[Malaysia]], [[Indonesia]], [[Vietnam]], [[Cambodia]], [[Uzbekistan]], [[India]], the [[United States]], the [[United Kingdom]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[Russia]], the [[Philippines]], [[Myanmar]], [[Pakistan]], [[Poland]] (Lotte bought Poland's largest candy company [[E. Wedel|Wedel]] from [[Kraft Foods]] in June 2010), [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]] (Lotte successfully bought 4 duty-free stores in Australia and 1 in New Zealand from [[James Richardson Corporation|JR/Group]] in 2019<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-26 |title=Lotte Duty Free expands into Australia and New Zealand |url=https://insideretail.com.au/news/lotte-duty-free-expands-into-australia-and-new-zealand-201903 |access-date=2021-02-15 |website=Inside Retail |language=en-US}}</ref>).
== History ==
Lotte was founded in June 1948, by Korean businessman [[Shin Kyuk-ho]] in [[Tokyo]], Japan, two years after he graduated from Waseda Jitsugyo High School ({{lang|ja|早稲田実業学校}}). Originally called ''Lotte Co., Ltd'', the company has grown from selling [[chewing gum]] to children in post-war Japan to becoming a major [[multinational corporation]].


=== Name ===
==History==
Lotte was founded in June 1948, by Korean businessman [[Shin Kyuk-ho]] in [[Tokyo]], Japan, two years after he graduated from [[Waseda University Junior and Senior High School|Waseda Jitsugyo High School]] ({{lang|ja|早稲田実業学校}}). Originally called ''Lotte Co., Ltd'', the company has grown from selling [[chewing gum]] to children in post-war Japan to becoming a major [[multinational corporation]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2023}}
The source of the company's name is neither Korean nor Japanese, or even Chinese, but German. Shin Kyuk-ho was impressed with [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]]'s ''[[The Sorrows of Young Werther]]'' (1774) and named his newly founded company Lotte after the character Charlotte<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lottehotel.com/seoul/en/facility/facility.asp?type=EX|title=Lotte Hotel Seoul - Hotel Facilities, Fitness, Spa, Conference room|last=www.lottehotel.com|website=www.lottehotel.com|access-date=19 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.knowledgeofasia.com/2012/11/02/korean-chaebols-lotte-the-origin-of-the-lotte-name/|title=Korean Chaebols: Lotte. The Origin of the Lotte Name|access-date=20 April 2014}}</ref> in the novel ("Charlotte" is also the name of a new brand of deluxe movie theatres run by Lotte). Lotte's current [[marketing]] [[slogan]] in Japan is {{Nihongo|"The sweetheart of your mouth, Lotte"|お口の恋人,ロッテ|Okuchi no koibito, Rotte}}.


== Management ==
===Name===
The source of the company's name is German. Shin Kyuk-ho was impressed with [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe]]'s ''[[The Sorrows of Young Werther]]'' (1774) and named his newly founded company Lotte after the character Charlotte in the novel.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lotte Hotel Seoul – Hotel Facilities, Fitness, Spa, Conference room |url=http://www.lottehotel.com/seoul/en/facility/facility.asp?type=EX |access-date=19 August 2017 |website=www.lottehotel.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Korean Chaebols: Lotte. The Origin of the Lotte Name |url=http://www.knowledgeofasia.com/2012/11/02/korean-chaebols-lotte-the-origin-of-the-lotte-name/ |access-date=20 April 2014}}</ref> ("Charlotte" is also the name of premium auditoriums in movie theatres run by Lotte.<ref>{{cite web |date=13 September 2019 |title=Inside the Korean cinemas offering a red-carpet experience |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/leisure/article/3026895/inside-top-3-korean-cinemas-offering-film-goers-luxury-red}}</ref>)
''Lotte Corporation'' – Lotte group's world headquarters – are located in [[Myeongdong]], Seoul and [[Lotte Holdings|Lotte Holdings Co., Ltd.]] in [[Shinjuku]], Tokyo. It is controlled by the founder [[Shin Kyuk-Ho]]'s extended family.


