Duty-free Sales Data Suggest Heavy Dependence on Private Vendors

SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The record-setting sales at local duty-free shops last month were due heavily to private vendors, a likely sign of an abnormal and fleeting pickup in business, industry sources said Wednesday. The duty-free stores recorded sales of US$1.38 billion in January, up 42.4 percent from the same month a year [...]