SAMSUNG STORE
  Samsung was founded by Lee Byung-chul in 1938 as a trading company.  Over the next three decades, the group diversified into areas including  food processing, textiles, insurance, securities and retail. Samsung  entered the electronics industry  in the late 1960s and the construction and shipbuilding industries in  the mid-1970s; these areas would drive its subsequent growth. Following  Lee's death in 1987, Samsung was separated into four business groups –  Samsung Group, Shinsegae Group, CJ Group and Hansol  Group. Since 1990, Samsung has increasingly globalised its activities  and electronics; in particular, its mobile phones and semiconductors  have become its most important source of income. As of 2017, Samsung has  the 6th highest global brand value .