== Business ==
==Operations==
[[File:Khitai7.jpg|thumb|right|[[Lotte World]] in Seoul]]
{{Unreferenced section|date=December 2023}}[[File:Lotte_Department_Main_Store.JPG|right|thumb|Lotte Department Store in Seoul]]
[[File:Daegu-Lotte Young Plaza.jpg|thumb|right|Lotte Young Shopping Plaza in [[Daegu]], [[South Korea]]]]
[[File:Villard_Houses_Mar_2021_08.jpg|right|thumb|[[Lotte New York Palace Hotel]]]]
''Lotte Corporation'' – is located in [[Songpa-gu]], [[Seoul]] and [[Lotte Holdings|Lotte Holdings Co., Ltd.]] in [[Shinjuku]], Tokyo. It is controlled by the founder [[Shin Kyuk-Ho]]'s extended family.
[[File:Song Seung-Jun.jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[Song Seung-jun]], South Korean [[starting pitcher]] who plays for the [[Lotte Giants]]]]


===Business===
Lotte Group's major businesses are food, retail, chemical, construction, manufacturing, tourism, service, finance, etc.
Lotte Group's major businesses are food, retail, chemical, construction, manufacturing, tourism, service, finance, etc.


* Food: [[Lotte Confectionery]], [[Lotte Chilsung]], Lotte Liquor, Lotte Foods, Lotte Nestle, Lotte Asahi Liquor, Lotte GRS, and others.
* Food: [[Lotte Confectionery]], [[Lotte Chilsung]], [[Lotte Liquor]], Lotte Nestle, Lotte Asahi Liquor, Lotte GRS, and others.
* Retail: [[Lotte Department Store]], Lotte Shopping, [[Lotte Hi-Mart]], Lotte Super, Lotte On, Lotter Korea Seven, FRL Korea, and others.
* Retail/Entertainment: [[Lotte Department Store]], [[Lotte Shopping]], [[Lotte Hi-Mart]], [[Lotte Cultureworks]], [[Lotte Cinema]], Lotte Super, Lotte On, [[7-Eleven#South Korea|Lotte Korea Seven]], FRL Korea, and others.
* Chemical/Construction/Manufacturing: [[Lotte Construction]], Lotte Chemical, Lotte Fine Chemical, Lotte MCC, Lotte E&C, Lotte Aluminium, Lotte Ineos Chemical, Korea Fujifilm, and others.
* Chemical/construction/manufacturing: Lotte Construction, [[Lotte Chemical]], Lotte Fine Chemical, Lotte MCC, Lotte E&C, Lotte Aluminium, Lotte Ineos Chemical, Korea Fujifilm, and others.
* Tourism/Service/Finance: [[Lotte World]], [[Lotte Card]], [[Lotte Capital]], [[Hotel Lotte]], [[Lotte Giants]], Lotte Property & Development, Lotte Resorts, Lotte Rental, Lotte Hotel Busan, Lotte Data Communications, and others.
* Tourism/Service/Finance: [[Lotte Global Logistics]], [[Lotte Rental]], Lotte Resort, Lotte Duty Free, [[Lotte World]], Lotte Property & Development, [[Lotte Capital]], [[Lotte Hotels & Resorts]], Daehong Communications, Lotte Hotel Busan, Lotte International, and others


===Sports===
===Sports===
Lotte also owns professional [[baseball]] teams
Lotte also owns professional [[baseball]] teams:

* [[Chiba Lotte Marines]] in Japan (1971–present)
*[[Lotte Giants]] in [[Busan]], South Korea (1982–present)<ref>{{Cite web |title=LOTTE |url=https://www.lotte.co.kr/global/en/business/compDetail.do?compCd=L416#:~:text=About%20US&text=LOTTE%20Giants%20is%20a%20historic,Organization's%20inaugural%20year%20in%201982 |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=www.lotte.co.kr |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Lotte Giants]] in [[Busan]], South Korea (1982–present).
*[[Chiba Lotte Marines]] in [[Chiba (city)]], Japan (1969–present)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Zozo Marine Stadium {{!}} Travel Japan - Japan National Tourism Organization (Official Site) |url=https://www.japan.travel/en/spot/1555/ |access-date=2024-06-12 |website=Travel Japan |language=en-us}}</ref>


===Lotte R&D Center===
===Lotte R&D Center===
* Korea R&D Center : 201, Magokjungang-ro, Gangseo-gu [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]
* Korea R&D Center : 201, Magokjungang-ro, [[Gangseo District, Seoul|Gangseo-gu]], [[Seoul]], South Korea
* Japan R&D Center : [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]], [[Saitama Prefecture]], [[Japan]]


