SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Department stores have reported strong sales thanks to the increase in outdoor activities resulting from the lifting of social distancing rules, but smaller stores have seen their sales stagnate. The nation’s retail sales amounted to 408.4 trillion won in the January to September period of this year, up 7.4 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Fine dust is increasingly becoming a major issue in the daily lives of South Koreans, while also beginning to force them to change the way they live, as well as where they spend most of their time. “I usually bring my kids with me to the Han River park [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of outdoor sports products surged this month, apparently as more people purchased goods for leisure-time activities following the introduction of a shorter workweek, industry data showed Tuesday. The new workweek system went into effect earlier this month, requiring both private and public companies with 300 or more employees [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Mar 22, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – As the camping gear industry is demonstrating a consistent growth, parallel importing of the products is likely to expand as well. On March 20, the National Camping and Outdoor Activity Promotion Agency revealed that parallel imports and direct purchases from oversea have increased as overall imports of [...]