Sales at department stores, supermarkets drop in September
Oct 27, 2014
Sales at discount outlet chains and large department stores fell in September, largely due to less shopping during the country’s traditional holiday of Chuseok, the government said Monday.Combined sales at the country’s three major discount outlet chains plunged 10.1 percent on-year last month, a turnaround from an on-year increase of 3.2 percent in the previous month, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy.The drop was partly attributed to two fewer business days due to the Chu