LG Electronics said at its first-quarter 2026 earnings conference call on the 29th that, regarding the HS Business Headquarters, "In the second quarter, the market environment makes it difficult to expect demand improvement due to factors such as U.S. tariff policy, the possibility of delayed interest rate cuts, global macroeconomic uncertainty, and geopolitical risks in the Middle East."
It added, "Given this environment, we will strengthen our two-track strategy to expand sales and rapidly bolster our product lineup," and "We will accelerate growth centered on B2B and online home appliance subscription businesses, which are showing strong growth, and will continue our sales growth by focusing on the Global South market."
It also said, "While actively responding to expense-increasing factors through supply chain optimization, we will secure profitability by strengthening cost competitiveness through a revamp of the manufacturing cost structure."