Retail Sales Backtrack on MERS Scare in June
SEJONG, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s retail sales edged down in June as the outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) caused people to stay away from large retail outlets, a government report showed Monday. Retail sales reached little over 29.34 trillion won (US$25.15 billion) in June, down 0.6 percent from the 29.51 [...]



