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Anime Shops at Department Stores Gain Popularity

SEOUL, July 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Anime and related goods are gaining popularity with South Koreans spending long hours at home following the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. AK & Hongdae, a shopping mall in the Hongdae area in western Seoul run by midsize department store chain AK Plaza, has seen its fifth floor fill [...]

Untact Shopping Vendors Spread as Coronavirus Pandemic Drags On

SIHEUNG, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — So-called ‘untact’ shopping venues are increasing in number as social distancing is gaining public awareness. The store owner of a local fashion vendor in Siheung, Gyeonggi Province introduced an unmanned checkout system, allowing customers to select clothes and then wire their payment to a designated bank account for self-checkout. [...]