Citizens of South Korean city Daegu are working together on social media to prop up local businesses hit hard by the rapidly growing coronavirus outbreak. A Facebook page introducing restaurants in Daegu posted Friday that many establishments are losing money…
Korean discount store chain Homeplus has opened a bulk products and grocery store hybrid called Homeplus Special in Daegu. The new concept store is housed in the original Homeplus outlet that opened 20 years ago, now converted to operate the new…
Korean retail giant Shinsegae Department Store’s new Daegu Shinsegae is a large-scale shopping and entertainment complex connected to a transportation hub in the southern city. Covering more than 103,000 sqm, it is Shinsegae Department Store‘s second…
Shinsegae Department Store’s newest location in Daegu is set to open next month, and it will include a massive 56,000-square-foot aquarium and indoor park on its roof, the company revealed Wednesday. The move is a bid to attract more visitors with…
Shinsegae Group says it will invest 4.1 trillion won ($3.4 billion) this year and hire 14,400 new staff to expand its retail business and revitalise the “sagging domestic economy”. “The overall retail sector has been struggling to deal with continued sluggish…
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