Korea Department Store Sales Fall Most Since at Least 2005
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Sales at major South Korean department stores fell the most since at least 2005 in January after the timing of the Lunar New Year holiday distorted year-on-year comparisons.
Outlays at the three biggest chains dropped 8.2 percent in January from a year earlier after a 0.2 percent decline in December, the Ministry of Knowledge Economy said in a statement today. Discount-store sales fell 24.6 percent last month, the report showed.