Sales of Simple Meals Discount Stores Rise as Cost of Eating Out Soars

SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — As high inflation continues, an increasing number of South Koreans are turning to simple meals at discount stores. E-Mart Inc., a discount store chain under Shinsegae Group, saw the sales of simple meals such as sandwiches, salads and gimbap (seaweed rice rolls with vegetables) jump by 25 percent in [...]