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Sunday Supermarket Closure Rule to Change in Daegu Next Month

DAEGU, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The mandatory closing day for large supermarkets will be changed from Sundays to Mondays in the southeastern city of Daegu, beginning next month, the municipal government said Monday, as part of a deregulatory move for the retail industry. The Distribution Industry Development Act introduced in 2012 obliges super supermarkets [...]

Shinsegae’s Supermarket Chain to Launch ‘Cashier-Less’ Store

SEOUL, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — E-Mart Everyday Inc., retail giant Shinsegae’s supermarket chain operator, said Thursday it will open a “cashier-less” store in Seoul this week in its latest effort to secure competitiveness through the use of new technologies. The 212-square-meter store in Gangnam, southern Seoul, will open Friday after remodeling to allow customers [...]