==Controversies==
===Corruption scandal===
In June 2016, companies of the group were raided by South Korean prosecutors, investigating into a possible slush fund as well as breach of trust involving transactions among the group's companies.<ref name="VCdead">{{cite news|last1=Jin|first1=Hyunjoo|last2=Lee|first2=Se Young|title=Lotte vice chairman found dead amid probe; suicide suspected|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lottegroup-executive-idUSKCN11102Z|access-date=26 August 2016|agency=Reuters|date=August 26, 2016}}</ref> The investigation forced its Hotel Lotte unit to abandon an initial public offering and Lotte Chemical Corp to withdraw from bidding for ''Axiall Corp.''<ref name="VCdead"/> Vice chairman, Lee In-won, was found dead in August same year. He was suspected of suicide just hours before being questioned by prosecutors.<ref name="VCdead"/> Lee was considered the top lieutenant of Chairman [[Shin Dong-bin]].<ref name="VCdead"/>


=== Treatment of Beluga Whales ===
== See also ==
Lotte Corporation has received negative press attention due to treatment of a captive [[beluga whale]] named Bella, currently held in the Lotte World Aquarium Attraction in [[Seoul]]. In 2016, Lotte Corporation announced that they would no longer acquire new beluga whales after two of Bella's companions, Belli and Bellu, died in their care.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jong-young |first1=Nam |title=After animal death, Lotteworld says it won't acquire more beluga whales |url=https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/740380.html |website=[[The Hankyoreh]] |access-date=24 December 2023}}</ref> In 2019, Lotte Corporation pledged that they would release Bella from captivity.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chen |first1=Heather |last2=Kwon |first2=Junhyup |title=This Beluga Whale Has Been Held in a Conglomerate's Aquarium for Years |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7ez8a/bella-beluga-whale-south-korea |website=Vice |access-date=24 December 2023 |language=en |date=1 October 2021}}</ref> As of 2023, the Lotte Corporation has come under increasing criticism for keeping Bella in solitary captivity for an extended multi-year period following their announcement.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chen |first1=Heather |last2=Seo |first2=Yoonjung |title=Free Bella: The fight to release a beluga whale from a South Korean mega mall's aquarium |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/23/travel/beluga-whale-bella-south-korea-intl-hnk/index.html |website=CNN |access-date=24 December 2023 |language=en |date=24 December 2023}}</ref> The corporation has also been criticized by civic groups for a lack of updates or cohesive plan for retiring Bella to a sanctuary.<ref>{{cite web |title=Civic groups call for release of last beluga whale from Lotte World Aquarium |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2023/12/113_361792.html |website=[[The Korea Times]] |access-date=24 December 2023 |language=en |date=24 October 2023}}</ref>
* [[Lotte Card]]

* [[Lotte Capital]]
=== 2016 embezzlement Scandal ===
* [[Lotte Chilsung]]
In June 2016, the police conducted a probe into Lotte Corp for a possible slush fund and embezzlement.<ref name="VCdead2">{{cite news |last1=Jin |first1=Hyunjoo |last2=Lee |first2=Se Young |date=August 26, 2016 |title=Lotte vice chairman found dead amid probe; suicide suspected |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-lottegroup-executive-idUSKCN11102Z |access-date=26 August 2016 |work=Reuters}}</ref> The Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office reported that 240 investigators raided 17 Lotte offices, including its central Seoul headquarters and the homes of founder [[Shin Kyuk-ho]], Chairman [[Shin Dong-bin]] and other key executives, with 15 more offices being raided just a week later.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sohn |first=Ji-young |date=2016-06-14 |title=[LOTTE CRISIS] 15 more Lotte affiliates raided in widening probe |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20160614000948 |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=[[The Korea Herald]] |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Lotte Confectionery]]

