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Traveler Monument Stands Tall in Itaewon, Helping Tourists

SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – In the early 1980s, when overseas travelling was not common in Korea, one had to go to Namdaemun Market or Itaewon to purchase a wheeled suitcase for travelling. To remember such history, the Seoul Metropolitan Government set up a large-sized traveler monument with a red traveling suitcase on August 31. Located [...]

There’s Something about B1 of Department Stores

SEOUL, Korea, Mar 13 (Korea Bizwire) – As consumers tighten their purse string due to the slow economy in Korea, department stores are also experiencing reduced revenues. However, it’s a different world in the basement floors of the mega stores. There is “refreshment fever” in the grocery sections of the department stores as several [...]