Samsung's brand value hits $97.4b this year: report

The brand value of Samsung Group reached $97.4 billion this year, a British consulting firm said Sunday, ranking eighth among major global technology companies. The value of Samsung Group marked an 8.9 percent increase from the previous year's estimate of $89.4 billion, according to Brand Finance, a global brand valuation consultancy. Samsung, whose ranking slipped one spot from a year earlier, remained the only South Korean brand in the top 10. SK hynix Inc. ranked 28th, up one spot from the pr