* [[Lotte Department Store]]
After news of the investigation broke, between June 10 and June 14, Lotte Group firms lost over {{KRWConvert|1.21|t|to=USD}} in market value.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Choi |first=He-suk |date=2016-06-14 |title=[LOTTE CRISIS] Lotte firms' market cap lose another 400 billion won |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20160614000894 |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=[[The Korea Herald]] |language=en}}</ref> By October, its value had fallen by 15.8% to {{KRWConvert|7.75|t|to=USD}} compared to its June 9 figure of {{KRWConvert|9.26|t|to=USD}}.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Sohn |first=Ji-youn |date=2016-10-19 |title=[LOTTE CRISIS] Prosecutors indict five Lotte family members |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20161019000964 |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=[[The Korea Herald]] |language=en}}</ref> Lotte Chemical Corp also withdrew from bidding for ''Axiall Corp'' in the wake of the scandal''.''<ref name="VCdead2" />

On June 13, 2016, Lotte announced it would withdraw its [[initial public offering]] (IPO) for [[Lotte Hotels & Resorts|Hotel Lotte]], which was scheduled for the following month. The IPO was predicted to garner up to {{KRWConvert|5.2|t|to=USD}} which would have been the largest offering in South Korean history.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eun-jung |first=Kim |date=2016-05-19 |title=Hotel Lotte IPO expected to become S. Korea's biggest offering |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20160519010000320 |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |language=en}}</ref> Lotte spokesperson Choi Min-ho told the [[The Korea Herald|Korean Herald]], “we physically cannot meet next month’s deadline to complete the Hotel Lotte IPO given the current circumstances".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kim |first=Youngwon |date=2016-06-13 |title=[LOTTE CRISIS] Hotel Lotte withdraws IPO as embezzlement probe deepens |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20160613000812 |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=[[The Korea Herald]] |language=en}}</ref> Despite local press reporting that Chairman [[Shin Dong-bin]] was keen to restart Hotel Lotte's IPO in 2020, Hotel Lotte is still yet to go public.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Son |first=Ji-hyoung |date=2020-05-04 |title=Lotte chief likely to push for Hotel Lotte IPO to win power struggle |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200504000530 |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=[[The Korea Herald]] |language=en}}</ref>

In August 2016, Vice Chairman Lee In-won was found dead in his car with a four-page long suicide note.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2016-08-26 |title=Lotte vice chairman Lee In-won found dead |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-37192642 |access-date=2024-01-18 |work=[[BBC News]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> His death came just hours before he was due to be questioned by prosecutors.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Won |first=Ho-jung |date=2016-08-31 |title=Shin Dong-joo to be grilled in Lotte Group corruption probe |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20160831001061 |access-date=2024-01-19 |website=[[The Korea Herald]] |language=en}}</ref> Lee was considered the top lieutenant of Chairman [[Shin Dong-bin]].<ref name="VCdead2" /> According to a statement released by Lotte Group after his death, Lee "oversaw Lotte Group's overall housekeeping and core businesses and accurately understood the minds of Chairman-in-Chief Shin Kyuk-ho and Chairman Shin Dong-bin".<ref name=":0" />

In October 2016, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office closed their investigation. The probe accused Lotte founder [[Shin Kyuk-ho]], his son Chairman [[Shin Dong-bin]], along his mistress Seo Mi-kyung and two other children of embezzling {{KRWConvert|146.2|b|to=USD}}. In addition, prosecutors claim they committed inheritance tax fraud amounting to {{KRWConvert|115.6|b|to=USD}}. A further {{KRWConvert|22|b|to=USD}} of corporate tax was allegedly avoided by [[Lotte Chemical]]. South Korean authorities also argued that Lotte Engineering & Construction overpaid its suppliers and then reclaimed the difference, amounting to slush funds worth {{KRWConvert|30.2|b|to=USD}}.<ref name=":1" /> In total, the allegations of misconduct amounted to {{KRWConvert|375.5|b|to=USD}}.

