SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will launch a nationwide shopping festival next month to boost domestic consumption amid the pandemic, the industry ministry said Friday. The annual Korea Sale FESTA will kick off Nov. 1 for a 15-day run, both online and offline, and a total of 1,276 companies have expressed their [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will hold a massive nationwide shopping festival involving major retailers, manufacturers and traditional markets in November to attract foreign tourists and boost domestic consumption, organizers said Friday. The annual Korea Sale FESTA will kick off Nov. 1 for a 15-day run, offering items ranging from electronics and [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea on Friday kicked off its annual shopping festival to attract more overseas tourists and boost domestic consumption by offering discounts through collaboration with major retailers. The annual Korea Sale FESTA kicked off for a 22-day run on Nov. 1, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will launch a nationwide shopping festival next month in conjunction with major shopping malls and retailers to attract overseas tourists and boost domestic consumption, the event’s organizers said Thursday. The annual Korea Sale FESTA will kick off for a 22-day run on Nov. 1, according to the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The annual Korea Sale FESTA (KSF), which has failed to gain popularity among manufacturers and consumers in the past, faces another challenge this year. Department stores have reported that they will not take part in the event this year. The KSF is a nationwide shopping festival involving major retailers, [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will hold a nationwide shopping festival involving major retailers, manufacturers and traditional markets in November, the government said Wednesday. The annual Korea Sale FESTA will kick off on Nov. 1 for a 22-day run, offering items ranging from electronics and furniture to cosmetics and apparel, according to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea launched a nationwide shopping festival on Friday involving major retailers, manufacturers and traditional markets to attract more tourists and boost domestic consumption, organizers said. The annual Korea Sale FESTA offers reduced prices on items ranging from electronics and apparel to automobiles and furniture for 10 days, the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s grand sale festival this year is likely to end without the luster of past years despite its growth in size, due in part to the depressed sales caused by a long holiday and drop in Chinese shoppers, retail industry sources said Tuesday. The Korea Sale Festa began on Sept. 28 for a 34-day run and [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A nationwide shopping festival involving hundreds of retailers and traditional markets will begin next week, the government said Wednesday, as it aims to draw foreign travelers amid a sharp decline in the number of Chinese tourists. The annual Korea Sale FESTA, jointly organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports [...]
SEJONG, Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean retailers saw their sales increase more than 10 percent during a nationwide shopping festival that started late last month thanks to rising demand from Chinese shoppers, government data showed Thursday. The massive shopping campaign called “Korea Sale Festa,” which began Sept. 29 for 11 days, was designed [...]