1914
The Chosun Hotel opens in Seoul; Shinsegae revives the name as Josun in 2020 Josun Hotels & Resorts
1930
Mitsukoshi opens a Gyeongseong branch in occupied Seoul on 20 October; the building is now Shinsegae, and whether that makes it the first Korean department store is still argued Shinsegae
1930
Mitsukoshi Gyeongseong opens in Seoul; it later becomes Shinsegae Shinsegae
1963
Lee Byung-chull of Samsung acquires the Seoul store and renames it Shinsegae Shinsegae
1979
Lotte opens its first hotel in Seoul Lotte Hotels & Resorts
1979
The Shilla opens in Seoul on the former state guest house grounds Shilla Hotels & Resorts
2009
Shinsegae Centum City in Busan passes Macy’s Herald Square as the largest department store in the world Shinsegae
2017
Lotte opens the first Signiel at the Lotte World Tower in Seoul Signiel Hotels
2017
Signiel Seoul opens in April on floors 76 to 101 of the Lotte World Tower — Lotte’s luxury brand, limited by its own rule to one house per city Signiel Hotels
2020
Signiel Busan opens at Haeundae LCT in June, the second and so far the only other Signiel Hotels
Every event names at least one entry in the register. The same events appear in the Library’s whole chronology at History, and the entries themselves at South Korea.