The following year, founder [[Shin Kyuk-ho]] was fined {{KRWConvert|3.5|b|to=USD}} and sentenced to four years in prison. At 95 years old, it seemed possible he would spend his last days incarcerated, but he was able to avoid imprisonment due to health issues, eventually passing away in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-01-22 |title=Funeral service of late Lotte founder held |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20200122000291 |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=[[The Korea Herald]] |language=en}}</ref>

The founder's son and Chairman [[Shin Dong-bin]] was convicted of the charges of embezzlement and breach of trust, while Dong-bin's older brother Dong-joo was acquitted.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Zhong |first=Raymond |date=2017-12-22 |title=Chairman of Lotte Group Is Convicted of Graft in South Korea, but Avoids Jail |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/22/business/korea-lotte-corruption-conviction.html |access-date=2024-01-18 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref>

=== 2017 Bribery Scandal ===
On 17 April 2017, Chairman [[Shin Dong-bin]] was embroiled in the [[2016 South Korean political scandal]] and charged with bribery.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ju-min Park & Christine Kim |date=17 April 2017 |title=South Korea charges ousted leader Park and Lotte chief with bribery |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/southkorea-politics-park/update-1-s-korea-charges-ousted-leader-park-and-lotte-chief-with-bribery-idUSL3N1HP2RV/ |access-date=18 January 2024 |work=Reuters}}</ref> In order to secure a [[Duty-free shop|duty-free]] deal for Lotte, Shin was accused of donating {{KRWConvert|7|b|to=USD}} to a non-profit controlled by incumbent President [[Park Geun-hye]]'s close friend [[Choi Soon-sil]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Ser |first=Myo-ja |date=2019-10-17 |title=Supreme Court keeps Lotte chairman from jail |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2019/10/17/politics/Supreme-Court-keeps-Lotte-chairman-from-jail/3069176.html |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=[[Korea JoongAng Daily]] |language=en}}</ref> On February 13, 2018, Shin was fined {{KRWConvert|7|b|to=USD}} and sentenced to 2.5 years incarceration.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Yang |first=Heekyong |date=17 October 2019 |title=Lotte Group chairman stays out of jail as South Korea court ruling upheld |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN1WW0CS/ |access-date=18 January 2024 |work=Reuters}}</ref> He was jailed immediately following the sentencing.<ref name=":3" />

Following his conviction, Shin stepped down as [[Chief operating officer|Chief Operating Officer]] of Lotte Group's Japanese-based holding firm but remained on the board of directors.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kim |first=Da-sol |date=2018-02-21 |title=Lotte chief steps down as CEO from Japan-based holding firm |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20180221000860 |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=[[The Korea Herald]] |language=en}}</ref>

In October 2018, an appeals court freed Shin from prison after just 234 days, giving him a suspended sentence of 4 years and cancelling the fine.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kim |first=Sohee |date=5 October 2018 |title=Lotte Chairman Shin Freed as Court Suspends Corruption Sentence |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-05/lotte-chairman-shin-freed-as-court-suspends-corruption-sentence |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=Bloomberg}}</ref> News of Shin's release increased Lotte Group's market value by 4.2%.<ref name=":2" />

A year later, in October 2019, the Seoul High Court upheld the appeals court's decision, arguing that Shin "passively" committed bribery with the understanding that not donating to Choi's non-profit would result in damage to Lotte Group.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lee |first=Minji |date=2019-10-17 |title=(2nd LD) Top court upholds suspended jail term for Lotte chief |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20191017003052315 |access-date=2024-01-18 |website=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |language=en}}</ref>

=== Losses in China ===
Since 2004, Lotte had invested over {{KRWConvert|8|t}} into growing their presence in China, operating 112 [[Lotte Mart]] stores, 12 cinemas 5 [[Lotte Department Store|Lotte Department]] stores in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kim |first=Da-sol |date=2019-03-13 |title=[News Focus] Lotte seeks to exit China after investing $7.2b |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20190313000654 |access-date=2024-01-19 |website=[[The Korea Herald]] |language=en}}</ref> However, Lotte's Chinese operations reported net losses of {{KRWConvert|75.3|b}} in 2011, soaring sevenfold in just 3 years to {{KRWConvert|554.9|b}} in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2015-10-28 |title=Lotte suffers over 1tn won loss in China: chairman's brother |url=https://m.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20151028001007 |access-date=2024-01-19 |website=[[The Korea Herald]] |language=en}}</ref>

