Retail sales in South Korea jumped 4-point-4
percent in July from a year earlier… as
people shopped more online.
While offline sales dropped 2-point-1 percent
on year,… online sales rose by more than
13 percent.
By product, sales of groceries and home appliances
jumped 6 percent and 17-point- four percent,
respectively.
The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
attributed the surge in online sales not only
to the pandemic but also to this year's record-long
monsoon.
