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Following a bidding process, Shinsegae Group has become the manager for Coex Mall and the adjacent CALT shopping arcade in Samseong-dong, southern Seoul. An official signing has taken place with the Korea International Trade Association (KITA), which owns the…
Outside management will be introduced for Coex Mall Seoul, which has been struggling to attract shoppers since reopening a year ago after renovation. Korea International Trade Association (KITA) chairman Kim In-ho says an entity to manage the mall will be…
A massive Seoul underground mall is planned as part of a transit zone that will match Coex Mall in size. One whole level of the development will feature retail and restaurants. Comprising six underground floors, the Gangnam district complex in the south of…
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