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Oasis Market: how its people are moving

A company selling fresh food online and in its own stores.

On Korea's National Pension Service register, Oasis Market had 792 members in Aug 2026, down 119 (−13.1%) from Oct 2025. Over the same period 299 people joined and 410 left.

Growth20/ 22−13.1%
Size19/ 22792 people
Turnover (left ÷ team)2/ 2252%

Rank among 22 companies in Retail & Commerce, highest first on all three (turnover: people who left over 10 months ÷ current team).

PEOPLE · PENSION REGISTER

792 people

10-month change: −119 (−13.1%)

Joined	299 people
Left	410 people

As of Aug 2026 · head office plus plants and branches of the same company · Source: National Pension Service workplace register (Korea's public data portal)

ROLES IT WILL LOOK FOR

Category merchandiser (MD) →At a retailer, this role owns the products and suppliers of one category (fresh food, fashion, appliances and so on) and is accountable for its sales and profit.
E-commerce growth manager →This role gets customers to buy more and more often. It uses data to find bottlenecks in sign-up, purchase and repeat purchase, and fixes them through experiments.

Banseog note

Oasis Market — a grocery company that chose profit over revenue ↓

Banseog note · Oct 25, 2026

Oasis Market — a grocery company that chose profit over revenue

Where it stands now

Strengthening fundamentals — stepping back from the race for scale and growing profit through private labels, direct sourcing and partner channels

Second-quarter 2026 revenue fell 8% to KRW 137.1 billion, but operating profit rose 95.5% to KRW 6.95 billion. First-half operating profit was KRW 15.2 billion (+55.3%), with an operating margin of 5.5%.

By increasing private labels and direct sourcing, the company lowered its cost-of-sales ratio by 3.50 percentage points from 70.54% a year earlier, and cut selling, general and administrative expenses by 5.1%.

According to Korea's National Pension Service public workplace data, the number of people on the pension register was 792 in August 2026, down 119 (13.1%) from October 2025. In that period 299 people joined and 410 left, as the workforce was adjusted in line with operational efficiency.

Three decisions within a year

Toss partnership: an 'Oasis Market dedicated store' opened inside Toss Shopping and began selling fresh food, and Viva Republica, the operator of Toss, is set to acquire a 2.3% stake in Oasis through a rights offering of about KRW 30.0 billion.
Overseas direct sourcing trial: under the name of the TMON entity acquired in 2025 (now May Oasis), the company directly imports Italian canned tuna and sells it at Oasis Market, and is considering importing more overseas products.
Wider rollout of the AI self-checkout 'Root': currently in operation at seven stores, it will be extended to all stores in turn to cut waiting times and store operating costs.

Three people it will look for

Partner commerce and platform business — a new channel for selling inside other platforms, such as the Toss dedicated store, has opened
Overseas sourcing and import merchandiser — the company wants to increase overseas direct sourcing under the May Oasis name
Store operations innovation and retail tech — the AI self-checkout is being extended to all stores

For HR

Fresh food sourcing merchandisers and retail tech talent are contested with the online teams of hypermarkets and with quick commerce companies. Now that the profit structure has been strengthened while adjusting headcount, it is a good time to fill only the roles that are truly needed.

For job seekers

Experience lowering costs through private label development and direct sourcing from producing regions and overseas, and a track record of running platform partner channels, are worth the most at this company right now.

A reading written from public sources. Sources: Asia Economy 2026-08-14 (second-quarter and first-half results); ZDNet Korea 2026-08-13 (cost-of-sales ratio, AI self-checkout at seven stores); ZDNet Korea 2026-10-11 (Toss dedicated store, rights offering); Dailian 2026-09-21 (May Oasis overseas direct sourcing); Korea's National Pension Service public workplace data (headcount). Team size is from Korea's pension register.

Oasis Market: frequently asked questions

What does Oasis Market do?

A company selling fresh food online and in its own stores.

How many people work at Oasis Market?

792 members on Korea's pension register in Aug 2026 (10-month change: −119 (−13.1%)). The register counts the whole company in Korea.

Where does Oasis Market stand now?

Strengthening fundamentals — stepping back from the race for scale and growing profit through private labels, direct sourcing and partner channels. Fresh food sourcing merchandisers and retail tech talent are contested with the online teams of hypermarkets and with quick commerce companies. Now that the profit structure has been strengthened while adjusting headcount, it is a good time to fill only the roles that are truly needed.

Which roles will Oasis Market look for?

Roles such as Category merchandiser (MD), E-commerce growth manager. The role guides explain the work, the experience that leads there and what hiring teams check.

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