To counter potential threats from North Korea, South Korea & the US sought to deploy an advanced anti-missile defence system, [[Terminal High Altitude Area Defense|THAAD]], in 2016.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Choi |first=Kyong-ae |date=2016-09-30 |title=S. Korea selects golf course as new site for THAAD |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20160930004900315 |access-date=2024-01-19 |website=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |language=en}}</ref> The site chosen was Lotte Skyhill Country Club in Seongsan due to its high elevation, distance from civilian centres and existing infrastructure.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Park |first=Byeong-su |date=2016-10-01 |title=Why was the Lotte Skyhill golf course chosen as the new site for THAAD deployment? |url=https://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/763694 |access-date=2024-01-19 |website=Hanyoreh |language=en}}</ref> A Lotte spokesperson said that leadership "agonized" over the decision to allow the sale of the golf course for the THAAD system, but concluded their hands were tied: "if we say no to the government, we can't do business in Korea".<ref name=":11">{{Cite news |last=Cynthia Kim and Hyunjoo Jin |date=25 October 2017 |title=With China dream shattered over missile land deal, Lotte faces costly overhaul |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN1CT35Y/ |access-date=19 January 2024 |work=Reuters}}</ref>

The installation of the THAAD system led to a rise in anti-Korean sentiment in China, with much of the ire directed at Lotte.<ref name=":12">{{Cite news |date=2019-03-13 |title=South Korea's Lotte seeks to exit China after investing $9.6 billion, as Thaad fallout ensues |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/south-koreas-lotte-seeks-to-exit-china-after-investing-96-billion |access-date=2024-01-19 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}</ref> Government-controlled news media encouraged Chinese consumers to boycott the Korean conglomerate, and protests were held across multiple cities, with employees of a mall in [[Xuchang]] protesting Lotte as they sung the Chinese national anthem.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Hernández |first1=Javier C. |last2=Guo |first2=Owen |last3=Mcmorrow |first3=Ryan |date=2017-03-09 |title=South Korean Stores Feel China's Wrath as U.S. Missile System Is Deployed |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/09/world/asia/china-lotte-thaad-south-korea.html |access-date=2024-01-19 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

Shortly after news of Lotte's co-operation with the THAAD installation, nearly all of [[Lotte Mart]]'s 112 Chinese stores were closed down by the government due to supposed fire safety issues.<ref name=":11" /> Lotte Department also suffered in the hostile business environment, with an [[operating loss]] of {{KRWConvert|140|b}} between 2016 and 2018.<ref name=":12" /> Both Lotte Department Store & Lotte Mart formally ceased trading in China in 2018, with [[Lotte Chilsung|Lotte Chilsung Beverage]] & [[Lotte Confectionery|Lotte Confectionary]] leaving China a year later.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kim |first=Jae-heun |date=2022-05-23 |title=Lotte to pull out of China, focus on Southeast Asia |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/tech/2024/01/419_329617.html |access-date=2024-01-19 |website=[[The Korea Times]] |language=en}}</ref>

In 2022, Lotte closed their Chinese headquarters, effectively ending their business operations in the mainland.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Van |first=Tong |date=2022-05-23 |title=Lotte prepares to shut its China headquarters |url=https://insideretail.asia/2022/05/23/lotte-prepares-to-shut-its-china-headquarters/ |access-date=2024-01-19 |website=Inside Retail Asia |language=en-US}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Lotte World Tower]]
* [[Lotte World Tower]]
* [[Shin Dong-bin]], also known as Akio Shigemitsu
* [[Shin Dong-bin]], also known as Akio Shigemitsu
* [[Chaebol]]
* [[Chaebol]]


== References ==
==References==
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== External links ==
==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.lotte.co.kr/main.do}} (Korean)
* {{Official website|www.lotte.co.kr/global/en/main.do}}
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"Lotte (conglomerate)" and "LOTTE" redirect here. For the Japanese company, see Lotte Holdings.

Lotte Corporation
Native name
  • 롯데그룹
Company typePublic
KRX: 004990
IndustryConglomerate
FoundedMarch 24, 1967; 57 years ago (1967-03-24)
FounderShin Kyuk-ho
HeadquartersSongpa District, Seoul,
South Korea
Areas served
Worldwide
Key people
Subsidiaries
Korean name
Hangul
롯데그룹
Revised RomanizationRotdegeurup
McCune–ReischauerRottegŭrup, Rotte-kŭrup
Websitewww.lotte.co.kr

Lotte Corporation is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation, and the fifth-largest chaebol in South Korea.[1] Lotte was founded on June 28, 1948, by Korean businessman Shin Kyuk-ho in Tokyo. Shin expanded Lotte to his ancestral country, South Korea, with the establishment of Lotte Confectionery in Seoul on April 3, 1967.

