Samsung Group
Sign in to saveSamsung Group (; stylised as SΛMSUNG) is a South Korean multinational manufacturing conglomerate headquartered in the Samsung Town office complex in Seoul. The group consists of numerous affiliated businesses, most of which operate under the Samsung brand, and is the largest (business conglomerate) in South Korea. Samsung has the world's fifth-highest brand value.
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Samsung Group is a massive South Korean company that manufactures many different products under the Samsung brand name and is the largest business conglomerate in its home country. The company matters globally because it has one of the world's most valuable brands and operates numerous businesses across multiple industries.
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- Samsung Group
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- Samsung Town, the company's headquarters in Seoul
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- Public
- Company.industry
- Conglomerate
- Company.founder
- Lee Byung-chul
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- Worldwide
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- Lee Jae-yong (chairman)
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- in Taikyu, Korea, Empire of Japan
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- Samsung Town
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36 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- 1938–1970
- 1970–1990
- 1990–2000
- 2000–present
- Influence in South Korea
- Operations
- Leadership
- Affiliates
- Joint Ventures
- Stakes
- Divested
- Defunct
- Acquisitions and attempted acquisitions
- Major clients
- Shell plc
- United Arab Emirates government
- Ontario government
- Corporate image
- Audio logo
- Font
- Sponsorships
- In Vietnam
- Controversies
- Labor abuses
- Union-busting activity
- 2007 slush fund scandal
- Lee Kun-hee's prostitution scandal
- 2017 bribery scandal
- Supporting far-right groups
- Price fixing
- Misleading claims
- Spyware attack on Samsung phones
- References
- External links
Samsung Group (; stylised as SΛMSUNG) is a South Korean multinational manufacturing conglomerate headquartered in the Samsung Town office complex in Seoul. The group consists of numerous affiliated businesses, most of which operate under the Samsung brand, and is the largest (business conglomerate) in South Korea. Samsung has the world's fifth-highest brand value.
Founded in 1938 by Lee Byung-chul as a trading company, Samsung diversified into various sectors, including food processing, textiles, insurance, securities, and retail, over the next three decades. In the late 1960s, Samsung entered the electronics industry, followed by the construction and shipbuilding sectors in the mid-1970s—areas that would fuel its future growth. After Lee died in 1987, Samsung was divided into five business groups: Samsung Group, Shinsegae Group, CJ Group, Hansol Group, and JoongAng Group.
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