Lotte Corporation consists of over 90 business units employing 60,000 people engaged in such diverse industries as candy manufacturing, beverages, hotels, fast food, retail, financial services, industrial chemicals, electronics, IT, construction, publishing, and entertainment.[2] Lotte runs additional businesses in China, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Uzbekistan, India, the United States, the United Kingdom, Kazakhstan, Russia, the Philippines, Myanmar, Pakistan, Poland (Lotte bought Poland's largest candy company Wedel from Kraft Foods in June 2010), Australia and New Zealand (Lotte successfully bought 4 duty-free stores in Australia and 1 in New Zealand from JR/Group in 2019[3]).

History

Lotte was founded in June 1948, by Korean businessman Shin Kyuk-ho in Tokyo, Japan, two years after he graduated from Waseda Jitsugyo High School (早稲田実業学校). Originally called Lotte Co., Ltd, the company has grown from selling chewing gum to children in post-war Japan to becoming a major multinational corporation.[citation needed]

Name

The source of the company's name is German. Shin Kyuk-ho was impressed with Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's The Sorrows of Young Werther (1774) and named his newly founded company Lotte after the character Charlotte in the novel.[4][5] ("Charlotte" is also the name of premium auditoriums in movie theatres run by Lotte.[6])

Operations

Lotte Department Store in Seoul
Lotte New York Palace Hotel

Lotte Corporation – is located in Songpa-gu, Seoul and Lotte Holdings Co., Ltd. in Shinjuku, Tokyo. It is controlled by the founder Shin Kyuk-Ho's extended family.

Business

Lotte Group's major businesses are food, retail, chemical, construction, manufacturing, tourism, service, finance, etc.

Sports

Lotte also owns professional baseball teams:

Lotte R&D Center

Controversies

Treatment of Beluga Whales

Lotte Corporation has received negative press attention due to treatment of a captive beluga whale named Bella, currently held in the Lotte World Aquarium Attraction in Seoul. In 2016, Lotte Corporation announced that they would no longer acquire new beluga whales after two of Bella's companions, Belli and Bellu, died in their care.[9] In 2019, Lotte Corporation pledged that they would release Bella from captivity.[10] As of 2023, the Lotte Corporation has come under increasing criticism for keeping Bella in solitary captivity for an extended multi-year period following their announcement.[11] The corporation has also been criticized by civic groups for a lack of updates or cohesive plan for retiring Bella to a sanctuary.[12]

2016 embezzlement Scandal

In June 2016, the police conducted a probe into Lotte Corp for a possible slush fund and embezzlement.[13] The Seoul Central District Prosecutor's Office reported that 240 investigators raided 17 Lotte offices, including its central Seoul headquarters and the homes of founder Shin Kyuk-ho, Chairman Shin Dong-bin and other key executives, with 15 more offices being raided just a week later.[14]

After news of the investigation broke, between June 10 and June 14, Lotte Group firms lost over ₩1.21 trillion (US$1.06 billion) in market value.[15] By October, its value had fallen by 15.8% to ₩7.75 trillion (US$6.77 billion) compared to its June 9 figure of ₩9.26 trillion (US$8.09 billion).[16] Lotte Chemical Corp also withdrew from bidding for Axiall Corp in the wake of the scandal.[13]

On June 13, 2016, Lotte announced it would withdraw its initial public offering (IPO) for Hotel Lotte, which was scheduled for the following month. The IPO was predicted to garner up to ₩5.2 trillion (US$4.55 billion) which would have been the largest offering in South Korean history.[17] Lotte spokesperson Choi Min-ho told the Korean Herald, “we physically cannot meet next month’s deadline to complete the Hotel Lotte IPO given the current circumstances".[18] Despite local press reporting that Chairman Shin Dong-bin was keen to restart Hotel Lotte's IPO in 2020, Hotel Lotte is still yet to go public.[19]

In August 2016, Vice Chairman Lee In-won was found dead in his car with a four-page long suicide note.[20] His death came just hours before he was due to be questioned by prosecutors.[21] Lee was considered the top lieutenant of Chairman Shin Dong-bin.[13] According to a statement released by Lotte Group after his death, Lee "oversaw Lotte Group's overall housekeeping and core businesses and accurately understood the minds of Chairman-in-Chief Shin Kyuk-ho and Chairman Shin Dong-bin".[20]

In October 2016, the Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office closed their investigation. The probe accused Lotte founder Shin Kyuk-ho, his son Chairman Shin Dong-bin, along his mistress Seo Mi-kyung and two other children of embezzling ₩146.2 billion (US$127.8 million). In addition, prosecutors claim they committed inheritance tax fraud amounting to ₩115.6 billion (US$101.05 million). A further ₩22 billion (US$19.23 million) of corporate tax was allegedly avoided by Lotte Chemical. South Korean authorities also argued that Lotte Engineering & Construction overpaid its suppliers and then reclaimed the difference, amounting to slush funds worth ₩30.2 billion (US$26.4 million).[16] In total, the allegations of misconduct amounted to ₩375.5 billion (US$328.25 million).

The following year, founder Shin Kyuk-ho was fined ₩3.5 billion (US$3.06 million) and sentenced to four years in prison. At 95 years old, it seemed possible he would spend his last days incarcerated, but he was able to avoid imprisonment due to health issues, eventually passing away in 2020.[22]

The founder's son and Chairman Shin Dong-bin was convicted of the charges of embezzlement and breach of trust, while Dong-bin's older brother Dong-joo was acquitted.[23]

2017 Bribery Scandal

On 17 April 2017, Chairman Shin Dong-bin was embroiled in the 2016 South Korean political scandal and charged with bribery.[24] In order to secure a duty-free deal for Lotte, Shin was accused of donating ₩7 billion (US$6.12 million) to a non-profit controlled by incumbent President Park Geun-hye's close friend Choi Soon-sil.[25] On February 13, 2018, Shin was fined ₩7 billion (US$6.12 million) and sentenced to 2.5 years incarceration.[26] He was jailed immediately following the sentencing.[25]

Following his conviction, Shin stepped down as Chief Operating Officer of Lotte Group's Japanese-based holding firm but remained on the board of directors.[27]

In October 2018, an appeals court freed Shin from prison after just 234 days, giving him a suspended sentence of 4 years and cancelling the fine.[28] News of Shin's release increased Lotte Group's market value by 4.2%.[26]

A year later, in October 2019, the Seoul High Court upheld the appeals court's decision, arguing that Shin "passively" committed bribery with the understanding that not donating to Choi's non-profit would result in damage to Lotte Group.[29]

Losses in China

Since 2004, Lotte had invested over ₩8 trillion (US$6.99 billion) into growing their presence in China, operating 112 Lotte Mart stores, 12 cinemas 5 Lotte Department stores in 2017.[30] However, Lotte's Chinese operations reported net losses of ₩75.3 billion (US$65.82 million) in 2011, soaring sevenfold in just 3 years to ₩554.9 billion (US$485.07 million) in 2014.[31]

To counter potential threats from North Korea, South Korea & the US sought to deploy an advanced anti-missile defence system, THAAD, in 2016.[32] The site chosen was Lotte Skyhill Country Club in Seongsan due to its high elevation, distance from civilian centres and existing infrastructure.[33] A Lotte spokesperson said that leadership "agonized" over the decision to allow the sale of the golf course for the THAAD system, but concluded their hands were tied: "if we say no to the government, we can't do business in Korea".[34]

The installation of the THAAD system led to a rise in anti-Korean sentiment in China, with much of the ire directed at Lotte.[35] Government-controlled news media encouraged Chinese consumers to boycott the Korean conglomerate, and protests were held across multiple cities, with employees of a mall in Xuchang protesting Lotte as they sung the Chinese national anthem.[36]

Shortly after news of Lotte's co-operation with the THAAD installation, nearly all of Lotte Mart's 112 Chinese stores were closed down by the government due to supposed fire safety issues.[34] Lotte Department also suffered in the hostile business environment, with an operating loss of ₩140 billion (US$122.38 million) between 2016 and 2018.[35] Both Lotte Department Store & Lotte Mart formally ceased trading in China in 2018, with Lotte Chilsung Beverage & Lotte Confectionary leaving China a year later.[37]

In 2022, Lotte closed their Chinese headquarters, effectively ending their business operations in the mainland.[38]

See also

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